Stewardship and Preservation of Collections in the Digital Age, a public lecture by Cliff Lynch, (Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information) organised by Trinity College Library Dublin, held January 26, 2015 in Dublin, Ireland. Listen to the podcast.
Selected Recent
Talks and Interviews*
* See also earlier talks & interviews and Publications by Cliff Lynch
Stewardship and Preservation of Collections in the Digital Age
“Library Learning + Community”
Joan K. Lippincott. “Library Learning + Community,” Keynote address given at Hampshire College (November 4, 2014). (View Online)
“The Fight to Save Endangered Ebooks”
Adi Robertson, (2014) “The Fight to Save Endangered Ebooks,” The Verge, May 9, 2014.
Read the article.
Strategies on Providing Access to Complicated Content
Panel discussion, Beyond the Low Hanging Fruit: Strategies on Providing Access to Complicated Content, IMLSFocus: Strategic Priorities, 2014, April 29, New York City. Moderator: Rachel Frick; Panelists: Sari Feldman, Clifford A. Lynch, Katherine Skinner.
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Sharing and Preserving Scholarship: Challenges of Coherence and Scale
Clifford A. Lynch, Sharing and Preserving Scholarship: Challenges of Coherence and Scale. CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California) 2014 Annual Conference, March 10, 2014.
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Abstract:
“Scholarly practice in all disciplines — humanities, sciences, and social sciences — increasingly relies upon high performance computing, novel and advanced distributed sensor systems, high-speed networking and massive data resources. Our cultural and intellectual record broadly, not just the record of scholarship, is taking on new dimensions and characteristics and now exists largely in digital form; this record is essential evidence for future scholarship as well as a memory for our society. We are also seeing a series of societal changes that are placing a much greater emphasis on public access, transparency and reproducibility in these large scale records of scholarship and society. A central challenge facing the higher education, research and cultural memory sectors is how to develop the necessary strategies and supporting infrastructure to deal with these demands effectively, affordably, and at the requisite scale. In my presentation, I will explore the specifics of these challenges and briefly outline some of the responses that are emerging.”
Closing Keynote IDCC 2014
Clifford A. Lynch, Closing Keynote. Presentation at the 9th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC): “Commodity, catalyst or change-agent? Data-driven transformations in research, education, business & society,” February 24-27, 2014 (http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc14).
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Challenges of Stewardship at Scale in the Digital Age
Clifford A. Lynch, Challenges of Stewardship at Scale in the Digital Age. Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing Distinguished Speaker Series, Jan. 30, 2014.
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Abstract:
“Over the centuries, we have developed a very complex system for managing and preserving our intellectual and cultural record. This system is now under enormous strain and trying to respond and adapt to changes in how we communicate and the ways in which technology can represent various modes of communication. We are recognizing that, particularly for digital materials, much more active stewardship is required; this has given rise to a major focus on data curation in the scholarly world. In addition, many stewardship institutions are no longer economically sustainable or stable, and for a number of reasons we are entering an era where I believe transitions of stewardship responsibility from one organization to another will become increasingly commonplace. My talk will examine all of these developments in contexts that range from management of research data to art collections, and will consider social, economic and technological forces reshaping the landscape.”
Conversation with Dean David Fenske
Clifford A. Lynch, A Conversation on Top Tech & Information Science Trends and Challenges with Clifford Lynch and Drexel CCI Dean David Fenske. Drexel University College of Computing & Informatics Fall 2013 Speaker Series, October 4, 2013.
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Cloud Architectures and Cultural Memory
Clifford A. Lynch, Cloud Architectures and Cultural Memory. Presentation at the 4th International Symposium on Information Management in a Changing World (IMCW2013), September 4-6, 2013 (http://imcw2013.bilgiyonetimi.net/).
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JCDL 2013 Opening Keynote
Clifford A. Lynch, JCDL 2013 Opening Keynote. Presentation at the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL): “Digital Libraries at the Crossroads,” July 22-26, 2013 (jcdl2013.org/).
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LITA Top Tech Trends Panel, ALA 2013
ALA LITA Awards and Top Tech Trends 2013 Chicago (July 3, 2013): roundtable discussion about trends and advances in library technology by a panel of technology experts. Panelists: Char Booth, Aimee Fifarek, Sarah Houghton, Brewster Kahle, Clifford Lynch, Gary Price, Moderator: Lorcan Dempsey.
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“Digital Preservation Pioneer: Clifford Lynch”
Michael Ashendfelder, “Digital Preservation Pioneer: Clifford Lynch,” post to The Signal: Digital Preservation Blog for Library of Congress, May 29, 2013. Read the blog post.
Summing Up IDCC 2013
Clifford A. Lynch, Summing Up. Presentation at the 8th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC): “Infrastructure, Intelligence, Innovation: Driving the Data Science Agenda,” January 14-17, 2013 (www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc13).
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MOOCs, Mobility, and Changing Scholarly Practice
Clifford A. Lynch, MOOCs, Mobility, and Changing Scholarly Practice: CNI’s Perspective on 2012 and 2013, December 10, 2012. Opening plenary session of the Fall 2012 CNI Membership Meeting (www.cni.org/mm/fall-2012).
