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

“Interoperability between Information and Learning Environments” (May '04)

Authors: Clifford A. Lynch, Neil McLean
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“Life after Graduation” (October '03)

Author: Clifford A. Lynch

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“Metadata Harvesting & OAI” (August '01)

Author: Clifford A. Lynch

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“Personalization and Recommender Systems” (June '01)

Author: Clifford A. Lynch

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“New Context for Bibliographic Control” (November '00)

Author: Clifford A. Lynch

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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings

Absolute Relevance? Ranking in the Scholarly Domain (March '12)

Tamar Sadeh, Ex Libris Group

Advances in Discovery: An EBSCO Service (March '12)

Michael Gorrell, EBSCO Publishing

The Digital Public Library of America Platform (March '12)

David Weinberger, Harvard University
Paul Deschner, Harvard University

Interoperating Requirements for a Media-Specific Repository (March '12)

James Shulman, ARTstor
Randy Stern, Harvard University
David Germano, University of Virginia
William Ying, ARTstor

Linked Data for Libraries: Why Should We Care? Where Should We Start? (March '12)

Jennifer Bowen, University of Rochester
Philip E. Schreur, Stanford University

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