Elysé Girard, University of Virginia
Dennis Nangle, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Project Briefings Presented at the
CNI Fall 2026 Membership Meeting
December 10-11, 2026
Washington, DC
AI in Action: Staff Perspectives & Institutional Approaches to Implementing AI in Library Operations
Tracy Bergstrom, Ithaka S+R
Jennifer Brcka, University of Notre Dame
Sarah Cogley, University at Buffalo
Paul Whiting, University at Buffalo
Jennifer Brcka, University of Notre Dame
Sarah Cogley, University at Buffalo
Paul Whiting, University at Buffalo
AI-Assisted Description of Library Collections: Two Approaches
Eric O'Hanlon, Columbia University
Benjamin Zweig, Columbia University
Deseree Stukes, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Benjamin Pennell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jason Casden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Benjamin Zweig, Columbia University
Deseree Stukes, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Benjamin Pennell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jason Casden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Applying AI Together: Cross-Institutional Case Studies in Accessible Collections
Greg Leppert, Harvard University
Bohyun Kim, University of Colorado Boulder
Amanda Watson, Harvard University
Jessica Chapel, Boston Public Library
Bohyun Kim, University of Colorado Boulder
Amanda Watson, Harvard University
Jessica Chapel, Boston Public Library
Beyond Search Box: Evaluating LLMs for Intent Understanding and Query Routing in Library Discovery (Lightning Talk)
Umar Malhi, Stony Brook University
Can Search Strings Inform Preference? A Method to Target Records using Non-Preferred Subjects (Lightning Talk)
Joseph Donnelly, Colgate University
Cultivating Collaborative Library Scholars: A Joint Professional Development Institute (Lightning Talk)
Yinlin Chen, Virginia Tech University
Docket to Dashboard to MCP: Analyzing Public Comments on OMB’s Proposed Uniform Guidance Revisions
Natalie Meyers, Association of Research Libraries/Coalition for Networked Information (2025–2026)
Abigail Haddad, Data Research Partners LLC
Gary Price, infoDOCKET
Christopher Stephen Marcum, Federation of American Scientists
Abigail Haddad, Data Research Partners LLC
Gary Price, infoDOCKET
Christopher Stephen Marcum, Federation of American Scientists
From Compliance to Institutional Response: Building a Feedback Loop for Research Data Stewardship
Briana Wham, The Pennsylvania State University
Courtney Karmelita, The Pennsylvania State University
Courtney Karmelita, The Pennsylvania State University
From Data Silos to AI-enabled Knowledge Graphs: Scale, Sustainability, and Social Contexts
Katrina Fenlon, University of Maryland
Diana Marsh, University of Maryland
Robert Sanderson, Yale University
Amy Warner May, The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Trevor Muñoz, University of Maryland
Diana Marsh, University of Maryland
Robert Sanderson, Yale University
Amy Warner May, The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Trevor Muñoz, University of Maryland
From Digital Projects to Shared Infrastructure: Building Reusable AI Services for Research Libraries
Melissa Mallon, Vanderbilt University
Daniel Genkins, Vanderbilt University
Daniel Genkins, Vanderbilt University
From Discovery to Responsible AI Reuse: Shared Data Cards Across DOE Laboratories (Lightning Talk)
Megan Waters, Los Alamos National Laboratory
From RAG to MCP: Staff Governance and Architectural Evolution of an Academic Library Chatbot
Wei Xuan, University of Manitoba
Mullai Manickavalli, University of Manitoba
Mullai Manickavalli, University of Manitoba
From Technology Governance to Data Literacy: A Journey of Evolution
Hong Ma, Loyola University Chicago
Insights from Beyond Open or Closed: Making Informed Decisions About AI Access to Collections (Lightning Talk)
Katherine Klosek, Association of Research Libraries
It Could Happen to Any of Us: Lessons Learned from Cyberattacks on Research Institutions
Judith Conklin, Library of Congress
Library IT Governance: Getting Started and Three Models
John Borwick, University of Washington
Ray Frohlich, Yale University
Dale Hendrickson, Yale University
Joanna DiPasquale, Union College
Sarah Dorpinghaus, University of Kentucky
Este Pope, Dartmouth College
Ray Frohlich, Yale University
Dale Hendrickson, Yale University
Joanna DiPasquale, Union College
Sarah Dorpinghaus, University of Kentucky
Este Pope, Dartmouth College
Lighthouse: Discovering Civil Rights History through Trustworthy AI
Vandana Srivastava, University of South Carolina
Managing Bot Traffic: Three Responses
Michael Weinberg, New York University
Martin Klein, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Tim Lloyd, LibLynx
Martin Klein, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Tim Lloyd, LibLynx
Meeting the Moment: Creating and Closing Networks in Service of Research Software
Bill Branan, Johns Hopkins University
Megan Forbes, Johns Hopkins University
Chelle Sanders, Software Preservation Network
Megan Forbes, Johns Hopkins University
Chelle Sanders, Software Preservation Network
Moving Everyone’s Cheese: The Rearchitecting Archival Collections Workflows Project
Sela Constan-Wahl, J. Paul Getty Trust
Maggie Hughes, Getty Research Institute
Maggie Hughes, Getty Research Institute
NAIRR: Superintelligence for Science
Ashley Atkins, San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego
The Price of Public Access: Institutional Costs of Research Data Sharing
Joel Herndon, Duke University
Jake Carlson, University at Buffalo
Ishwar Chandramouliswaran, National Institutes of Health
Plato Smith, National Science Foundation
Jake Carlson, University at Buffalo
Ishwar Chandramouliswaran, National Institutes of Health
Plato Smith, National Science Foundation
Public Engagement in Research Libraries: Reflections on a Recent Survey (Lightning Talk)
Marcel LaFlamme, Association of Research Libraries
The Relationship Between Research Curation Services and Data Use Metrics (Lightning Talk)
Jonathan Petters, Virginia Tech University
Research Intelligence in Practice: Services, Systems, and Institutional Impact
Elias Tzoc, Clemson University
Connie Stovall, Virginia Tech University
Nicky Agate, Carnegie Mellon University
Sheila Craft-Morgan, The Ohio State University
Jordan Hemingway, University of Wyoming
Jason Clark, Montana State University
Danielle Kirsch, Oklahoma State University
Rochelle Lundy, Stanford University
Connie Stovall, Virginia Tech University
Nicky Agate, Carnegie Mellon University
Sheila Craft-Morgan, The Ohio State University
Jordan Hemingway, University of Wyoming
Jason Clark, Montana State University
Danielle Kirsch, Oklahoma State University
Rochelle Lundy, Stanford University
Solving the Data Citation Problem at Scale: What a New Open Corpus Means for Libraries (Lightning Talk)
Jamie Wittenberg, Loyola University Chicago
What Is Philanthropy Now? A Read-out of the Field and Current Funding Possibilities
Patricia Hswe, Mellon Foundation
Brett Bobley, Schmidt Sciences
Maria Sachiko Cecire, Mellon Foundation
Josh Greenberg, Sloan Foundation
Christopher Thornton, American Council of Learned Societies
Brett Bobley, Schmidt Sciences
Maria Sachiko Cecire, Mellon Foundation
Josh Greenberg, Sloan Foundation
Christopher Thornton, American Council of Learned Societies
When a Key Vendor Disappears: Building Trust and Community in a Hurry
Cathy Martyniak, Library of Congress
Matt Martin, Library of Congress
Barak Zahavy, ReCAP / Princeton University
Gary Burcheski, Yale University
Matt Martin, Library of Congress
Barak Zahavy, ReCAP / Princeton University
Gary Burcheski, Yale University
