X-CGP-ClamAV-Result: CLEAN X-VirusScanner: Niversoft's CGPClamav Helper v1.25a (ClamAV 1.2.0/27113) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=simple/simple; d=cni.org; s=mail; bh=yORGySVjshoaY659u/IOKuyIrrH4v5Dqkm+0XSlgXBA=; h=References:Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type:From:Message-ID:Date:To:Sender ; b=TtC2BzwBmxdag8t+VhgonUjR5WtdjaRwArFFF9+XKSDyQpe58r5cJLg5dLOuNb26ezPKkj3lR wQW6f4BXq7I09U8vyOP/kO5RiseD3458q3tZrp1y/DBlstjm4lseyv9w4kmt/u3+3tKgrh+NvhSSq Iu914cpCoYxeoisIJga4M= Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:30:15 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [45.144.115.145] (account diane@cni.org HELO smtpclient.apple) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 7.1.4) with ESMTPSA id 41464357; Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:06:23 -0500 From: Cliff Lynch Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_76087844-4425-4866-B76B-61C13F69A85D" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 16.0 \(3731.700.6\)) X-Original-Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 10:06:12 -0500 Subject: Roadmap for CNI Fall '23 Member Meeting References: <782E3E50-50DD-4B2E-92B5-E88415332BC3@cni.org> X-Original-To: "CNI Announce CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org" X-Original-Message-Id: <9F37AD96-E613-42A2-BF90-25431393021E@cni.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3731.700.6) --Apple-Mail=_76087844-4425-4866-B76B-61C13F69A85D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Meeting Roadmap A Guide to the Fall 2023 Coalition for Networked Information Membership Meeting =20 The Fall 2023 CNI Membership Meeting, to be held at the JW Marriott = Hotel in Washington, DC, on Dec. 11=E2=80=9312, offers a wide range of = presentations that advance and report on CNI's programs, showcase = projects underway at member institutions, and highlight national and = international developments. Here is the "roadmap" to the meeting, which = includes both plenary events and an extensive series of breakout = sessions focusing on current issues in digital information. As always, = we have strived to present sessions that reflect late-breaking = developments and also take advantage of our venue in the Washington, DC = area to provide opportunities to interact with policymakers and funders, = including the popular regular fall session "Update from Funders: = Priorities and Trends," which features panelists from several federal = agencies. We are delighted that the prospect of a Federal Government = shutdown that might complicate participation in some of our sessions = seems to be off the table for December.=20 =20 It has been wonderful to see so many new faces (as well as familiar = ones!) at our in-person meetings recently. On behalf of the entire = organization, I extend a warm welcome to all those attending CNI for the = first time, and I hope that long-time attendees will help to make them = welcome. On Monday, Dec. 11, an optional, first-time-attendee = introduction and information session at 11:15 will precede the CNI = meeting proper. Light refreshments will be available for all beginning = at noon; the opening plenary is at 1:00 pm, followed by three rounds of = parallel breakout sessions. The day=E2=80=99s presentations will end = with a stand-alone, lightning round session immediately preceding our = signature evening reception that will run until 7:30 pm, where we = encourage you to follow up with lightning round presenters and connect = with old and new colleagues. After the reception, attendees can enjoy a = wide range of nearby dining options in Washington, DC. =20 Tuesday, Dec. 12, begins with a few optional discussion tables on a = defined topic over breakfast, most (if not all) of which will be lightly = facilitated; this program is still new to CNI, first piloted at last = spring=E2=80=99s meeting, and we=E2=80=99re still experimenting with = different models. We welcome your feedback and appreciate your patience = as we experiment. At this meeting, we're planning about 10 or so of = these tables, most with different topics, but rest assured there will = still be ample space in the breakfast area for those who prefer = unstructured dining and social opportunities. After breakfast, the = meeting continues with five additional rounds of parallel breakout = sessions, a sit-down lunch (provided), and the closing plenary, = concluding around 3:30 pm. Like last year, we include generous break = time for informal networking with colleagues. =20 The schedule includes leisurely pacing with increased transition time = between sessions, a modest number of parallel sessions, and professional = recording of all sessions (unless otherwise requested by presenters) for = subsequent public availability. Please continue to keep in mind that = many of the project briefings that would have been part of the meeting = pre-pandemic are now offered as part of our quarterly edition of video = project briefings instead (see https://www.cni.org/resources/pbvs for = more about CNI=E2=80=99s Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series). =20 Project briefing rounds will be 30, 45, or 60 minutes in duration. The = lightning round will be comprised of brief presentations on new or = ongoing projects or programs, plus we=E2=80=99ll have a quick roundup of = some of the breakfast table topics. Our goal is to provide you with more = opportunities to learn about work that impacts the community while = maintaining a comfortable meeting pace and structure. The