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
Challenges in Accessibility (March '26)
Laurie Alexander, University of Michigan (Moderator)
Mario Arango, Colorado State University
Tracy Medley, University of Utah
Justin Schell, University of Michigan
Downloading Millions of Files from Internet Archive: Two Approaches (March '26)
Karen Knox, Washington University
Leonard Augsburger, Washington University
Eric Weig, University of Kentucky
Mitch Sumner, Washington University
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
From Search to Strategy: What Student AI Use Means for the Future of Academic Libraries (March '26)
Amy Deschenes, Harvard University
Meg McMahon, Harvard University
Institutional Strategies for Building Comprehensive AI Programs in Academic Libraries (March '26)
Jason Casden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Amanda Henley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rolando Rodriguez, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jacqueline Whyte Appleby, University of Toronto
Jess Whyte, University of Toronto
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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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