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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=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.
Clifford Lynch
CNI Executive Director
Diane Goldenberg-Hart
CNI Assistant Executive Director
Paige Pope
CNI Communications Coordinator
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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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