Cyberinfrastructure
The advanced networking environment of the Internet has led to many new opportunities for researchers. Coordinating access to high-performance networks, tools, trained personnel, and content adds up to building cyberinfrastructure for research. While cyberinfrastructure originally was applied to scientific research, it now includes discussion of digital scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. CNI is concerned with the institutional and cross-institutional development of technical infrastructure, with a particular focus on large-scale storage and data management, collaboration tools and environments, and cloud labs, automated or computationally driven science, and the like. We also promote the integration of investments in national level research infrastructure and campus-level investments.
Recent Publications/Reports/Presentations by CNI Staff
Strategies for Acquiring Access to Generative AI Services and Systems (February '26)View Report View more information
A Conversation on Cybersecurity, Essential Cyberinfrastructure for Research and Education, and Resilience (April '25)
Moderator: Clifford Lynch Speakers: Brewster Kahle, Elisabeth Long, Cheryl Washington, and Keith Webster View more information View video
Update on Leadership Transition and Survey of Developments, Trends, and Prospects (January '25)
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From Exascale to AI: Developments & Implications for the Information Landscape (January '24)
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Beyond the Pandemic: The Future of the Research Enterprise in Academic Year 2021-22 and Beyond (August '21)
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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings
Building Infrastructure by Investing in People: Seven Years with CollectionBuilder (Lightning Talk) (March '26)
Evan Williamson, University of Idaho
Cybersecurity: Audits, Proactive Actions, and Relationships (March '26)
Suzi White, Colorado State University
Emily McElroy, Taylor & Francis
Judith Conklin, Library of Congress
Lynne Grigsby, University of California, Berkeley
Deploying an AI Sandbox: A Libraries-Led Service Pilot for Scalable Research Infrastructure (Lightning Talk) (March '26)
Varun Sayapaneni, University of Oklahoma
Forging a Path for Successful Shared Stewardship (March '26)
Bridget Almas, Lyrasis
Maggie Hughes, ArchivesSpace and Getty Research Institute
Scott Hanrath, DSpace and University of Kansas
Scott Prater, Fedora and University of Wisconsin - Madison
Brian Lowe, VIVO and Ontocale, LLC
From Scan to Discovery: Responsible AI and Open Source Strategies for Document and AV Access (March '26)
Adelynn Shirts, Utah State University
David Advent, Utah State University
Brian McBride, University of Utah
Harish Maringanti, University of Utah
Bohan Zhu, University of Utah
Sara Brumfield, FromThePage
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Recent Videos
Automated Handwritten Text Recognition of Manuscript Document Collections (January '26)Chulin Meng, Lehigh University
Joe Corall, Lehigh University View more information
Building Academic Research Library Artificial Intelligence Capacity: A Strategic Multi-Unit Integration Model (January '26)
Raymond Uzwyshyn, University of California, Riverside View more information
Findings from a Workshop on Sustaining Open Source Software in the Research Enterprise (January '26)
Chelsea McCracken, Ithaka S+R View more information
Implementing AI in Research Administration at Emerging Research Institutions: Preliminary Findings from Two NSF-Funded Workshops (January '26)
Ruby MacDougall, Ithaka S+R
Doug Dechow, Chapman University
Stefanie Brachfeld, Montclair State University View more information
Launching the OAEBUDT within the Scholarly Communications Trusted Dataspace | A 2025 Year in Review (January '26)
Christina Drummond, University of North Texas View more information
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Recent Podcasts
ATGthePodcast – A Conversation with Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (September '24) Speaker: Clifford LynchListen to the podcast
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Oct 14, 2011: eBird Global Tool, Net Gen, 21st-Century Collections, and More (October '11) CNI Conversations Podcast, Oct. 14, 2011
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Sept 6, 2011: CI for Classical Studies, Digital Scholarship Centers, Data Mgt, Cliff’s Summer Reading (September '11) CNI Conversations Podcast, Sept 6, 2011
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