Digital Libraries
Much of CNI’s work relates to the broad scope of topics involved in the development of digital libraries. Our work has always encompassed many forms of content, including born-digital materials, multi-media, images, video, audio, text, manuscripts, and geo-spatial information. The very large collections compiled by HathiTrust and Google Books, and very large data sets being established in many disciplines, have led to new frontiers for research and scholarship. The content of digital libraries requires stewardship, and we encourage discussion of the organization of these collections, discoverability, long-term preservation, and other aspects of their management.
Recent Publications/Reports/Presentations by CNI Staff
New Strategies for Acquiring Learning Materials (June '20)View Report View more information
JCDL 2013 Opening Keynote (July '13)
Speaker: Clifford A. Lynch View more information View video
“Impact of Digital Scholarship” (April '09)
Author: Clifford A. Lynch
In The Journal of Library Administration 49:3 (April 2009), pp. 227-244. View more information
“Digital Libraries, Learning Communities, and Open Education” (June '08)
Author: Clifford A. Lynch View more information
“Repatriation, Reconstruction, and Cultural Diplomacy” (January '08)
Author: Clifford A. Lynch
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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings
Discovery and Use Reimagined: Connecting Scholarly Collections and Artificial Intelligence Workflows (November '25)
Rosalyn Metz, Emory University
Miri Botzer, Clarivate
Allen Jones, The New School
Dan Cohen, Northeastern University
Evan Simpson, Northeastern University
Federal Cost Recovery Policy Changes: Implications and Opportunities for Library Support of Sponsored Research (November '25)
Tim McGeary, Duke University
Gil Tran, Attain Partners
Cynthia Hudson Vitale, Johns Hopkins University
Hilary Craiglow, Attain Partners
IT Governance in Academic Libraries: Insights from a Cross-Institutional Survey (November '25)
John Borwick, University of Washington
Ray Frohlich, Yale University
Dale Hendrickson, Yale University
Library Collections at Scale: Building Research-Ready Collections (November '25)
Birkin Diana, Brown University
Justin Uhr, Brown University
Catherine Brobston, Harvard University
Greg Leppert, Harvard University
Library Collections Access Platform (Lightning Talk) (November '25)
David Brunton, Library of Congress
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Recent Videos
Archivault: Processing Digital Collections at Scale with Generative Artificial Intelligence (January '26)Daniel Genkins, Vanderbilt University View more information
Automated Handwritten Text Recognition of Manuscript Document Collections (January '26)
Chulin Meng, Lehigh University
Joe Corall, Lehigh 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
Quantum Computing-as-a-Library Service (QCAALS): Preparing Academic Libraries for the Next Computing Revolution (January '26)
Seth Porter, University of Colorado Colorado Springs View more information
US RAiD (Research Activity Identifier) Pilot Update (January '26)
Sheila Rabun, Lyrasis View more information
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Recent Podcasts
Oct 14, 2011: eBird Global Tool, Net Gen, 21st-Century Collections, and More (October '11) CNI Conversations Podcast, Oct. 14, 2011Listen to the Podcast
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