CNI News

G. Wayne Clough, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, has just published a short free e-book titled "The Best of Both Worlds: Museums, Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age", discussing the efforts of memory institutions to open up their … [Read more...]

The Metadata [R]evolution: Transformative Opportunities (A "Collective Insight" event, hosted by Johns Hopkins University), will take place on Sept. 18, 2013, in Baltimore, MD and via live streaming video. For more information and to register, consult the … [Read more...]

Here is the call for papers for the next International Data Curation Conference (IDCC), which will be held in San Francisco on February 24-27, 2014. Once again, CNI is delighted to be a co-sponsor of this important international meeting. I hope that many … [Read more...]

I am posting this announcement of a new learning space rating system for classrooms, an important development for those of you interested in learning space design. --Joan Lippincott, CNI ________________ Greetings, I am writing to announce a new learning … [Read more...]

In conjunction with the September 23-24, 2013 meeting of the National Research Council's Board on Research Data and Information, or BRDI, (which I currently co-chair) the Board will be hosting a public symposium titled Privacy in a Big Data World. I have … [Read more...]

I am looking forward to seeing many of our CNI members at the Designing Libraries conference at NC State University. We have put together a program with a wide range of speakers, and if you are planning a renovation or new library facility, you will this … [Read more...]

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has just issued a call for information on software tools and analysis methods as part of their Big Data to Knowledge Initiative. Details can be found … [Read more...]

Institutions that are developing ETD programs often have a need for information on a wide range of issues, from access and embargo issues (currently in the news due to the American Historical Association statement) to curatorial practices in the digital … [Read more...]

The National Digital Stewardship Alliance has recently released its 2014 National Agenda for Digital Stewardship, which can be found at http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/nationalagenda/index.html This is a very valuable concise survey and agenda … [Read more...]

I'd like to encourage the CNI constituency to contribute stories to this EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) project that my colleague Malcolm Brown is leading. Many of you have likely benefited from the informative and timely "7 Things You Should Know … [Read more...]