X-CGP-ClamAV-Result: CLEAN X-VirusScanner: Niversoft's CGPClamav Helper v1.25a (ClamAV 1.2.1/27214) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=simple/simple; d=cni.org; s=mail; bh=C6qcrPbA0fuXWvuG68NDi9JcxYsyEkE1KapUOh3YMhE=; h=Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type:From:Message-ID:Date:To:Sender; b=A1GsxqM fAFXS2wLwlKoie3ij6lU2kfycbbktQuemdGcR/ZDY6LxIEJikSa1INwa/jOxXZEb/xnQzP/5GMspA VRmAg2XdIaVRuwtDBJ/FNJgjY33yGUiRM9j2uQJu8CVxMkY5SQSkmccbPBAQy6aZPRfoM2pZwfwa5 yz1oxP6c6U= Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:15:06 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [71.62.12.27] (account paige@cni.org HELO smtpclient.apple) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 7.1.4) with ESMTPSA id 41793463 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:13:47 -0400 From: Clifford Lynch Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_B196BC87-F876-44B0-8387-CAEED929FF17" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 16.0 \(3731.700.6\)) Subject: Roadmap for CNI Spring 2024 Member Meeting X-Original-Message-Id: <45FB4762-5564-46A0-A9ED-4BA0D9299B79@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:13:21 -0400 X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3731.700.6) --Apple-Mail=_B196BC87-F876-44B0-8387-CAEED929FF17 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 =20 Meeting Roadmap A Guide to the Spring 2024 Coalition for Networked Information Membership Meeting =20 =20 The Spring 2024 CNI Membership Meeting, to be held in San Diego, CA, on = March 25-26, offers a wide range of presentations that advance and = report on CNI's programs, showcase projects underway at member = institutions, and highlight important 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 and technologies. =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, March 25, the CNI meeting proper will be preceded by = an optional, first-time-attendee introduction and information session at = 11:15 am. Light refreshments will be available for all beginning at = noon; the opening plenary is at 1:00 pm and will be 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 which 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, participants = can enjoy a wide range of nearby dining options in San Diego. =20 Tuesday, March 26 begins with optional discussion tables on a defined = topic over breakfast, most of which will be lightly facilitated; this = program is still relatively new to CNI, first launched at last = spring=E2=80=99s meeting, and we=E2=80=99re still experimenting. We = welcome your feedback as we refine these. At this year's spring meeting, = we're planning about ten of these tables on different topics in the main = breakfast area, including four for discussions about the ARL/CNI Task = Force on AI futures scenarios for the research enterprise and research = libraries, facilitated by Task Force members. Rest assured, though, that = there will still be ample space in the main breakfast area for those who = prefer unstructured dining and social opportunities.=20 =20 After breakfast, the meeting resumes with three additional rounds of = parallel breakout sessions, a sit-down lunch (provided), two more = parallel breakout rounds, and the closing session, concluding around = 3:30 pm. As with all recent meetings, we include generous break time for = informal networking with colleagues. =20 The schedule includes leisurely pacing with ample transition time = between sessions, a modest number of parallel sessions, and professional = recording of all project briefing 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). Indeed, one of our breakfast = discussions will focus on the subject of a pre-recorded project briefing = from the February 2024 issue, =E2=80=9CUnblocking the Future: Finding = =E2=80=98Done=E2=80=99 in Open Source=E2=80=9D = (https://youtu.be/vrdOcojwgbg); Heather Greer Klein of Samvera, who gave = the recorded talk, will facilitate the breakfast discussion. =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 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 (and = potentially connect to projects of interest) while maintaining a = comfortable meeting pace and structure. 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 = discussions to be relatively unstructured, the role of 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. =20 The CNI meeting program is subject to last-minute changes=E2=80=94don=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://cnispring24mtg.sched.com ) = or on our website; at the meeting, we=E2=80=99ll also have program hard = copies for those who want them, as well as a physical message board that = will include any last-minute changes.