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
Strategies for Acquiring Access to Generative AI Services and Systems (February '26)View Report View more information
International Tensions and “Science Nationalism” in a Networked World: Strategies and Implications (January '21)
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“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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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings
A Complex Network: The Getty Provenance Index (November '25)
David Newbury, Getty
Lily Pregill, Getty
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
From Principles to Practice: Developing Artificial Intelligence Applications for Discovery in the Academic Library Space (November '25)
Matthew Hartman, Stony Brook University
Michael Napoleone, EBSCO Information Services
Timothy Kohn, Stony Brook University
Lucy Campbell, San Diego State University
Keven Jeffery, San Diego State University
IndigenizeSNAC: Indigenous and Reparative Archival Search and Aggregation (November '25)
Diana Marsh, University of Maryland, College Park
Jerry Simmons, University of Virginia
Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner (Luiseño/Cupeño), University of Maryland
Veronica Pipestem (Otoe-Missouria)
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Recent Videos
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Music Cataloging Project (January '26)Hannah Moutran, University of Texas at Austin View more information
Automated Handwritten Text Recognition of Manuscript Document Collections (January '26)
Chulin Meng, Lehigh University
Joe Corall, Lehigh University View more information
Metadata Matters: Modernizing the Vanderbilt Television News Archive Database (January '26)
Jim Duran, Vanderbilt University
Vaibhav Ravinutala, Vanderbilt University 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
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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