X-CGP-ClamAV-Result: CLEAN X-VirusScanner: Niversoft's CGPClamav Helper v1.25a (ClamAV 1.2.1/27199) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=simple/simple; d=cni.org; s=mail; bh=wDhXx9QM9XKtWBPDlpN9DiOGFAJvWSeJLCBQjhKhNvw=; h=Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type:From:Message-ID:Date:To:Sender; b=ga+QqNq hM7TpjCQKRYEmWyiFamLHc4Lb93trdW70YbzBHFPqSoHf0nBe+6lgZ4+0+lOciP0yXXwrjK5E5+ID 7Gx7IlXcNi0gg1yAe0fXUL7O/AChE34pL3a9UPW27Za2SEvZe8rjOoa8H0NL7VLv+qEh7E0KgBOeC 7o0UXukuaM= Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:27:34 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [73.72.15.74] (account paige@cni.org HELO smtpclient.apple) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 7.1.4) with ESMTPSA id 41755334 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:23:30 -0500 From: Paige Pope Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_88461D97-21FF-4528-ACDA-0ED80768CED7" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 16.0 \(3731.700.6\)) Subject: =?utf-8?Q?CNI=E2=80=99s_February_Pre-Recorded_Project_Briefing_Se?= =?utf-8?Q?ries_Live?= X-Original-Message-Id: <0D812EC4-04D8-495A-921A-BB82D3379C8A@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:23:10 -0500 X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3731.700.6) --Apple-Mail=_88461D97-21FF-4528-ACDA-0ED80768CED7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Edition Guide Coalition for Networked Information Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series February 2024 This edition guide overviews the nine contributed videos in the February = 2024 edition of=C2=A0CNI=E2=80=99s Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series. = Click the links to watch = the videos and see accompanying details and resources. A pair of briefings showcases strategies for staff development, = particularly in light of libraries=E2=80=99 positioning as = research-intensive campus partners: The libraries at Virginia Tech, the University of California, Riverside, = the University of North Texas, the University of Colorado Boulder, and = Los Alamos National Laboratory are implementing a three-year joint = professional development institute (PDI) to support interdisciplinary = research collaborations among library staff across the country. In Joint = Professional Development Institute to Cultivate Collaborative Library = Scholars = , learn how the = PDI will demonstrate a career path while exemplifying the benefits of = embedding librarians directly in research activities. The briefing also = shares preliminary results from Virginia Tech's program. Librarian-in-the-Loop Deep Learning to Curate Very Large Biomedical = Image Datasets=C2=A0 = presents a research data = management project where librarians are embedded in a medical school = research team. The librarians apply artificial intelligence (AI)/deep = learning techniques to large biomedical images, and the work = demonstrates a data management approach that engages librarians early in = the research process. Several briefings introduce innovations that help support research and = education while addressing persistent technological challenges: In response to the need for increased accessibility to research, arXiv, = an open access repository for scientific scholarly papers that is = particularly strong in areas like mathematics, physics, and computer = sciences, launched HTML as a format for all newly submitted papers. = Accessibility in Research: HTML Papers on arXiv = discusses the importance of HTML for = accessibility, and how arXiv is collaborating with the National = Institute of Standards and Technology to make math-heavy research papers = easier to view online. Alethea: Transforming Student Engagement with Academic Course Materials = discusses a student = engagement tool that integrates learning principles with generative = artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to help improve student = reading, learning, and retention. The briefing includes a presentation = by a university library director who will discuss their experience with = the tool. Collaborative Vocabulary Building with the YAMZ.net Metadictionary = provides an overview of a crowdsourced system = that efficiently handles metadata consensus building. YAMZ is a = domain-agnostic repository of metadata and jargon terms where anyone may = comment on, rate, add, and edit terms. Speakers from the Library of Congress (LC) discuss how, for the first = time, digital strategy is directly embedded in the Library=E2=80=99s = five-year plan in their presentation=C2=A0Strategic Plan 2.0: A = Digitally-Infused Strategic Plan for the Library of Congress = . LC=E2=80=99s = unique positioning and the need to balance caution with digital = experimentation and agility are explored in the briefing. When Libraries Close or Merge, What Happens to Perpetual Rights to = eResources? = draws on data and = case studies from consortium experiences, as well as a Statewide = California Electronic Library Consortium-conducted survey on fair = practices to examine the issues that emerge surrounding electronic = library materials when institutions close or merge. This is a critical = and poorly explored issue that is vital to long-term stewardship. Lastly, two briefings consider some of the difficulties of implementing = open resources: Samvera Community Manager Heather Greer Klein provides insight on the = reasons behind the often frustrating slowdown of open software updates, = the strategies communities use to respond, and why addressing this = problem head-on is critical to open technology sustainability in = Unblocking the Future: Finding 'Done' in Open Source = . Infra Finder: Your Resource for Discovering Open Infrastructure = provides an overview of Invest in Open = Infrastructure=E2=80=99s new tool that facilitates the discovery and = adoption of open infrastructure for research, publishing, and = dissemination. Infra Finder helps decision-makers evaluate the = suitability of open infrastructure options based on transformative = influence, financial sustainability, governance, community engagement, = service delivery, and more. We thank the presenters for their contributions and for sharing their = work with our community. Please contact them directly with questions or = for further discussion. If you are interested in contributing to the = next edition, the call for proposals will be released shortly. 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Edition = Guide
Coalition for Networked = Information
Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series
February = 2024