=20 =20 Opening and Closing Sessions =20 We have a fantastic opening plenary session lined up on Monday, March = 25, at 1:00 pm: Dan Reed, Presidential Professor of Computational = Science at the University of Utah and Chair of the US National Science = Board. Through the various roles he has had in his career, Dan has an = enormously broad and deeply informed view of not just developments in = computational science, but also their interplay with the practice and = communication of science, the evolution of science policy, and how = science policy fits into the broader national political and policy = spheres. Dan has also very graciously agreed to do a follow-on breakout = in conversation with me later on Monday, which will allow us and the = audience to explore a few topics in greater depth and/or examine = additional issues of particular interest to the CNI community. =20 For the closing session (Tuesday, March 26, 3:00 pm), we=E2=80=99re = trying something new. We=E2=80=99ve adjusted the overall meeting = schedule to accommodate more breakouts and will not be doing a formal = closing plenary for this meeting. Instead, we=E2=80=99ll close the = meeting with a lightly structured half-hour interactive session for = attendees to share their reflections on the meeting. I hope that this = will leave conference participants with a greater sense of synthesis and = engagement, shared insights, and collaborative purpose. We will be = inviting short reflections from all who wish to share them (or at least = as many as we have time to accommodate). Please note that this session = will not be recorded. =20 More information about the opening and closing sessions is available at = https://www.cni.org/mm/spring-2024/plenary-sessions-s24. =20 Highlighted Breakout Sessions =20 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 the = vast majority, if not all, project briefings publicly available on our = YouTube and Vimeo = channels after the meeting; we hope you = will share these resources widely with your communities. =20 Inaugural CNI Senior Scholar Donald Waters will present preliminary = findings from, and invite discussion on, his research into the = information infrastructure that universities need to best address = climate change as a grand challenge; Don will also host a breakfast = table on this topic in order to hear from more of you as he prepares his = final report. =20 Over the past several months, CNI has been deeply engaged with partners = at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and a task force of = volunteers from among our members to develop a set of scenarios to = explore possible futures for the research enterprise and research = libraries as the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies = unfolds over the next decade. We will have a session to introduce the = draft scenarios and discuss their potential uses. (Note that there are = several additional opportunities to engage the task force; there=E2=80=99s= a separate registration focus group on Monday morning and breakfast = discussion tables on Tuesday morning as discussed above. We=E2=80=99ll = also have a virtual event after the San Diego meeting.) =20 Several other sessions also illustrate how our community continues to = grapple with the potential implications of generative AI on multiple = aspects of our work, including information access and retrieval and = teaching and learning. A panel will discuss how generative AI is = impacting traditional search methods and scholarly information-seeking = behaviors in =E2=80=9CNavigating the New Era: The Impact of Generative = AI on Information Discovery and Literacy,=E2=80=9D and we=E2=80=99ll = hear about some preliminary findings from research by ITHAKA in = =E2=80=9CNavigating Generative AI: Early Findings and Implications for = Research, Teaching, and Learning.=E2=80=9D A panel will discuss a campus = collaboration to deploy a suite of initiatives in =E2=80=9CAcademic = Applications of AI: Building Collaboration Among Libraries, IT, Faculty, = and Students at San Diego State University.=E2=80=9D Jonathan Band and = Timothy Vollmer will discuss intellectual property issues related to AI = in =E2=80=9CHandling Academic Copyright and AI Research Questions as the = Law Develops.=E2=80=9D =20 Possible applications of emerging technologies for digital libraries and = special collections will be explored in the sessions =E2=80=9CThe T in = GPT: Transformers for Cultural Heritage Work=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9C3D = Digital Herbarium and 3D Exhibits4Learning.=E2=80=9D=20 =20 =E2=80=9COpening Collections of Marginalized Voices through Crowdfunding = and Crowdsourcing=E2=80=9D will discuss strategies for making often = hidden primary source materials more visible and accessible. A panel = will discuss a project to explore issues and opportunities for change in = descriptive practices and existing systems and workflows in the session = =E2=80=9CReimagine Descriptive Infrastructure: Dreaming and Enacting = Change.