breakfast = discussion tables are intended to give attendees an opportunity to = engage with each other on issues for which there is strong community = interest and/or to learn more about initiatives we believe to be of = value. We expect breakfast table discussions to be relatively = unstructured, the role of the facilitator to be fairly casual, and that = participants will come and go. The meeting agenda contains some of the = discussion topics and names of facilitators but more may be added; = tables will be designated by topic in the breakfast dining area. Please = share your feedback about this pilot (and any other aspect of the = event); after the meeting, we=E2=80=99ll send out an evaluation to ask = about your views. =20 The CNI meeting program is subject to last-minute changes=E2=80=94keep = in mind that it=E2=80=99s winter, and weather (and hence travel = conditions) may be unpredictable, and also don=E2=80=99t rule out a = late-breaking addition to the line-up. You can find the most current = information, including schedule details, on the event Sched = (https://cnifall23mtg.sched.com/) or the CNI website (cni.org = ). At the meeting, we=E2=80=99ll also have a = physical message board near registration that will include any = last-minute changes. =20 The Plenary Sessions As is now traditional, I have reserved the opening plenary of our fall = meeting for an update. During this session, scheduled to start at 1:00 = pm on Monday, Dec. 11, I want to look at recent key developments and = trends in the networked information and research landscapes=E2=80=94I = hope that I=E2=80=99ll provide you with some fresh perspectives and = thinking here. With this as context, I will discuss the evolution of = CNI=E2=80=99s programs, strategies, and plans for the future. I look = forward to sharing CNI=E2=80=99s continually evolving strategy and = details about initiatives for the next program year. There=E2=80=99s so = much to talk about. The opening plenary will include time for questions = and discussion, and I am eager to hear your comments. We have a great line-up of panelists for the closing plenary, including = Rachael Samberg (UC Berkeley), Heather Sardis (MIT), and Richard Sever = (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press). I will moderate the discussion. = We=E2=80=99ll be looking at issues surrounding the visions, strategies, = and goals of open scholarship and open access as they encounter the = desires of various parties to use the scholarly literature as training = data for machine learning (ML) systems, including large language models = (LLMs) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications driven = by these systems. You can find more about the session, including = information about the panelists, on the meeting website = (https://www.cni.org/mm/fall-2023/plenary-sessions-f23). =20 Highlighted Breakout Sessions We offer a great abundance and diversity of material, and I want to = provide some additional context that may be helpful. We=E2=80=99ve = requested that presenters share their slide decks with us to put on our = website following the meeting, and we expect to make recordings of most, = if not all, sessions publicly available on our YouTube = and Vimeo = channels after the meeting; we hope you = will share these resources widely with your communities. Hopefully, this = will make choosing among concurrent in-person sessions less difficult.=20= =20 Fostering collaborations and partnerships is central to CNI=E2=80=99s = mission, and these sessions in particular will highlight various aspects = of high-level inter- and intra-organizational networking at scale: =E2=80=9CDuke University's Research Support Initiative: Assessment, = Recommendations, and Implementation=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CModels for Sustainable and Inclusive Data Science Consulting = and Collaboration in Higher Education=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CPartnerships in Research and Data Services: High Performance = Computing, Collocation, and Facilitation=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CUniversity of California, San Diego Library and G=C3=B6ttingen = State and University Library: Update on a Long-Term Collaboration=E2=80=9D= =E2=80=9CThe Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN): Exploring = Democratized Access to Research Instruments=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CResearch Data Alliance US (RDA-US) Pilots the Targeted = International working GRoups: US (TIGRUS) Program=E2=80=9D Several breakouts will discuss emerging technologies, most notably a = variety of issues related to AI, including the session =E2=80=9CGPT = Tools That Provide Source Information,=E2=80=9D which will focus on = tools that provide source and citation data, unlike some of the more = popular (and infamous) generative AI tools that are prone to invent both = facts and sources (or =E2=80=9Challucinate=E2=80=9D to use the polite = term) and are notoriously incompetent at providing sources for their = claims. =20 A team from MIT will explore how, if properly leveraged, generative AI = could enhance public trust in the session =E2=80=9CGenerative Artificial = Intelligence (AI) and Research Integrity.