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Information Access Seminar

The Friday afternoon Information Access Seminar explores topics relating to digital libraries, with special emphasis on access to networked resources, use of two or more resources in conjunction, combined use of two or more retrieval systems (e.g., use of pre- or post-processing to enhance the capabilities), and the redesign of library services.

The seminar is hosted by Clifford Lynch and Michael Buckland and can be taken for credit as Info 296A. Information Access.

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Upcoming events

Friday, December 6, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Clifford Lynch is the director of the Coalition for Networked Information and an adjunct professor at the School of Information.

Previous events

Friday, September 30, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Thoughts on stewardship of the scholarly and cultural record from adjunct professor Clifford Lynch.

Friday, September 23, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Chris Freeland is director of Open Libraries at the Internet Archive.

Friday, September 16, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Short research presentations from Arogya Koirala, Shai Dhaliwal, Calvin Lee, Alan Kyle, Siddharth Adelkar, Sarah Barrington, and Ameya Naik.

Friday, September 9, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Thoughts on stewardship of the scholarly and cultural record from adjunct professor Clifford Lynch.

Friday, August 26, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Thoughts on stewardship of the scholarly and cultural record from adjunct professor Clifford Lynch.

Friday, April 29, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Danielle Cooper discusses Ithaka S+R’s research on scholarly information and technology practices that foster successful data sharing in data communities.

Friday, April 22, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Olivier Le Deuff and Rayya Roumanos are professors at Bordeaux Montaigne University visting UC Berkeley.

Friday, April 15, 2022, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

School of Information Ph.D. students share their innovative research.

Friday, April 8, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Roger Schonfeld reviews recent concerns about research misconduct, publishing fraud, and misinformation and discusses potential policy responses.

Friday, April 1, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Wayne de Fremery of Sogang University in South Korea develops new technologies for investigating Korean literature and documentary traditions.

Friday, March 18, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

How would information studies and information services benefit from drawing more on the humanities?

Friday, March 11, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

How can or should research universities support data science tools and techniques as a research support service, alongside research data management and curation?

Friday, March 4, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Chris Hoofnagle explains the genesis of quantum information science and considers how policymakers might anticipate the benefits and risks of quantum technologies.

Friday, February 25, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

A new report demystifies the research information management landscape with a first-of-its-kind documentation of US research university practices.

Friday, February 18, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST
Friday, February 11, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Mark Graham is the director of the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive.

Friday, February 4, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Daniella Lowenberg of the California Digital Library discusses integrity and ethical issues in data publishing and community-built resources.

Friday, January 28, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Relevance has long been considered central to information science. A deeper analysis leads to a narrower, more precise definition.

Friday, January 21, 2022, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Implications of Carnegie Mellon’s Cloud Lab for research resilience, scholarly communication, data management, budgeting, and more.

Friday, December 3, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Recent developments in networked information, with a focus on research and higher education.