X-CGP-ClamAV-Result: CLEAN X-VirusScanner: Niversoft's CGPClamav Helper v1.25a (ClamAV 1.4.2/27577) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=simple/simple; d=cni.org; s=mail; bh=n42WAxFAvLC0qU8P0VwlczU7IJn5ESaTIIHR3+BY3Kw=; h=Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type:From:Message-ID:Date:To:Sender; b=X5FRxzE im700NfJhny2UXzsKCEMqJtjcr6dvfSURHr0BoPjnJGg61I3GOw+6+rQ9I3O1/zTHBw8r8Z4h6c+C X6nbwIyHms/Wc6CuNQD+l8iwsA6bQfXuQg63hw8hQAfRfRDevTHt4AS1jg/TgJnRy0TbZrxuV59kh P0c/F32688= Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:04:32 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [97.116.182.90] (account paige@cni.org HELO smtpclient.apple) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 7.1.10) with ESMTPSA id 43197400 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:02:19 -0400 From: Clifford Lynch Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_14D7F203-166A-474A-8F8B-1A1CBB125EB8" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 16.0 \(3731.700.6\)) Subject: CNI Report Release: University Information Infrastructure for Researching Wicked Problems X-Original-Message-Id: <7DA7F7EA-7D65-432E-B727-AB2B89207DA3@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:01:33 -0400 X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3731.700.6) --Apple-Mail=_14D7F203-166A-474A-8F8B-1A1CBB125EB8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Today, we release inaugural CNI Senior Scholar Donald J. Waters=E2=80=99s = final report: Meeting the Climate Emergency: University Information = Infrastructure for Researching Wicked Problems, which is available at: = https://doi.org/10.56561/LCOA2799=20 Written with extensive community input, the report explores how research = universities can tackle complex societal challenges, particularly = climate change, a "wicked" problem involving multiple stakeholders and = no clear solutions. U.S. research universities, with their broad = disciplinary reach and research capacity, are well-positioned for this = work but must expand their focus beyond STEM to include the social = sciences, humanities, and public engagement. The report further = highlights the evolving role of campus information = specialists=E2=80=94university libraries, computing organizations, and = related experts=E2=80=94who now provide critical research support beyond = traditional collection-building, and it proposes that these entities = should modify their research service strategies even further to focus = more on university-supported centers and institutes that conduct = interdisciplinary research. We hope the report, which offers concrete steps by which universities = could adapt their research infrastructure to address wicked problems = more effectively, will be thought-provoking both for university-level = leadership and for campus information specialist organizations as they = evolve their strategies and priorities. For additional background on Don=E2=80=99s work and the CNI Senior = Scholar program, see: = https://www.cni.org/events/cni-workshops/senior-scholars-program/informati= on-infrastructure-to-address-societal-grand-challenges Additionally, we point you to videos featuring recent presentations and = discussions of the report:=20 Fall 2024 CNI Meeting: = https://www.cni.org/topics/ci/information-infrastructure-to-address-societ= al-grand-challenges-project-update=20 Spring 2024 CNI Meeting: = https://www.cni.org/topics/ci/information-infrastructure-to-address-societ= al-grand-challenges-2=20 Don has done great work in framing and exploring these critical issues; = he has my thanks for his rigorous, careful, and insightful analysis.=20 Clifford Lynch Director, CNI= --Apple-Mail=_14D7F203-166A-474A-8F8B-1A1CBB125EB8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Today, we release inaugural = CNI Senior Scholar Donald J. Waters=E2=80=99s final report: = Meeting the Climate Emergency: University Information = Infrastructure for Researching Wicked Problems, which is = available at: https://doi.org/10.56561/LCOA27= 99 

Written with extensive community = input, the report explores how research universities can tackle complex = societal challenges, particularly climate change, a "wicked" problem = involving multiple stakeholders and no clear solutions. U.S. research = universities, with their broad disciplinary reach and research capacity, = are well-positioned for this work but must expand their focus beyond = STEM to include the social sciences, humanities, and public engagement. = The report further highlights the evolving role of campus information = specialists=E2=80=94university libraries, computing organizations, and = related experts=E2=80=94who now provide critical research support beyond = traditional collection-building, and it proposes that these entities = should modify their research service strategies even further to focus = more on university-supported centers and institutes that conduct = interdisciplinary research.

We hope the report, = which offers concrete steps by which universities could adapt their = research infrastructure to address wicked problems more effectively, = will be thought-provoking both for university-level leadership and for = campus information specialist organizations as they evolve their = strategies and priorities.

For additional = background on Don=E2=80=99s work and the CNI Senior Scholar program, = see: https://ww= w.cni.org/events/cni-workshops/senior-scholars-program/information-infrast= ructure-to-address-societal-grand-challenges

= Additionally, we point you to videos featuring recent presentations and = discussions of the report: 

Don has done great work in framing and exploring = these critical issues; he has my thanks for his rigorous, careful, and = insightful analysis. 

Clifford = Lynch
Director, CNI
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