=E2=80=9D In =E2=80=9CNavigating = the Artificial Intelligence-Driven Academic Frontier: Tools and = Initiatives,=E2=80=9D presenters from four different institutions will = discuss AI-based tools and services that have been implemented on their = campuses. We=E2=80=99ll also hear about using ML to extract references = to underlying data from journal articles and preprints, without the need = to rely upon structured data citations, in =E2=80=9CA Radical New = Approach to Data Citation: Cook the Carrots, Burn the Sticks,=E2=80=9D = as part of a broader re-thinking of how to map the impact of data = sharing. =20 The central theme of digital scholarship will be explored anew at this = meeting, including an update to last spring=E2=80=99s plenary panel on = the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Commission on Fostering = and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship (the spring 2023 plenary is = available here: https://youtu.be/o5ksWSmxKa4). =E2=80=9CLegal Literacies = for Text Data Mining - Cross-Border (LLTDM-X)=E2=80=9D will discuss the = legal and ethical issues involved in cross-border text data mining (TDM) = research and strategies to reduce barriers to domestic and cross-border = TDM research. Several briefings will focus on issues related to scholarly = communication, public or open access, and publishing: =E2=80=9CThe Federal Year of Open Science=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CThe National Science Foundation Public Access Initiative, = Projects Funded, and Catalytic Aims of the Program=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9COpen Book Collective: Collective Paths Toward an Open and = Sustainable Ecosystem for Monographs=E2=80=9D Jefferson Bailey (Internet Archive) and Ga=C3=ABlle B=C3=A9quet (ISSN = International Centre) will discuss the digital preservation challenge of = ensuring persistent accessibility of open access scholarship, especially = of at-risk scholarly publications. We=E2=80=99ll hear from ITHAKA about = the outcomes of a three-year pilot to test whether the infrastructure = created to support JSTOR and Portico could provide more cost-effective = and impactful access to and preservation of special collections. = =E2=80=9CResearcher and Institutional Impact of Data Management and = Sharing Policies=E2=80=9D will discuss the Realities of Academic Data = Sharing (RADS) Initiative and how data management and sharing policies = among federal agencies in the US and Canada have impacted the research = practices of funded researchers and the services and infrastructure = provided by institutions. =20 The need for secure environments to analyze datasets containing = sensitive information, such as patient health data, is posing an = enormous challenge across our community, and I=E2=80=99m hearing more = and more institutions struggling with solutions in this area. I=E2=80=99m = really pleased that Sarah Ben Maamar of Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) = will be with us to describe the secure computational data enclave WCM = has set up in response to their researchers=E2=80=99 needs. =46rom Tom Cramer (Stanford) and Simeon Warner (Cornell), we=E2=80=99ll = hear about efforts to establish a shared BIBFRAME data store to advance = linked data for libraries at scale. In =E2=80=9CTo Increase or Decrease Capacity: The What, How, and Why of = 21st Century Library Skill Development,=E2=80=9D two library deans will = discuss their perspectives on managing organizational development in = today=E2=80=99s challenging staffing environment and their experiences = pursuing alignment with institutional goals. =20 Finally, we expect the lightning round will include these talks: =E2=80=9CCyberinfrastructure to Support the Scalable Exchange of = Sensitive and Proprietary Usage and Impact Metrics Across Public and = Private Stakeholders=E2=80=9D (Christina Drummond, University of North = Texas) =E2=80=9CLEADING Next Steps: Evaluating the Sustainability and Impact of = Post-graduate Professional Development and Mentorship Programs=E2=80=9D = (Erik Mitchell, University of California, San Diego) =E2=80=9CEcosystem for Next Generation Infrastructure (ENGIN)=E2=80=9D = (Sayeed Choudhury, Carnegie Mellon University) =E2=80=9CThe Research Data Support Landscape: Findings from a National = Inventory of University Services=E2=80=9D (Dylan Ruediger, Ithaka S+R) =E2=80=9CThe Stacks Platform: A System for Onsite Access to Rights = Restricted Digital Content at the Library of Congress=E2=80=9D (Trevor = Owens, Library of Congress) =E2=80=9CUnexpected Opportunities Illuminated by Yale=E2=80=99s LUX = Project=E2=80=9D (Robert Sanderson, Yale University) =E2=80=9CLIBER =E2=80=93 Association of European Research Libraries=E2=80=9D= (Julien Roche, LIBER) a brief overview of some breakfast discussion tables by facilitators I invite you to browse the complete list of breakout sessions and their = full abstracts on the CNI website: https://www.cni.org/mm/fall-2023. In = many cases, you will find pointers to reference material that may be = useful to explore prior to the session. After the meeting, we will add = material from the actual presentations, including video recordings, if = and when they are available. =20 On behalf of the CNI team, I look forward to welcoming you to = Washington, DC, for what promises to be another extremely worthwhile = meeting. Please contact me (cliff@cni.org ) or = Assistant Executive Director Diane Goldenberg-Hart (diane@cni.org = ) if we can provide you with any additional = information on the meeting. =20 Clifford Lynch Executive Director Coalition for Networked Information =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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Meeting Roadmap
A Guide to the Fall = 2023
Coalition for Networked Information
Membership Meeting

