Information Access Seminar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David S. H. Rosenthal: “Blockchain: What’s Not To Like?” and Clifford Lynch: “Priorities for Capital Investment in Digital Infrastructure and Services”

Mary Elings and Christina V. Fidler discuss the Bancroft Library’s approach to managing born-digital collections and building a sustainable digital archives program.

PhiloBiblon is a database of primary sources for the study of medieval Iberian culture, built on a Wikibase platform.

How and why the ​University of California migrated its ten campuses, two regional library facilities, ​and  California Digital Librar​y to a single centralized catalog system.

Alan Inouye discusses how policy-making has evolved in the library & education sectors during the pandemic and possible future directions.

Short reports on various topics, including JCDL, SNAC, information science history, relevance theory, and more.

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to celebrate the 103rd birthday and history of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and School of Librarianship.

Leonardo Bursztyn is an economist at the University of Chicago whose research uses field experiments to understand people’s decision-making.

Leslie Johnston is director of digital preservation at the U.S. National Archives.

Wayne de Fremery and Michael Buckland explore the idea that relevance can be understood as creative opportunity.

Vast amounts of video are being produced by colleges and universities today. What management and preservation challenges should institutions be addressing?

On the web’s 30th birthday, Clifford Lynch describes how the concept of “web archiving” has outlived its usefulness.