DLF Forums convene twice a year and includes digital library practitioners from member institutions. It serves as a meeting place, a market place, and a congress. As a meeting place it provides an opportunity for DLF initiatives to conduct their business and to present their work to the broader membership. As a market place, it provides an opportunity for practitioners to share experiences and practices with one another and to support a broad level of information-sharing between professional staff. As a congress, it provides an opportunity for the DLF to review and assess its programs and its progress with input from the broader membership community.

DLF Fall Forum 2010

The next forum will be held Monday, November 1 – Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Cabaña in Palo Alto, California.
For future updates please visit the current DLF Forums webpage at http://www.clir.org/dlf/dlfforum.html.

These pages document the transactions and proceedings of past DLF Forums and link to the many papers presented there.

DLF Fall Forum 2009

Long Beach, CA — Wed, November 11^th – Thurs, November 12^th, 2009

DLF Spring Forum 2009

Raleigh — Monday, May 4^th – Wednesday, May 6^th, 2009

DLF Fall Forum 2008

Providence — Wednesday, November 12^th – Friday, November 14^th

DLF Spring Forum 2008

Minneapolis — Monday, April 28^th – Wednesday, April 30^th

DLF Fall Forum 2007

Philadelphia — Monday, November 5^th – Wednesday, November 7^th

DLF Spring Forum 2007

Pasadena — Monday, April 23^rd – Wednesday, April 25^th

DLF Fall Forum 2006

Boston — Wednesday, November 8^th – Friday, November 10^th

DLF Spring Forum 2006

Austin — Monday, April 10^th – Wednesday, April 12^th

DLF Fall Forum 2005

Charlottesville — Monday, November 7^th – Wednesday, November 9^th

DLF Spring Forum 2005

San Diego — Wednesday, April 13^th – Friday, April 15^th

DLF Fall Forum 2004

Baltimore Inner Harbor — Monday, October 25^th – Wednesday, October 27^th

DLF Spring Forum 2004

New Orleans — Monday, April 19^th – Wednesday, April 21^st

DLF Fall Forum 2003

Albuquerque — Monday, November 17^th – Wednesday, November 19^th

DLF Spring Forum 2003

New York — Wednesday, May 14^th – Friday, May 16^th

DLF Fall Forum 2002

Seattle — Monday, November 4^th – Wednesday, November 6^th

DLF Spring Forum 2002

The DLF Spring Forum 2002 was held in Chicago at the Wyndham Chicago, on May 10–12, 2002. Papers and panel discussions dealt with all aspects of the digital library. At this Forum, there was a special emphasis on interoperability—what it is, why it is significant for research libraries and their patrons, and how it may be achieved. The topic was be approached from all its many technological, organizational, definitional, political and other aspects. The Spring Forum 2002 also provided an opportunity to showcase a number of DLF initiatives and, as a new departure, to convene birds of a feather (BOF) discussions on topics offered by participants.

DLF Fall Forum 2001

The DLF Fall Forum 2001 was held in Pittsburgh at the Marriott City Center, November 16–18, 2001. As in previous Forums, papers and panel discussions dealt with all aspects of digital library development, for example: architectural and technical issues; digital collections; digital preservation; digital library standards and practices; and organizational, policy, and business issues. The Fall Forum 2001 also provided an opportunity to showcase a number of DLF initiatives.

DLF Spring Forum 2001

The DLF Spring Forum 2001 was held in San Francisco at the Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf Hotel on May 4–6, 2001. Papers and panel discussions dealt with all aspects of digital library development, for example: architectural and technical issues; digital collections; digital preservation; digital library standards and practices; and organizational, policy, and business issues. Particular emphasis was given to papers and panel discussions that addressed issues having to do with digital library use, users, and user support. The Spring Forum 2001 also provided an opportunity to showcase a number of DLF initiatives. In addition, a special pre-Forum workshop was held on the morning of May 4, 2001 on methods for assessing digital library use.

DLF Fall Forum 2000

The Fall Forum 2000 was held on November 18–20, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois. Presentations and panel discussions brought a variety of perspectives to bear on the development, maintenance, and use of high-quality digital collections and reflect upon how these activities affect the library's organization and its institutional roles. See a description of the Forum, the official summary, the papers & agenda, and a participant list.

DLF Forum on Digital Library Organizations, Spring 2000

The Spring Forum 2000 provided an opportunity for members to exchange experiences of the organization, management, and funding of digital library initiatives. See the papers presented at the Forum, its agenda, and a participant list.

DLF Forum on Digital Library Practices, Summer 1999

With a decidedly technical focus, papers presented at the Summer Forum 1999 evaluated experience with digital library architectures, systems and tools. See a description of the Forum, the agenda, and a participant list.