 

The Fall 2023 CNI Membership Meeting, to be held at the JW = Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC, on Dec. 11=E2=80=9312, offers a wide = range of presentations that advance and report on CNI's programs, = showcase projects underway at member institutions, and highlight = national and international developments. Here is the "roadmap" to the = meeting, which includes both plenary events and an extensive series of = breakout sessions focusing on current issues in digital information. As = always, we have strived to present sessions that reflect late-breaking = developments and also take advantage of our venue in the Washington, DC = area to provide opportunities to interact with policymakers and funders, = including the popular regular fall session "Update from Funders: = Priorities and Trends," which features panelists from several federal = agencies. We are delighted that the prospect of a Federal Government = shutdown that might complicate participation in some of our sessions = seems to be off the table for December. 
 
It = has been wonderful to see so many new faces (as well as familiar ones!) = at our in-person meetings recently. On behalf of the entire = organization, I extend a warm welcome to all those attending CNI for the = first time, and I hope that long-time attendees will help to make them = welcome. On Monday, Dec. 11, an optional, = first-time-attendee introduction and information session at = 11:15 will precede the CNI meeting proper. Light refreshments will be = available for all beginning at noon; the opening plenary is at 1:00 pm, = followed by three rounds of parallel breakout sessions. The day=E2=80=99s = presentations will end with a stand-alone, lightning round = session immediately preceding our signature evening reception = that will run until 7:30 pm, where we encourage you to follow up with = lightning round presenters and connect with old and new colleagues. = After the reception, attendees can enjoy a wide range of nearby dining = options in Washington, DC.
 
Tuesday, Dec. 12, begins with a few optional = discussion tables on a defined topic over breakfast, most (if not = all) of which will be lightly facilitated; this program is still new to = CNI, first piloted at last spring=E2=80=99s meeting, and we=E2=80=99re = still experimenting with different models. We welcome your feedback and = appreciate your patience as we experiment. At this meeting, we're = planning about 10 or so of these tables, most with different topics, but = rest assured there will still be ample space in the breakfast area for = those who prefer unstructured dining and social opportunities. After = breakfast, the meeting continues with five additional rounds of parallel = breakout sessions, a sit-down lunch (provided), and the closing plenary, = concluding around 3:30 pm. Like last year, we include generous break = time for informal networking with colleagues.
 
The schedule includes leisurely pacing with increased transition = time between sessions, a modest number of parallel sessions, and = professional recording of all sessions (unless otherwise requested by = presenters) for subsequent public availability. Please continue to keep = in mind that many of the project briefings that would have been part of = the meeting pre-pandemic are now offered as part of our quarterly = edition of video project briefings instead (see https://www.cni.org/resources/= pbvs for more about CNI=E2=80=99s Pre-Recorded Project Briefing = Series).
 
Project briefing rounds will be 30, 45, or 60 minutes in = duration. The lightning round will be comprised of brief presentations = on new or ongoing projects or programs, plus we=E2=80=99ll have a quick = roundup of some of the breakfast table topics. Our goal is to provide = you with more opportunities to learn about work that impacts the = community while maintaining a comfortable meeting pace and structure. = The breakfast discussion tables are intended to give attendees an = opportunity to engage with each other on issues for which there is = strong community interest and/or to learn more about initiatives we = believe to be of value. We expect breakfast table discussions to be = relatively unstructured, the role of the facilitator to be fairly = casual, and that participants will come and go. The meeting = agenda contains some of the discussion topics and names of facilitators = but more may be added; tables will be designated by topic in the = breakfast dining area. Please share your feedback about this pilot (and = any other aspect of the event); after the meeting, we=E2=80=99ll send = out an evaluation to ask about your views.
 
