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Conference on Semantic Web
August 5, 2009
A One-Day Conference Co-sponsored by CENDI, FLICC and NFAIS will be held at the National Archives in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
The term “semantic web” appears everywhere – in journal articles, in conference titles, and even in new product promotional material. But what exactly is semantic web? How does it differ from Web 2.0? Does it really exist? And what are its implications for the future of science and scholarly communication? Focus of the day will begin with an overview of the Semantic Web given by Ralph R. Swick of the W3C – its definition, its objectives, and the approaches being taken to bring it to full reality. This will be followed by real life examples of how the Semantic Web is currently taking shape.
Details at http://cendievents.infointl.com/cfn1109/
Sustaining Digital Resources Study
July 29, 2009
The final report of a major international Ithaka study on sustainability of digital resources is available:
http://www.ithaka.org/ithaka-s-r/strategy/ithaka-case-studies-in-sustainability
EDUCAUSE Live! With Joan Lippincott Available
July 29, 2009
The archived version of the EDUCAUSE Live! webcast featuring Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director of the CNI, “What to Do While Your Building or Renovation Project Is On Hold,” is available:
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/WhattoDoWhileYourBuildingorRen/174175
Next-Gen User Webcast with Joan Lippincott
July 29, 2009
An archived version of the Library Journal webcast “Understanding the Next-Gen User” is now available. The event was held on June 4, 2009 and featured Joan Lippincott, CNI Associate Executive Director, as a speaker:
Cliff Lynch Archived ACRL Webcast
July 29, 2009
An archived version of the June 3rd webcast with Clifford Lynch, hosted by the American Library Association’s Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), is available. Lynch discusses a number of issues related to digital preservation, stewardship of the cultural record, and the impact of the recent economic problems. Audio and slides can be found at:
http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/springboard.cfm
OLE Draft Report for Comment
July 29, 2009
The OLE Project is inviting members of the CNI community to provide comments on its report.
The Open Library Environment (OLE) Project has posted a draft of its final report. We are excited to offer this report publicly to the community and welcomes comment. As a community-source project, your input is vital to the future and success of the OLE Project. You can access the report at this address:
http://oleproject.org/final-ole-project-report/
About the Open Library Environment Project:
With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a multinational group of libraries is developing the design for an Open Library Environment (OLE), an alternative to the current model of an Integrated Library System. The goal is to produce a design document to inform open source library system development efforts, to guide future library system implementations, and to influence current Integrated Library System vendor products.
CNI Spring Meeting Plenary Video Available
July 29, 2009
David Rosenthal’s plenary presentation from the CNI 2009 Spring Task Force Meeting, “How Are We Ensuring the Longevity of Digital Documents?” is now available for streaming or downloading:
Cliff Lynch Project Briefing Video Available
July 29, 2009
A video of Clifford Lynch’s breakout session “Revisiting Institutional Repositories,” from the CNI 2009 Spring Task Force Meeting in April, is now available for streaming or downloading:
CNI Meeting Update: Abstracts, Schedule
December 31, 1969
A schedule of project briefings to be presented at the Spring 2012 CNI Membership Meeting is now available:
www.cni.org/mm/spring-2012/schedule/
Links from this page lead to session abstracts; a complete list of project briefings with links to session descriptions can be found at www.cni.org/mm/spring-2012/project-briefings-presentations/
The meeting Schedule of Events (not including handouts) is also available for download.
We will be posting meeting updates from the CNI Twitter account (http://twitter.com/cni_org) using the hashtag #cni12s and we encourage other twitterers to do the same. The meeting will be held April 2-3 at Baltimore’s Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel.
We look forward to seeing you next week in Baltimore!
