Information Access & Retrieval
Locating information on the Internet is simple or complex, depending on your point of view. Search engines such as Google are popular ways to quickly find information on the Web but they may lack precision. Sophisticated searching systems of subject databases or library catalogs may provide precision but apply to a limited universe of content. Understanding how to develop search mechanisms that are useful to a wide array of users with differing needs, in many different subject areas, continues to be a challenge. New types of searching, using visualization or semantics, are also being tested. CNI keeps the community informed of developments in this area.
Recent Publications/Reports/Presentations by CNI Staff
International Tensions and “Science Nationalism” in a Networked World: Strategies and Implications (January '21)View Report View more information
“Machine Learning, Archives and Special Collections” (October '19)
Author: Clifford A. Lynch
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Responsible Stewardship, Technology Realities, and Renewing Collaborations (December '18)
Speaker: Clifford Lynch
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“Managing the Cultural Record in the Information Warfare Era” (October '18)
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Big Data, the Cloud and Academic Research (October '18)
Speaker: Clifford A. Lynch
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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings
Maurice York, Big Ten Academic Alliance
Karla Strieb, Big Ten Academic Alliance
Connecting the Dots to Overcome Access Using Open Publication Distribution System (OPDS) (Lightning Round) (November '24)
James English, Lyrasis
Discover and Analyze: Building Licensed Data Collections at University of California, Berkeley with Dataverse (November '24)
Anna Sackmann, University of California, Berkeley
Lynne Grigsby, University of California, Berkeley
“Each Row is a Person:” Preserving History and Humanity in Archival Data (November '24)
Lydia Neuroth, Library of Virginia
Sonya Coleman, Library of Virginia
The Future of RightsStatements.org: An Update and Community Discussion (November '24)
Emily Gore, University of Georgia
Melissa Levine, University of Michigan
Maarten Zeinstra, Open Netherlands Association
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Recent Videos
Enhancing Library Services with Conversational Artificial Intelligence (August '24)Hannah Moutran, University of Texas at Austin View more information
Accessibility in Research: HTML Papers on arXiv (February '24)
Shamsi Brinn, arXiv
A. Jonathan R. Godfrey, Massey University of New Zealand View more information
Strategic Plan 2.0: A Digitally-Infused Strategic Plan for the Library of Congress (February '24)
Leah Weinryb Grohsgal, Library of Congress
Natalie Buda Smith, Library of Congress
Carly Morse, Library of Congress View more information
When Libraries Close or Merge, What Happens to Perpetual Rights to eResources? (February '24)
Michael Rodriguez, Lyrasis
Teri Oaks Gallaway, Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) View more information
ArchivesSpace at 10: Reflections on Developing a Sustainable Open-Source Content Management System (November '23)
Jessica Crouch, ArchivesSpace
Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace View more information
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Recent Podcasts
Facing Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation: The Research Library’s Role and Georgetown University’s Experience (December '17) K. Matthew Dames, Georgetown UniversityMelissa Levine, University of Michigan View more information
Bibliographic Framework Initiative: Process and Expectations (March '13) Roberta Shaffer, Library of Congress
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