Indiana = University School of Informatics = and Computing Distinguished Speaker Series, Jan. 30, 2014

http://youtu.be/rfvLlQ2nZj0
"Over the centuries, we have = developed a very=20 complex system for managing and preserving our intellectual and cultural record. This system is now under enormous strain and trying to respond=20= and adapt to changes in how we communicate and the ways in which=20 technology can represent various modes of communication. We are=20 recognizing that, particularly for digital materials, much more active=20= stewardship is required; this has given rise to a major focus on data=20 curation in the scholarly world. In addition, many stewardship=20 institutions are no longer economically sustainable or stable, and for a number of reasons we are entering an era where I believe transitions of stewardship responsibility from one organization to another will become increasingly commonplace. My talk will examine all of these=20 developments in contexts that range from management of research data to=20= art collections, and will consider social, economic and technological=20 forces reshaping the landscape."

Keynote Address: Sharing and Preserving = Scholarship: Challenges of Coherence and = Scale

CENIC (Corporation for Education Network = Initiatives in California) 2014 Annual Conference, March 10, = 2014

"Scho= larly practice in all disciplines =97 humanities, sciences, and social sciences =97 increasingly relies upon high performance computing, = novel=20 and advanced distributed sensor systems, high-speed networking and=20 massive data resources. Our cultural and intellectual record broadly,=20 not just the record of scholarship, is taking on new dimensions and=20 characteristics and now exists largely in digital form; this record is=20= essential evidence for future scholarship as well as a memory for our=20 society. We are also seeing a series of societal changes that are=20 placing a much greater emphasis on public access, transparency and=20 reproducibility in these large scale records of scholarship and society. A central challenge facing the higher education, research and cultural=20= memory sectors is how to develop the necessary strategies and supporting infrastructure to deal with these demands effectively, affordably, and=20= at the requisite scale. In my presentation, I will explore the specifics of these challenges and briefly outline some of the responses that are=20= emerging."