Information Access & Retrieval
Locating information on the Internet is simple or complex, depending on your point of view. Search engines such as Google are popular ways to quickly find information on the Web but they may lack precision. Sophisticated searching systems of subject databases or library catalogs may provide precision but apply to a limited universe of content. Understanding how to develop search mechanisms that are useful to a wide array of users with differing needs, in many different subject areas, continues to be a challenge. New types of searching, using visualization or semantics, are also being tested. CNI keeps the community informed of developments in this area.
Recent Publications/Reports/Presentations by CNI Staff
International Tensions and “Science Nationalism” in a Networked World: Strategies and Implications (January '21)View Report View more information
“Machine Learning, Archives and Special Collections” (October '19)
Author: Clifford A. Lynch
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Responsible Stewardship, Technology Realities, and Renewing Collaborations (December '18)
Speaker: Clifford Lynch
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“Managing the Cultural Record in the Information Warfare Era” (October '18)
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Big Data, the Cloud and Academic Research (October '18)
Speaker: Clifford A. Lynch
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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings
Christina Drummond, University of North Texas
The Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN): Exploring Democratized Access to Research Instruments (November '23)
Maureen Dougherty, Ecosystem for Research Networking
Barr von Oehsen, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Forough Ghahramani, Edge
The Federal Year of Open Science (November '23)
Martin Halbert, National Science Foundation
Maryam Zaringhalam, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
Ashley Sands, Institute of Museum and Library Services
Brett Bobley, National Endowment for the Humanities
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Research Integrity (November '23)
Chris Bourg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Heather Sardis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Erin Stalberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
GPT Tools That Provide Source Information (November '23)
Gary Price, infoDOCKET & ARL Day in Review
Peter Brantley, University of California, Davis
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Recent Videos
ArchivesSpace at 10: Reflections on Developing a Sustainable Open-Source Content Management System (November '23)Jessica Crouch, ArchivesSpace
Christine Di Bella, ArchivesSpace View more information
Held In Trust: Digital Technology in the Context of Cultural Heritage Preservation (August '23)
Pamela Hatchfield, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Foundation for the Advancement of Conservation
Linda Tadic, Digital Bedrock
Paul Messier, Yale University View more information
Research Findings from the Building a National Finding Aid Network Project (August '23)
Chela Scott Weber, OCLC View more information
Teaching Data Science and Building Data Literacy—Nationally and Globally (August '23)
Florence Hudson, Columbia University and Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
Emily Rothenberg, Columbia University View more information
Federal Public Access Requirements, Repositories, and the Year of Open Science (March '23)
Martin Halbert, U.S. National Science Foundation
Louis Barbier, NASA Office of the Chief View more information
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Recent Podcasts
Facing Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation: The Research Library’s Role and Georgetown University’s Experience (December '17) K. Matthew Dames, Georgetown UniversityMelissa Levine, University of Michigan View more information
Bibliographic Framework Initiative: Process and Expectations (March '13) Roberta Shaffer, Library of Congress
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