=E2=80=9D=20 =20 A cluster of breakouts will focus on various aspects of research data = management (RDM) and support, including: =E2=80=9CFuture-Proofing Research Data Repositories: Keeping Up with the = Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence Revolution=E2=80=9D looks at = some important issues about how repositories can be more hospitable to = machine learning.=20 =E2=80=9CMaking Research Data Publicly Accessible: Estimates of = Institutional & Researcher Expenses=E2=80=9D considers an ARL-led, = National Science Foundation-funded effort to understand the = institutional financial impacts of current data sharing mandates.=20 =E2=80=9CModels of Support for Data Science: The Perspective of Two = Libraries=E2=80=9D is an interesting comparative case study of a US and = a European university.=20 =E2=80=9CA New Approach to Data-Intensive Research Support: = Computational Methods and Data at Yale University Library=E2=80=9D is a = fascinating and innovative organizational development.=20 =E2=80=9CSo You Made an Institutional Strategy, Now What? A Canadian = Approach to RDM Strategy Implementation=E2=80=9D: we=E2=80=99re very = pleased to have this session, which looks closely at the interplay = between institutional and national strategies for RDM in Canada. There = are valuable insights here for US institutions.=20 =E2=80=9CUnveiling Whale Wisdom: Digitizing the Patagonian Right Whale = Dataset=E2=80=9D is a wonderful look at the challenges of stewardship of = older but important scientific data, which is a too often overlooked = topic.=20 =20 We have a number of briefings that focus on developments in technical = research infrastructure; CNI is unique in highlighting these strategic = efforts for the broader research and higher education community: =E2=80=9CCloud Labs and Self-Driving Laboratories Update and Futures,=E2=80= =9D which will include a discussion of a series of NSF-sponsored = workshops.=20 =E2=80=9CNational Research Platform: Open Cyberinfrastructure for = Research,=E2=80=9D which I believe will include updates from the 5th NRP = workshop that=E2=80=99s being held the week before CNI.=20 =E2=80=9CScaling Instrument Science in the FAIR Age=E2=80=9D looks at = another approach to the challenge of automating research data management = processes for data derived from instrumentation. =20 In =E2=80=9CCombining Micropublications into a Sustainable Back End and = an Integrated Reading Environment,=E2=80=9D Gregory Crane will report on = updates to the digital humanities project the Perseus Digital Library, = involving an initiative aimed at integrating as many different = categories of data as possible about cultural spaces. We=E2=80=99ll have = two important talks on key content infrastructure that many of our = institutions rely upon. =E2=80=9CLinked Data in Production: Moving = Beyond Ontologies=E2=80=9D will describe how Getty has been working to = transform and unify its complex digital infrastructure for cultural = heritage information. We=E2=80=99ll also get a report on HathiTrust=E2=80=99= s future plans in =E2=80=9CRecommitment and Recalibration: = HathiTrust=E2=80=99s Strategic Vision.=E2=80=9D =20 Finally, we expect the lightning round will include these talks (at = least): =E2=80=9CCatalyzing African Community Archives for Social Good=E2=80=9D = (Chris Prom, UIUC) =E2=80=9CThe Digital Preservation Coalition=E2=80=99s New US-based = Program=E2=80=9D (Jon Dunn, IU Bloomington) =E2=80=9CInfrastructure for Open Scholarship=E2=80=9D (Ken Klingenstein, = Internet2) =E2=80=9CLet A Thousand Flowers Bloom: An Organic Funding Model to = Incubate Library Transformation=E2=80=9D (Zhiwu Xie, UC Riverside) =E2=80=9CTransforming Libraries for the Future: Elevating Service = Innovation with Generative AI and Prompt Engineering=E2=80=9D (Yinlin = Chen, Virginia Tech) =20 Following immediately on the heels of the lighting talks, before = breaking for the first-day reception, we=E2=80=99ll have a brief = round-up of some of the breakfast discussion topics, to provide you with = a quick overview of what to expect.=20 =20 I invite you to browse the complete list of breakout sessions and their = full abstracts on the CNI website: https://www.cni.org/mm/spring-2024. = In many cases, you will find pointers to reference material that you may = find useful to explore before the session, and 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 San Diego = 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 . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to To postpone your subscription, E-mail to To resume mail list message delivery from postpone mode, E-mail to = Send administrative queries to Visit the CNI-ANNOUNCE e-mail list archive at = . --Apple-Mail=_B196BC87-F876-44B0-8387-CAEED929FF17 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
 
