X-CGP-ClamAV-Result: CLEAN X-VirusScanner: Niversoft's CGPClamav Helper v1.23.2 (ClamAV engine v0.103.2) Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:59:39 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [73.152.165.228] (account paige@cni.org HELO [192.168.0.15]) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.15) with ESMTPSA id 39923007 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:58:34 -0400 From: Paige Pope Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_2D1C33CB-AFE6-401B-92BE-0E1451BC0B8F" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.21\)) Subject: CNI Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series Live: October 2022 X-Original-Message-Id: <3AF25D56-69D7-4F6B-A718-84FA14CB871B@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:58:21 -0400 X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.21) --Apple-Mail=_2D1C33CB-AFE6-401B-92BE-0E1451BC0B8F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 October 2022 Roadmap Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series The October 2022 edition of CNI=E2=80=99s Pre-Recorded Project Briefing = Series is now live. Comprised of = timely videos on projects, events, and other digital information = initiatives or related issues of importance, this edition includes seven = videos spanning a wide variety of topics, including digital = preservation, emerging technologies, privacy, and research data = management. Several of the briefings include updates on ongoing projects = or participation opportunities that we think will be of particular = interest to the CNI community.=20 Two briefings synthesize and provide valuable context on recent research = projects.=20 In Staffing for Digital = , = Elizabeth England (US National Archives and Records Administration) and = Lauren Work (U. Virginia) share the findings of the latest National = Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Staffing Survey. The survey = specifically examines staffing realities, patterns, and needs for = digital preservation programs. The briefing overviews the survey=E2=80=99s= history and spotlights trends and key findings, such as how perceptions = of digital preservation shift according to a respondent=E2=80=99s role = and how increased staffing is just one component of building effective = digital preservation programs.=20 In Who Versions Scholarly Code? = ,= Vicky Rampin (New York U.) and Sarah Nguy=E1=BB=85n (U. Washington) = share the results of a study about scholars who code. The research, = which was done as a part of the Investigating & Archiving the Scholarly = Git Experience project, provides insight into the behaviors, = motivations, practices and needs of scholars who code and how they = interact with systems such as Git, the most widely used open-source = version control system. This is particularly important as code becomes a = more widely recognized scholarly object, since it is developed and = maintained within a complex environment that goes far beyond the code = itself. VIVO is a member-supported, open-source research information management = (RIM) system as well as an ontology for representing scholarship; we = have reported on VIVO-related developments numerous times at CNI = meetings. In Recent Advances of the Open-Source VIVO Research = Information Management System that Enhance Usability, Interoperability, = and Internationalization = , Rebecca Bryant = (OCLC) and Bruce Herbert (Texas A&M U.), describe recent system updates = as well as a new partnership with EuroCRIS, the European RIM = organization. This edition includes an early look at Sarah Lamdan's forthcoming book = Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information = (Stanford University Press, Nov. 2022). A = lawyer and a librarian, Lamdan argues that information vendors that = mine, commodify and sell consumer data =E2=80=9Cperpetuate social = inequalities and threaten the democratic sharing of knowledge.=E2=80=9D = In particular, she examines companies that are shifting from publishing = and platforming content to becoming data analytics businesses, and how = these evolving data procurement models present profound data privacy = concerns. The U. of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library has received an = Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant for the project = Lessons for Librarians in Open Science Principles and Methods = . The project aims to promote library and = archives staff skill development in open science methods and digital = processes by encouraging lesson and curriculum development. This = presentation describes the project and announces the call for lesson = proposals. Cyril Oberlander (California State Polytechnic U., Humboldt) illustrates = how impactful tools are often right in front of us in Discovering = Humboldt Project: Leveraging Google Maps & Metadata Work to Enhance = Discovery, Recruitment and Retention Strategies, and Tourism = . Oberlander explains how his library used Google Maps, reviews, = and metadata to enhance visibility and regional information while = confronting questions of community, belonging, accessibility, = representation, and discovery. Part project overview and part hands-on = training, the briefing showcases how readily accessible information and = useful metadata have a powerful impact on Google Search results. =20 Lastly, we are delighted to have Jamie Flood, CNI's 2022 Paul Evan = Peters Fellowship masters recipient, discuss her work at the USDA = National Agricultural Library (NAL) in a conversation with Kirstin = Nelson = , senior law librarian and = executive director of the Diversity and Inclusion Council at NAL. = Flood=E2=80=99s extensive Wikipedia work has covered issues of land = access, food security, nutrition, invasive species, and more. In this = video, the pair discusses Flood=E2=80=99s studies at the U. of Illinois = Urbana-Champaign Library and Information Science program, as well as = some of her upcoming work for NAL, where she will continue to address = systematic inequity in agriculture and food systems through a variety of = initiatives.=20 A sincere thanks to all who contributed to this edition. Please share = these videos widely and engage with the work presented here. We welcome = your comments about this series or any other aspect of CNI=E2=80=99s = work. The call for proposals for the next edition of pre-recorded = project briefings will be posted to CNI-ANNOUNCE and CNI=E2=80=99s = social media outlets in the coming weeks. 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October 2022 Roadmap
Pre-Recorded= Project Briefing Series

