CNI News

I wanted to share this announcement from CODATA of a major new two year FAIR data initiative called WorldFAIR funded under the European Commission's Horizon Europe Framework Program. One of the most interesting aspects of this to me is the detailed … [Read more...]

The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has just published a June 2022 Special AI-focused issue of their Issues and Trends in Library Technology. This issue also has information on a satellite meeting on AI for libraries in Glasgow July … [Read more...]

The Frontier supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Lab (a Department of Energy facility) represents a major milestone in the path to Exascale high performance computing. I wanted to share this summary announcement with the CNI community, as the news … [Read more...]

I wanted to share this useful update on Project JASPER, which brings together a number of partners to try to advance the preservation of open access journals (and particularly smaller scale, "diamond" open access journals. The work has its origins in … [Read more...]

The AEOLIAN Network is a joint US-UK program exploring applications of AI and Machine Learning to Libraries, Archives, Museums and similar cultural heritage organizations. For general information see https://www.aeolian-network.net I've participated … [Read more...]

Last week, the US Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program held a full day 30th Anniversary Celebration; I had the opportunity to watch most of it live, and there's a lot of really informative material here, though watching it … [Read more...]

The Office of Science and Technology Policy, (OSTP)  in partnership with the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (NITRD) has set up a Fast Track Action Committee on Advancing Privacy Preserving Data Sharing and Analytics. … [Read more...]

A reminder that the deadline for nominations for the Paul Evan Peters Award is THIS MONDAY, JUNE 6. The award recognizes notable and lasting impact related to information technology and the creation and use of information resources and services that … [Read more...]

The US National Academies is hosting a colloquium on reimagining scientific communication on June 1, 2, and 6, 2022. This is a hybrid meeting (it's possible to attend the entire event virtually), and is free, but advance registration is required. It's … [Read more...]

The National Science and Technology Council issued an important report last week titled "Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories for Federally Funded Research". This pulls together a good deal of work, including the responses to an Office of Science … [Read more...]