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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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Previous events

Friday, September 14, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, September 7, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, August 24, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

How recent developments that are rapidly destabilizing the cultural record, and what we can do.

Friday, May 4, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Sebastian Benthall is a security scientist working at the intersection of computer science, economics, law, and philosophy.

Friday, April 27, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

How might we develop a unified framework for the description, indexing, and discovery of all kinds of evidence resources?

Friday, March 16, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

The Internet of Things will be tethered, blurring the lines between physical goods, digital goods, and digital services.

Friday, March 9, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Cultural preservation is a form of communication with the future. So how can we measure its success?

Friday, March 9, 2018, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

The challenge of cultural stewardship when everyone is a content producer.

Friday, March 2, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, February 23, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Joshua Blumenstock uses novel data and methods to understand the economic lives of the poor.

Friday, February 16, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Preliminary research results about companies’s internal research practices in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and behavioral analytics.

Friday, February 9, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, February 2, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Dean Saxenian will comment on some of the challenges and opportunities facing the campus and the School.

Friday, January 26, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Wayne de Fremery develops new technologies for investigating Korean literature and documentary traditions

Friday, January 19, 2018, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Howard Besser is a professor of cinema studies and senior scientist for digital initiatives at New York University.

Friday, December 1, 2017, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday, November 17, 2017, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Christine Borgman is Distinguished Professor and Presidential Chair in Information Studies at UCLA.