The October 2022 edition of = CNI=E2=80=99s Pre-Recorded Project Briefing = Series is now live. Comprised of timely videos on projects, = events, and other digital information initiatives or related issues of = importance, this edition includes seven videos spanning a wide variety = of topics, including digital preservation, emerging technologies, = privacy, and research data management. Several of the briefings include = updates on ongoing projects or participation opportunities that we think = will be of particular interest to the CNI community. 

Two briefings synthesize = and provide valuable context on recent research = projects. 

In Staffing for Digital, Elizabeth = England (US National Archives and Records Administration) and Lauren = Work (U. Virginia) share the findings of the latest National Digital = Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Staffing Survey. The survey specifically = examines staffing realities, patterns, and needs for digital = preservation programs. The briefing overviews the survey=E2=80=99s = history and spotlights trends and key findings, such as how perceptions = of digital preservation shift according to a respondent=E2=80=99s role = and how increased staffing is just one component of building effective = digital preservation programs. 

In Who Versions Scholarly Code?, = Vicky Rampin (New York U.) and Sarah Nguy=E1=BB=85n (U. Washington) = share the results of a study about scholars who code. The research, = which was done as a part of the Investigating & Archiving the = Scholarly Git Experience project, provides insight into the behaviors, = motivations, practices and needs of scholars who code and how they = interact with systems such as Git, the most widely used open-source = version control system. This is particularly important as code becomes a = more widely recognized scholarly object, since it is developed and = maintained within a complex environment that goes far beyond the code = itself.

VIVO = is a member-supported, open-source research information management (RIM) = system as well as an ontology for representing scholarship; we have = reported on VIVO-related developments numerous times at CNI meetings. = In Recent Advances of the Open-Source VIVO Research Information = Management System that Enhance Usability, Interoperability, and = Internationalization, Rebecca Bryant (OCLC) and Bruce Herbert = (Texas A&M U.), describe recent system updates as well as a new = partnership with EuroCRIS, the European RIM organization.

This edition includes an = early look at Sarah Lamdan's forthcoming book Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our = Information (Stanford University Press, Nov. 2022). A = lawyer and a librarian, Lamdan argues that information vendors that = mine, commodify and sell consumer data =E2=80=9Cperpetuate social = inequalities and threaten the democratic sharing of knowledge.=E2=80=9D = In particular, she examines companies that are shifting from publishing = and platforming content to becoming data analytics businesses, and how = these evolving data procurement models present profound data privacy = concerns.

The = U. of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library has received an Institute = of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant for the project Lessons for = Librarians in Open Science Principles and Methods. The project = aims to promote library and archives staff skill development in open = science methods and digital processes by encouraging lesson and = curriculum development. This presentation describes the project and = announces the call for lesson proposals.

Cyril Oberlander (California State = Polytechnic U., Humboldt) illustrates how impactful tools are often = right in front of us in Discovering Humboldt Project: = Leveraging Google Maps & Metadata Work to Enhance Discovery, = Recruitment and Retention Strategies, and Tourism. Oberlander = explains how his library used Google Maps, reviews, and metadata to = enhance visibility and regional information while confronting questions = of community, belonging, accessibility, representation, and discovery. = Part project overview and part hands-on training, the briefing showcases = how readily accessible information and useful metadata have a powerful = impact on Google Search results.  

Lastly, we are delighted to have Jamie Flood, CNI's 2022 Paul Evan Peters Fellowship = masters recipient, discuss her work at the USDA National Agricultural Library = (NAL) in a conversation with Kirstin Nelson, senior law = librarian and executive director of the Diversity and Inclusion Council = at NAL. Flood=E2=80=99s extensive Wikipedia work has covered issues of = land access, food security, nutrition, invasive species, and more. In = this video, the pair discusses Flood=E2=80=99s studies at the U. of = Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library and Information Science program, as = well as some of her upcoming work for NAL, where she will continue to = address systematic inequity in agriculture and food systems through a = variety of initiatives. 

A sincere thanks to all who contributed = to this edition. Please share these videos widely and engage with the = work presented here. We welcome your comments about this series or any = other aspect of CNI=E2=80=99s work. The call for proposals for the next = edition of pre-recorded project briefings will be posted to CNI-ANNOUNCE = and CNI=E2=80=99s social media outlets in the coming weeks.

Clifford = Lynch
CNI Executive Director

Diane Goldenberg-Hart
CNI Assistant Executive = Director

Paige Pope
CNI Communications = Coordinator

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