The CNI meeting program is subject to last-minute changes=E2=80=94k= eep in mind that it=E2=80=99s winter, and weather (and hence travel = conditions) may be unpredictable, and also don=E2=80=99t rule out a = late-breaking addition to the line-up. You can find the most current = information, including schedule details, on the event Sched (https://cnifall23mtg.sched.com/) or the CNI website (cni.org). At = the meeting, we=E2=80=99ll also have a physical message board near = registration that will include any last-minute changes.
 
The Plenary = Sessions
As is now = traditional, I have reserved the opening plenary of our = fall meeting for an update. During this session, scheduled to start at = 1:00 pm on Monday, Dec. 11, I want to look at recent key developments = and trends in the networked information and research landscapes=E2=80=94I = hope that I=E2=80=99ll provide you with some fresh perspectives and = thinking here. With this as context, I will discuss the evolution of = CNI=E2=80=99s programs, strategies, and plans for the future. I look = forward to sharing CNI=E2=80=99s continually evolving strategy and = details about initiatives for the next program year. There=E2=80=99s so = much to talk about. The opening plenary will include time for questions = and discussion, and I am eager to hear your comments.

We have a great = line-up of panelists for the closing plenary, including = Rachael Samberg (UC Berkeley), Heather Sardis (MIT), and Richard Sever = (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press). I will moderate the discussion. = We=E2=80=99ll be looking at issues surrounding the visions, strategies, = and goals of open scholarship and open access as they encounter the = desires of various parties to use the scholarly literature as training = data for machine learning (ML) systems, including large language models = (LLMs) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications driven = by these systems. You can find more about the session, including = information about the panelists, on the meeting website (https://www= .cni.org/mm/fall-2023/plenary-sessions-f23).
 
Highlighted Breakout = Sessions
We offer a great = abundance and diversity of material, and I want to provide some = additional context that may be helpful. We=E2=80=99ve requested that = presenters share their slide decks with us to put on our website = following the meeting, and we expect to make recordings of most, if not = all, sessions publicly available on our YouTube and <= a href=3D"https://vimeo.com/channels/cni">Vimeo channels after = the meeting; we hope you will share these resources widely with your = communities. Hopefully, this will make choosing among concurrent = in-person sessions less difficult. 

 

Fostering collaborations and partnerships is central to CNI=E2=80=99= s mission, and these sessions in particular will highlight various = aspects of high-level inter- and intra-organizational networking = at scale:

  • =E2=80=9CDuke University's Research = Support Initiative: Assessment, Recommendations, and = Implementation=E2=80=9D
  • =E2=80=9CModels for Sustainable and Inclusive Data Science = Consulting and Collaboration in Higher Education=E2=80=9D
  • <= span style=3D"text-indent: -48px;">=E2=80=9CPartnerships in Research and = Data Services: High Performance Computing, Collocation, and = Facilitation=E2=80=9D
  • =E2=80=9CUniversity of California, San Diego Library and = G=C3=B6ttingen State and University Library: Update on a Long-Term = Collaboration=E2=80=9D
  • =E2=80=9CThe Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN): Exploring = Democratized Access to Research Instruments=E2=80=9D
  • =E2=80=9CResearch Data Alliance US = (RDA-US) Pilots the Targeted International working GRoups: US (TIGRUS) = Program=E2=80=9D

Several breakouts will discuss emerging technologies, = most notably a variety of issues related to AI, including the = session =E2=80=9CGPT Tools That Provide Source Information,=E2=80=9D = which will focus on tools that provide source and citation data, unlike = some of the more popular (and infamous) generative AI tools that are = prone to invent both facts and sources (or =E2=80=9Challucinate=E2=80=9D = to use the polite term) and are notoriously incompetent at providing = sources for their claims.
 
A = team from MIT will explore how, if properly leveraged, generative AI = could enhance public trust in the session =E2=80=9CGenerative Artificial = Intelligence (AI) and Research Integrity.=E2=80=9D In = =E2=80=9CNavigating the Artificial Intelligence-Driven Academic = Frontier: Tools and Initiatives,=E2=80=9D presenters from four different = institutions will discuss AI-based tools and services that have been = implemented on their campuses. We=E2=80=99ll also hear about using ML to = extract references to underlying data from journal articles and = preprints, without the need to rely upon structured data citations, in = =E2=80=9CA Radical New Approach to Data Citation: Cook the Carrots, Burn = the Sticks,=E2=80=9D as part of a broader re-thinking of how to map the = impact of data sharing.
 