This edition guide overviews the nine contributed videos in = the February= 2024 edition of CNI=E2=80=99s Pre-Recorded Project Briefing = Series. Click the links to watch the videos and see = accompanying details and resources.

A pair of briefings showcases = strategies for staff development, particularly in light of libraries=E2=80= =99 positioning as research-intensive campus partners:

  • The libraries = at Virginia Tech, the University of California, Riverside, the = University of North Texas, the University of Colorado Boulder, and Los = Alamos National Laboratory are implementing a three-year joint = professional development institute (PDI) to support interdisciplinary = research collaborations among library staff across the country. = In Joint Professional Development = Institute to Cultivate Collaborative Library = Scholars, learn how = the PDI will demonstrate a career path while exemplifying the benefits = of embedding librarians directly in research activities. The briefing = also shares preliminary results from Virginia Tech's = program.
  • Librarian-in-the-Loop Deep Learning to Curate Very = Large Biomedical Image Datasets presents a research data management project = where librarians are embedded in a medical school research team. The = librarians apply artificial intelligence (AI)/deep learning techniques = to large biomedical images, and the work demonstrates a data management = approach that engages librarians early in the research = process.

Several briefings introduce innovations that = help support research and education while addressing persistent = technological challenges:

  • In response to the need for increased = accessibility to research, arXiv, an open access repository for = scientific scholarly papers that is particularly strong in areas like = mathematics, physics, and computer sciences, launched HTML as a format = for all newly submitted papers. Accessibility in Research: HTML Papers on = arXiv discusses = the importance of HTML for accessibility, and how arXiv is collaborating = with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to make = math-heavy research papers easier to view online.
  • Alethea: Transforming Student Engagement with = Academic Course Materials discusses a student engagement tool that integrates = learning principles with generative artificial intelligence (AI) = capabilities to help improve student reading, learning, and retention. = The briefing includes a presentation by a university library director = who will discuss their experience with the tool.
  • Collaborative Vocabulary Building with the YAMZ.net = Metadictionary provides an overview of a crowdsourced system that = efficiently handles metadata consensus building. YAMZ is a = domain-agnostic repository of metadata and jargon terms where anyone may = comment on, rate, add, and edit terms.

Speakers from the = Library of Congress (LC) discuss how, for the first time, digital = strategy is directly embedded in the Library=E2=80=99s five-year plan in = their presentation Strategic Plan 2.0: A Digitally-Infused Strategic Plan for the = Library of Congress. LC=E2=80=99s unique positioning = and the need to balance caution with digital experimentation and agility = are explored in the briefing.

Wh= en Libraries Close or Merge, What Happens to Perpetual Rights to = eResources? draws on data and case studies from = consortium experiences, as well as a Statewide California Electronic = Library Consortium-conducted survey on fair practices to examine the = issues that emerge surrounding electronic library materials when = institutions close or merge. This is a critical and poorly explored = issue that is vital to long-term stewardship.

Lastly, two = briefings consider some of the difficulties of implementing open = resources:

  • Samvera Community Manager Heather Greer Klein provides = insight on the reasons behind the often frustrating slowdown of open = software updates, the strategies communities use to respond, and why = addressing this problem head-on is critical to open technology = sustainability in Unblocking the Future: Finding 'Done' in = Open Source.
  • Infra Finder: Your Resource for = Discovering Open Infrastructure provides an = overview of Invest in Open Infrastructure=E2=80=99s new tool that = facilitates the discovery and adoption of open infrastructure for = research, publishing, and dissemination. Infra Finder helps = decision-makers evaluate the suitability of open infrastructure options = based on transformative influence, financial sustainability, governance, = community engagement, service delivery, and = more.

We thank the presenters for their = contributions and for sharing their work with our community. Please = contact them directly with questions or for further discussion. If you = are interested in contributing to the next edition, the call for = proposals will be released shortly.

Clifford Lynch
CNI Executive = Director

Diane Goldenberg-Hart
CNI Assistant Executive = Director

Paige Pope
CNI Communications Coordinator




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