id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt www-diglib-org-172 DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Melde Rutledge - DLF .html text/html 1402 116 59 DLF Forum Community Journalist Reflection: Melde Rutledge This post was written by Melde Rutledge (@MeldeRutledge), who was selected to be one of this year's virtual DLF Forum Community Journalists. As I reflect on this year's installment of the DLF Forum, it's difficult not to compare the Forum's first virtual event with the previous in-person gatherings—particularly in regards to size. These indeed are very important thoughts to me, as a key role of my work is providing digital access to materials tucked away within our special collections and archives. A nice example of this was shared during the presentation, "Curationist: Designing a Metadata Standard and Taxonomy for an Open Cultural Ecosystem." Curationist.org is a site that finds and collects important cultural and historical resources that are within the public domain. networked member institutions and a robust community of practice—advancing research, learning, social justice, & the public good through the creative design and wise application of digital library technologies ./cache/www-diglib-org-172.html ./txt/www-diglib-org-172.txt