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

“The Public Library in 2020″ (June '13)

Author: Clifford A. Lynch

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“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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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings

Bibliographic Framework Initiative: Process and Expectations (March '13)

Roberta Shaffer, Library of Congress

Collaboration to Innovation (March '13)

Tyler Walters, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Annette Bailey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Discovery Turned Inside Out: Using schema.org and Google Site Search with Library Digital Collections (March '13)

Will Sexton, Duke University
Sean Aery, Duke University

Linked Data and Archival Description: The LiAM Planning Project (March '13)

Anne Sauer, Tufts University

Not Another Cross-Search Tool: The Digital Commons Network (March '13)

Jean-Gabriel Bankier, bepress

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Recent Videos

Discovery Turned Inside Out: Using schema.org and Google Site Search with Library Digital Collections (March '13)

Will Sexton, Duke University
Sean Aery, Duke University

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Not Another Cross-Search Tool: The Digital Commons Network (March '13)

Jean-Gabriel Bankier, bepress

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Kuali OLE: From Startup to Software (April '11)

Robert H. McDonald, Indiana University
Michael Winkler, University of Pennsylvania
Bradley Skiles, Indiana University
Richard Slabach, Indiana University

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Recent Podcasts

Bibliographic Framework Initiative: Process and Expectations (March '13)

Roberta Shaffer, Library of Congress

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