Meeting = Roadmap
A Guide to the Spring 2024
Coalition for = Networked Information Membership = Meeting
 
 
The = Spring 2024 CNI Membership Meeting, to be held in San Diego, CA, on = March 25-26, offers a wide range of presentations that advance and = report on CNI's programs, showcase projects underway at member = institutions, and highlight important 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 and = technologies.
 
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, March 25, = the CNI meeting proper will be preceded by an optional, = first-time-attendee introduction and information session at 11:15 = am. Light refreshments will be available for all beginning at noon; the = opening plenary is at 1:00 pm and will be 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 which 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, participants = can enjoy a wide range of nearby dining options in San = Diego.
 
Tuesday, March 26 begins with = optional discussion tables on a defined topic over breakfast, = most of which will be lightly facilitated; this program is still = relatively new to CNI, first launched at last spring=E2=80=99s meeting, = and we=E2=80=99re still experimenting. We welcome your feedback as we = refine these. At this year's spring meeting, we're planning about ten of = these tables on different topics in the main breakfast area, including = four for discussions about the ARL/CNI Task Force on AI futures = scenarios for the research enterprise and research libraries, = facilitated by Task Force members. Rest assured, though, that there will = still be ample space in the main breakfast area for those who prefer = unstructured dining and social = opportunities. 
 
After breakfast, the = meeting resumes with three additional rounds of parallel breakout = sessions, a sit-down lunch (provided), two more parallel breakout = rounds, and the closing session, concluding around 3:30 pm. As with all = recent meetings, we include generous break time for informal networking = with colleagues.
 
The schedule includes = leisurely pacing with ample transition time between sessions, a modest = number of parallel sessions, and professional recording of all project = briefing 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). Indeed, one of our breakfast discussions will focus on the = subject of a pre-recorded project briefing from the February 2024 issue, = =E2=80=9CUnblocking the Future: Finding =E2=80=98Done=E2=80=99 in Open = Source=E2=80=9D (https://youtu.be/vrdOcojwgbg); = Heather Greer Klein of Samvera, who gave the recorded talk, will = facilitate the breakfast discussion.
 
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 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 (and potentially connect to = projects of interest) while maintaining a comfortable meeting pace and = structure. 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 discussions to be relatively = unstructured, the role of 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.
 
The CNI meeting program is subject to = last-minute changes=E2=80=94don=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://cnispring24mtg.sched.com= ) or on our website; at the meeting, we=E2=80=99ll also have program = hard copies for those who want them, as well as a physical message board = that will include any last-minute = changes. 
 
Opening and Closing = Sessions
 
We have a fantastic = opening plenary session lined up on Monday, March 25, at 1:00 pm: = Dan Reed, Presidential Professor of Computational Science at the = University of Utah and Chair of the US National Science Board. = Through the various roles he has had in his career, Dan has an = enormously broad and deeply informed view of not just developments in = computational science, but also their interplay with the practice and = communication of science, the evolution of science policy, and how = science policy fits into the broader national political and policy = spheres. Dan has also very graciously agreed to do a follow-on = breakout in conversation with me later on Monday, which will allow = us and the audience to explore a few topics in greater depth and/or = examine additional issues of particular interest to the CNI = community.
 
