Folk Metadata:
a new DAM/GLAM working group
How to Join
Reach out to nuaindex@proton.me with the subject line “folk data working group” to be added to the meeting newsletter.
Join our Linkedin Group here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/40987124/. This is where we will announce new resources and meeting agendas outside of the mailing list.
Rules
We are DAM/GLAM agnostic. While we are open to discussing vendor and partnership history, we are not here to sell software to one another.
Nua's Folk Metadata Working Group is vocally AI-cautious and concerned. A core focus in this working group is to discuss how we may elevate human-centered metadata description and schema design in modern-DAM software. We understand AI as a topic will come up a LOT during your governance design, and we will encourage librarians and metadata workers to discuss their concerns and policy with each other across our projects.
The Folk Metadata Working Group asks its members to share and build off resources discussed in this group in our working group newsletter and annual Yes! Folk Data! design series.
We are always open to guest speakers and project presentations between working group sessions. Please reach out if you have a migration/digitization/metadata model you’re wanting to explore or discuss.
Schedule below:
Folk Metadata Working Group: Introduction to Folksonomies in DAM
Nua Index’s Folk Metadata Working Group is holding its first working session and meet-and-greet on Wednesday, December 16 2026, from 6 to 7:30 PM Central. This session will be both in person and virtual. For anyone interested in joining, please RSVP and reach out to express your interest at nuaindex@proton.me.
This is a chance to connect with other library, archive, and digital media professionals who work with database and cataloging software and are exploring new ways to label, categorize, and describe data within the folksonomy framework.
Folk Metadata Working Group: Governance and Policy Design
Nua Index’s Folk Metadata Working Group is holding its second working session and meet-and-greet on February, 17 2026, from 6 to 7:30 PM Central. Our second session will discuss governance and policy design in metadata work.
This session will be both in person and virtual. For anyone interested in joining, please RSVP and reach out to express your interest at nuaindex@proton.me or joining our Linkedin group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/40987124/.
This is a chance to connect with other library, archive, and digital media professionals who work with database and cataloging software and are exploring new ways to label, categorize, and describe data within the folksonomy framework.