CIWG, LWG, & Canada Network Meeting
The next Local Contexts Cultural Institution Working Group, Library Working Group, and Canada Network meeting will be held September 9, 2024.
For this crossover meeting, we will hear about the use of Local Contexts Notices at the University of Alberta Library. Sharon Farnel, Head of Metadata Strategies, Library and Museums, and Maryna Chernyavska, Digital Archivist, will share about the use of the Open to Collaborate Notice on their website and database, and how this work relates to other institutional efforts and challenges.
Current members of the Working Groups and Network should have an email and calendar invite with connection details. If you are interested in joining one or more of these groups, you can read more and submit your interest on our Working Groups and Networks page.
The Cultural Institution Working Group (CIWG) brings together group members who work at or with cultural organizations around the world, including museums, libraries, archives, and universities, and who are interested in or using the Local Contexts system of Notices and Labels. Meetings include members sharing their experiences using the Local Contexts Notices, group discussions around Local Contexts and the Hub, Local Contexts updates and feedback, and more. There are currently over 175 group members from over 120 organizations.
The Library Working Group (LWG) was established to support library-specific discussions and knowledge exchange around Indigenous data sovereignty, cultural authority, and use of the Local Contexts Notices and Labels. There are currently over 50 group members who are library staff and scholars.
The Canada Network aims to connect community organizations and representatives, institutions and organizations, and others located in or with ties to Canada to see how we can together support momentum and interest for Local Contexts in the region. Our regional networks are for participants with established connections within these areas, including Indigenous Peoples with both ancestral and contemporary ties to these regions.
![Event poster for the Society of Ethnobiology 46th Annual Conference. “Local Contexts session: Cultural Stewardship and Waymaking with Local Contexts Labels and Notices. Hybrid: May 23, 2025, 9:30 am PDT. Details: https://ethnobiology.org/conference/. Conference logo is stylized digital illustration of Wèš (Wehsh [chickadee]) sitting on a pinyon pine branch with a background of Dá awaga (Lake Tahoe).](https://localcontexts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SoE-2025.png)