For the closing session = (Tuesday, March 26, 3:00 pm), we=E2=80=99re trying something new. = We=E2=80=99ve adjusted the overall meeting schedule to accommodate more = breakouts and will not be doing a formal closing plenary for this = meeting. Instead, we=E2=80=99ll close the meeting with a lightly = structured half-hour interactive session for attendees to share their = reflections on the meeting. I hope that this will leave conference = participants with a greater sense of synthesis and engagement, shared = insights, and collaborative purpose. We will be inviting short = reflections from all who wish to share them (or at least as many as we = have time to accommodate). Please note that this session will not = be recorded.
 
More information about = the opening and closing sessions is available at https://w= ww.cni.org/mm/spring-2024/plenary-sessions-s24.
 
=
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 the vast majority, if not all, project = briefings 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.
 
Inaugural CNI Senior Scholar = Donald Waters will present preliminary findings from, and invite = discussion on, his research into the information infrastructure = that universities need to best address climate change as a grand = challenge; Don will also host a breakfast table on this topic in = order to hear from more of you as he prepares his final = report.
 
Over the past several months, CNI has = been deeply engaged with partners at the Association of Research = Libraries (ARL) and a task force of volunteers from among our members to = develop a set of scenarios to explore possible futures for the research = enterprise and research libraries as the deployment of artificial = intelligence (AI) technologies unfolds over the next decade. We will = have a session to introduce the draft scenarios and discuss their = potential uses. (Note that there are several additional opportunities to = engage the task force; there=E2=80=99s a separate registration focus = group on Monday morning and breakfast discussion tables on Tuesday = morning as discussed above. We=E2=80=99ll also have a virtual event = after the San Diego meeting.)
 
Several other = sessions also illustrate how our community continues to grapple with the = potential implications of generative AI on multiple aspects of = our work, including information access and retrieval and = teaching and learning. A panel will discuss how generative AI is = impacting traditional search methods and scholarly information-seeking = behaviors in =E2=80=9CNavigating the New Era: The Impact of Generative = AI on Information Discovery and Literacy,=E2=80=9D and we=E2=80=99ll = hear about some preliminary findings from research by ITHAKA in = =E2=80=9CNavigating Generative AI: Early Findings and Implications for = Research, Teaching, and Learning.=E2=80=9D A panel will discuss a = campus collaboration to deploy a suite of initiatives in = =E2=80=9CAcademic Applications of AI: Building Collaboration Among = Libraries, IT, Faculty, and Students at San Diego State University.=E2=80=9D= Jonathan Band and Timothy Vollmer will discuss intellectual = property issues related to AI in =E2=80=9CHandling Academic = Copyright and AI Research Questions as the Law = Develops.=E2=80=9D
 
Possible applications of = emerging technologies for digital libraries and special = collections will be explored in the sessions =E2=80=9CThe T in GPT: = Transformers for Cultural Heritage Work=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9C3D Digital = Herbarium and 3D = Exhibits4Learning.=E2=80=9D 
 
=E2=80=9COpen= ing Collections of Marginalized Voices through Crowdfunding and = Crowdsourcing=E2=80=9D will discuss strategies for making often hidden = primary source materials more visible and accessible. A panel will = discuss a project to explore issues and opportunities for change in = descriptive practices and existing systems and workflows in the = session =E2=80=9CReimagine Descriptive Infrastructure: Dreaming and = Enacting Change.=E2=80=9D 
 
