Economic Models
The current technological environment provides opportunities to rethink how information is disseminated and how it is supported. The commercial publishing sector, as well as scholarly societies, university presses, and other non-profit publishers, are interested in understanding new business models. Some key issues include the relationship of print and electronic versions of publications, pricing models, open access, and the willingness of both producers of information and buyers to experiment with new models. Some current work involves licensing models for e-books and content on mobile devices. CNI was one of the first venues in which the economic issues related to licensing of e-journals was explored, and we continue to be involved in progress in this arena.
Recent Publications/Reports/Presentations by CNI Staff
Post-Pandemic Strategic Planning: Challenges and Approaches (April '21)View Report View more information
“Machine Learning, Archives and Special Collections” (October '19)
Author: Clifford A. Lynch
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Open Science Matters Panel, Sage Bionetworks 2019 Assembly (July '19)
Panelists: Deborah Estrin, Cliff Lynch, Carly Strasser, Dario Taraborelli, Moderator: Kara Woo
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Responsible Stewardship, Technology Realities, and Renewing Collaborations (December '18)
Speaker: Clifford Lynch
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IT & Library Leaders, Refreshing the Agenda & Priorities for Collaboration (December '18)
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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings
Aligning Library Consortia for Collective Impact: Results from IOI’s ORBIT Project (November '25)
Katherine Skinner, Invest in Open Infrastructure
Jill Morris, Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation
Kirsten Leonard, Private Academic Library Network of Indiana
The Future of Online Learning: Strategy, Support, and Student Success (November '25)
Glenda Morgan, Phil Hill & Associates and Morgan EdTech Strategies
(Canceled) Open at Scale: Exploring the Value and Impact of the BTAA’s Open Publishing Agreement Model (November '25)
Maurice York, Big Ten Academic Alliance
Jeffrey Spies, Big Ten Academic Alliance
Partnering to Advance Access and Equity: Three Case Studies from Brown University Digital Publications (November '25)
Allison Levy, Brown University
Sara Jo Cohen, University of Michigan
Victoria Hindley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Victoria-Lola M. Leon Guerrero, University of Guam
Sheila Stuckey, Kentucky State University
Yale Library Governance and Technical Infrastructure to Fuel Innovation (March '25)
Ray Frohlich, Yale University
Dale Hendrickson, Yale University
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Recent Videos
Findings from a Workshop on Sustaining Open Source Software in the Research Enterprise (January '26)Chelsea McCracken, Ithaka S+R View more information
A Community-designed Plan for Sustaining Open Data Infrastructure (August '25)
Jennifer Gibson, Dryad
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Using Machine-Learning Systems to Improve Collections Development and Services (May '24)
Boaz Nadav Manes, Lehigh University
Todd Carpenter, National Information Standards Organization
Carolyn Morris, Ingram
Filip Jakobsen, Samhæng
Sebastian Hammer, President, Index Data View more information
Diamond Open Access: A Strategy for a More Equitable and Sustainable Scholarly Publishing Ecosystem (Lightning Round) (March '23)
Sharla Lair, LYRASIS View more information
The Path to Open Books Pilot: A Sustainable Model for Making University Press Frontlist Titles Open Access at Scale? (March '23)
Charles Watkinson, University of Michigan
Emma Molls, University of Minnesota
James Shulman, American Council of Learned Societies
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Recent Podcasts
Digital Preservation Network: Cliff Lynch Speaks with UVA’s James Hilton (June '12) CNI Conversations Podcast, June 6, 2012Listen to the Podcast
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Feb. 10, 2012: Horizon Megatrends; E-Book Self-Publishing; OSTP Comments (February '12) CNI Conversations Podcast, Feb. 10, 2012
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New Economic Models for E-Textbooks: Cliff Lynch Speaks with IUPUI’s David Lewis (February '12) CNI Conversations Podcast, Feb. 7, 2012
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