The central theme of digital scholarship will be = explored anew at this meeting, including an update to last spring=E2=80=99= s plenary panel on the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) = Commission on Fostering and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship (the = spring 2023 plenary is available here: https://youtu.be/o5ksWSmxKa4). = =E2=80=9CLegal Literacies for Text Data Mining - Cross-Border = (LLTDM-X)=E2=80=9D will discuss the legal and ethical issues involved in = cross-border text data mining (TDM) research and strategies to reduce = barriers to domestic and cross-border TDM research.

Several briefings will focus on issues = related to scholarly communication, public or open access, and = publishing:

  • =E2=80=9CThe Federal Year of Open = Science=E2=80=9D
  • =E2=80=9CThe National Science Foundation Public Access = Initiative, Projects Funded, and Catalytic Aims of the = Program=E2=80=9D
  • =E2=80=9COpen Book Collective: Collective Paths Toward an Open = and Sustainable Ecosystem for Monographs=E2=80=9D

Jefferson Bailey (Internet Archive) and Ga=C3=ABlle B=C3=A9quet = (ISSN International Centre) will discuss the digital = preservation challenge of ensuring persistent accessibility of = open access scholarship, especially of at-risk scholarly publications. = We=E2=80=99ll hear from ITHAKA about the outcomes of a three-year pilot = to test whether the infrastructure created to support JSTOR and Portico = could provide more cost-effective and impactful access to and = preservation of special collections. =E2=80=9CResearcher and = Institutional Impact of Data Management and Sharing Policies=E2=80=9D = will discuss the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative = and how data management and sharing policies among = federal agencies in the US and Canada have impacted the research = practices of funded researchers and the services and infrastructure = provided by institutions.
 
The need for secure environments to analyze datasets containing = sensitive information, such as patient health data, is posing an = enormous challenge across our community, and I=E2=80=99m hearing more = and more institutions struggling with solutions in this area. I=E2=80=99m = really pleased that Sarah Ben Maamar of Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) = will be with us to describe the secure computational data = enclave WCM has set up in response to their researchers=E2=80=99 = needs.

=46rom Tom Cramer (Stanford) and Simeon Warner (Cornell), we=E2=80=99= ll hear about efforts to establish a shared BIBFRAME data store to = advance linked data for libraries at = scale.

In = =E2=80=9CTo Increase or Decrease Capacity: The What, How, and Why of = 21st Century Library Skill Development,=E2=80=9D two library deans will = discuss their perspectives on managing organizational = development in today=E2=80=99s challenging staffing environment = and their experiences pursuing alignment with institutional = goals.
 
Finally, we expect the lightning round will = include these talks:

  • =E2=80=9CCyberinfrastructure to Support = the Scalable Exchange of Sensitive and Proprietary Usage and Impact = Metrics Across Public and Private Stakeholders=E2=80=9D (Christina = Drummond, University of North Texas)
  • =E2=80=9CLEADING Next Steps: Evaluating = the Sustainability and Impact of Post-graduate Professional Development = and Mentorship Programs=E2=80=9D (Erik Mitchell, University of = California, San Diego)
  • =E2=80=9CEcosystem for Next Generation Infrastructure (ENGIN)=E2=80= =9D (Sayeed Choudhury, Carnegie Mellon University)
  • =E2=80=9CThe Research Data Support = Landscape: Findings from a National Inventory of University Services=E2=80= =9D (Dylan Ruediger, Ithaka S+R)
  • =E2=80=9CThe Stacks Platform: A System for = Onsite Access to Rights Restricted Digital Content at the Library of = Congress=E2=80=9D (Trevor Owens, Library of = Congress)
  • =E2=80=9CUnexpected Opportunities Illuminated by Yale=E2=80=99s = LUX Project=E2=80=9D (Robert Sanderson, Yale = University)
  • =E2=80=9CLI= BER =E2=80=93 Association of European Research Libraries=E2=80=9D = (Julien Roche, LIBER)
  • a brief overview of some breakfast discussion tables by = facilitators

I = invite you to browse the complete list of breakout sessions and their = full abstracts on the CNI website: https://www.cni.org/mm/fall-2023= . In many cases, you will find pointers to reference material that = may be useful to explore prior to the session. After the meeting, we = will add material from the actual presentations, including video = recordings, if and when they are available.

 

On = behalf of the CNI team, I look forward to welcoming you to Washington, = DC, for what promises to be another extremely worthwhile meeting. Please = contact me (cliff@cni.org) or = Assistant Executive Director Diane Goldenberg-Hart (diane@cni.org) if we can provide you = with any additional information on the meeting.

 

Clifford Lynch
Executive Director
Coalition for Networked = Information


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