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
“The Rise of Reading Analytics and the Emerging Calculus of Reader Privacy in the Digital World” (April '17)Author: Clifford A. Lynch View more information
“Updating the Agenda for Academic Libraries and Scholarly Communications – Guest Editorial” (February '17)
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Library & IT Partnerships with Campus Museums & Archives (January '17)
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How Does Authority Data Enhance the Web and the World of Scholarship (August '16)
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Institutional Strategies for Open Educational Resources (August '16)
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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings
Advancing Accessibility through Libraries (March '17)
Laura C. Wood, Tufts University
Joseph (Jody) D. Combs, ARL/Vanderbilt University
Beth Sandore Namachchivaya, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Collaborating to Digitize Paleontological Collections at the University of Wyoming (March '17)
Chad Hutchens, University of Wyoming
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jason Griffey, Harvard University
Emily King, College of Southern Nevada
Michael Schofield, LibUX
Libraries as Open Global Platform: An MIT Vision and Invitation (March '17)
Chris Bourg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Armand Doucette, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Heather Yager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fenella France, Library of Congress
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Recent Videos
Advancing Accessibility through Libraries (March '17)Laura C. Wood, Tufts University
Joseph (Jody) D. Combs, ARL/Vanderbilt University
Beth Sandore Namachchivaya, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign View more information
Collaborating to Digitize Paleontological Collections at the University of Wyoming (March '17)
Chad Hutchens, University of Wyoming View more information
Online Scientific Reference Sample Collections and Shared Linked Data for Heritage Science and Related Disciplines (March '17)
Fenella France, Library of Congress View more information
After the Harvest: Preservation, Access, and Research Services for the 2016 End of Term Web Archive (November '16)
Jefferson Bailey, Internet Archive
Abbie Grotke, Library of Congress
Mark Phillips, University of North Texas View more information
Digitized Manuscripts (November '16)
Benjamin Albritton, Stanford University
Sheila Rabun, International Image Interoperability Framework
Alexandra Bolintineanu, University of Toronto
Sian Meikle, University of Toronto View more information View video
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Recent Podcasts
Bibliographic Framework Initiative: Process and Expectations (March '13) Roberta Shaffer, Library of CongressListen to the Podcast
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