A cluster of = breakouts will focus on various aspects of research data management = (RDM) and support, including:
  • =E2=80=9CFuture-Proofing Research Data = Repositories: Keeping Up with the Machine Learning/Artificial = Intelligence Revolution=E2=80=9D looks at some important issues about = how repositories can be more hospitable to machine = learning. 
  • =E2=80=9CMaking Research Data Publicly = Accessible: Estimates of Institutional & Researcher Expenses=E2=80=9D = considers an ARL-led, National Science Foundation-funded effort to = understand the institutional financial impacts of current data sharing = mandates. 
  • =E2=80=9CModels of Support for Data Science: The = Perspective of Two Libraries=E2=80=9D is an interesting comparative case = study of a US and a European university. 
  • =E2=80=9CA New = Approach to Data-Intensive Research Support: Computational Methods and = Data at Yale University Library=E2=80=9D is a fascinating and innovative = organizational development. 
  • =E2=80=9CSo You Made an = Institutional Strategy, Now What? A Canadian Approach to RDM Strategy = Implementation=E2=80=9D: we=E2=80=99re very pleased to have this = session, which looks closely at the interplay between institutional and = national strategies for RDM in Canada. There are valuable insights here = for US institutions. 
  • =E2=80=9CUnveiling Whale Wisdom: = Digitizing the Patagonian Right Whale Dataset=E2=80=9D is a wonderful = look at the challenges of stewardship of older but important scientific = data, which is a too often overlooked = topic. 
 
We have a number of = briefings that focus on developments in technical research = infrastructure; CNI is unique in highlighting these strategic = efforts for the broader research and higher education = community:
  • =E2=80=9CCloud Labs = and Self-Driving Laboratories Update and Futures,=E2=80=9D which will = include a discussion of a series of NSF-sponsored = workshops. 
  • =E2=80=9CNational Research Platform: Open = Cyberinfrastructure for Research,=E2=80=9D which I believe will include = updates from the 5th NRP workshop that=E2=80=99s being held the week = before CNI. 
  • =E2=80=9CScaling Instrument Science in the = FAIR Age=E2=80=9D looks at another approach to the challenge of = automating research data management processes for data derived from = instrumentation.
 
In =E2=80=9CCombinin= g Micropublications into a Sustainable Back End and an Integrated = Reading Environment,=E2=80=9D Gregory Crane will report on updates to = the digital humanities project the Perseus Digital Library, = involving an initiative aimed at integrating as many different = categories of data as possible about cultural spaces. We=E2=80=99ll= have two important talks on key content infrastructure that many of our = institutions rely upon. =E2=80=9CLinked Data in Production: Moving = Beyond Ontologies=E2=80=9D will describe how Getty has been working to = transform and unify its complex digital infrastructure for cultural = heritage information. We=E2=80=99ll also get a report on = HathiTrust=E2=80=99s future plans in =E2=80=9CRecommitment and = Recalibration: HathiTrust=E2=80=99s Strategic = Vision.=E2=80=9D
 
Finally, we expect the = lightning round will include these talks (at least):
  • =E2=80=9CCatalyzing African Community Archives = for Social Good=E2=80=9D (Chris Prom, UIUC)
  • =E2=80=9CThe Digital = Preservation Coalition=E2=80=99s New US-based Program=E2=80=9D (Jon = Dunn, IU Bloomington)
  • =E2=80=9CInfrastructure for Open = Scholarship=E2=80=9D (Ken Klingenstein, Internet2)
  • =E2=80=9CLet = A Thousand Flowers Bloom: An Organic Funding Model to Incubate Library = Transformation=E2=80=9D (Zhiwu Xie, UC = Riverside)
  • =E2=80=9CTransforming Libraries for the Future: = Elevating Service Innovation with Generative AI and Prompt = Engineering=E2=80=9D (Yinlin Chen, Virginia = Tech)
 
Following immediately on the = heels of the lighting talks, before breaking for the first-day = reception, we=E2=80=99ll have a brief round-up of some of the breakfast = discussion topics, to provide you with a quick overview of what to = expect. 
 
I invite you to browse the = complete list of breakout sessions and their full abstracts on the CNI = website: https://www.cni.org/mm/spring-= 2024. In many cases, you will find pointers to reference material = that you may find useful to explore before the session, and 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 San Diego 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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