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Jisc/CNI Conference – Clifford Lynch
Clifford A. Lynch, JISC Inform, Issue 35, Winter 2012. Interview from Jisc/CNI workshop 2012 (www.jisc.ac.uk/inform/inform35/CNIandJisc.html).
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Interactions between libraries and technology over the past 30 years: An interview with Clifford Lynch
Clifford A. Lynch, Elke Greifeneder, Michael Seadle, (2012) “Interactions between libraries and technology over the past 30 years: An interview with Clifford Lynch 23.06.2012”, Library Hi Tech, Vol. 30 Iss: 4, p. 565-578.
The Changing Landscape of Libraries
Clifford A. Lynch, Miriam A. Drake, (2012) “Clifford Lynch: The Changing Landscape of Libraries,” Information Today, Vol. 29 No. 3, p. 1-3.
“Cultural Memory Organizations in the Digital Age”
Clifford A. Lynch, Cultural Memory Organizations in the Digital Age: Transforming Organizations, Roles, Communities, December 8, 2011. A keynote address presented at DISH (Digital Strategies for Heritage) 2011 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Watch the video.
Biomedical Libraries in the Next Decades: Open, Diffuse, and Very Personal
Clifford A. Lynch, Biomedical Libraries in the Next Decades: Open, Diffuse, and Very Personal, December 16, 2011. Presented in celebration of the 175th anniversary of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Video available from the National Institutes of Health.
Big Data Becomes Fashionable, Mobile Devices Reshape the Information Ecology
Clifford A. Lynch, Big Data Becomes Fashionable, Mobile Devices Reshape the Information Ecology, December 12, 2011. Opening plenary session of the Fall 2011 CNI Membership Meeting. Watch the video.
Lynch & Dirks Interviewed At Charleston, November 2011
Clifford A. Lynch & Lee Dirks of Microsoft Research interviewed as part of the Against the Grain series of video interviews, “Views from the Penthouse Suite,” and was recorded at the November 2011 Annual Charleston Conference. Watch the video.
Lynch & Dirks Interviewed At Charleston, November 2011
Clifford A. Lynch & Lee Dirks of Microsoft Research interviewed as part of the Against the Grain series of video interviews, “Views from the Penthouse Suite,” and was recorded at the November 2011 Annual Charleston Conference. Watch the video.
“The Future of Scholarly Publishing” Panel at KU, Open Access Week
Schulenberger, David; Joseph, Heather; Lynch, Clifford. (2011) The Future of Scholarly Publishing: Alternative Perspectives to the Commercialization of Knowledge, Panel discussion held during Open Access Week, sponsored by KU Libraries’ Center for Digital Scholarship, October 26, 2011.
Audio recording is available.
"The Future of Scholarly Publishing" Panel at KU, Open Access Week
Schulenberger, David; Joseph, Heather; Lynch, Clifford. (2011) The Future of Scholarly Publishing: Alternative Perspectives to the Commercialization of Knowledge, Panel discussion held during Open Access Week, sponsored by KU Libraries’ Center for Digital Scholarship, October 26, 2011.
Audio recording is available.
“A Pressing Issue: The Future of the Monograph”
Clifford A. Lynch, “A Pressing Issue: The Future of the Monograph,” an interview in JISC Inform, Issue 30, Spring 2011, pp. 13-16. Read the interview.
Cliff Lynch on Information Technology as a Strategic Resource
Cliff Lynch on Information Technology as a Strategic Resource, presented at NERCOMP 2011, held March 28-30, 2011 in Providence, RI. Listen to the podcast See the EDUCAUSE post.
Presentation at the Personal Digital Archiving Conference
Clifford A. Lynch, Presentation at the Personal Digital Archiving conference at the Internet Archive, February 24-25, 2011. Conference Chair: Jeff Ubois. Video available from the Internet Archive.
Cliff Lynch Opens Fall 2010 CNI Membership Meeting
Clifford A. Lynch, “Welcome, & Overview of the 2010-11 CNI Program Plan,” presented at the Fall 2010 CNI Membership Meeting, Dec. 13-14, 2010 in Arlington, VA. Watch the video.
Open Access Publishing Panel Discussion led by Cliff Lynch
Open Access Publishing: A Panel Discussion, led by Clifford A. Lynch on Oct. 20, 2010 during Open Access Week at George Mason University. Audio recording is available.
Cliff Lynch, Summary of “Special Collections Transformed by Technology” @ JISC/CNI ’10
Clifford A. Lynch, “Summary of the Presentation Special Collections Transformed by Technology,” recorded July 2, 2010 at the 2010 JISC/CNI Meeting in Edinburgh. Video at vimeo.com/13075309.
UNT Open Access Symposium, Closing Remarks
2010 University of North Texas Symposium on Open Access: Closing Remarks, by Clifford A. Lynch on May 18, 2010. Watch the video
“As Lives Are Documented Digitally: Strategies for Cultural Memory Organizations”
Clifford A. Lynch, “As Lives Are Documented Digitally: Strategies for Cultural Memory Organizations,” presented at the Spring 2010 CNI Membership Meeting, April 12-13, 2010 in Baltimore, MD. Video available via CNI’s YouTube channel, and at vimeo.com/11697877.
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