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@taccutexas.bsky.social will host the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) Summer Institute: Curating Large Scale Research Data: Concepts and Actions on May 18-21st 2026

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This week on #LTIBlog
We're sharing three talks from Coalition for Networked Information(CNI) we didn’t want you to miss & give some perspective to ongoing discussions about #AI in libraries and research institutions on #library leadership during big AI changes ow.ly/lmBb50YmuPk @cni-org.bsky.social

Screenshot of Zoom discussion with Catherine Steeves, Judy Ruttenberg, and William Nixon on screen.

Thanks to Catherine Steeves and Judy Ruttenberg for speaking to #RLUKDSF about the @arl.org @cni-org.bsky.social Futurescape Libraries #AI Toolkit, workshopped with research library leaders.

📺 You can watch the recording of this talk at bit.ly/DSFonD

Library Collections at Scale: Building Research-Ready Collections Hall-Hoag at Scale: Taming 800,000 Pages Birkin Diana, Brown University Justin Uhr, Brown University In 2023, Brown University’s special collections John Hay Library received a grant to scan some…

In the CNI presentation, 📚 Library Collections at Scale: Building Research-Ready Collections, a Harvard team shares their work on processing library collections for broad research and #AI training, while a team from Brown dives into "Hall-Hoag at Scale: Taming 800,000 Pages" @leppert.me

ERN Summit 2026 Registration April 22, 2026 The Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) Summit provides the scientific and cyberinfrastructure research community an opportunity to come together and hear from industry, domain…

Registration is now open for the next Ecosystem for Research Networking (ERN) Virtual Summit on April 22, 2026. The free event will explore the theme: Beyond Resources: Integrating AI, Quantum, and the Workforce of the Future. ✏️ Register at the link

Vertical Interoperability: Building Research Commons that Work Across the Full Research Lifecycle As institutions build out Research Commons, a central challenge is achieving vertical interoperability: ensuring that the many different tools researchers use across the lifecycle (from planning and…

🔬This CNI briefing dives into vertical interoperability, or how to connect diverse systems and research tools across the full lifecycle so data flows seamlessly, and why it's becoming a core design principle for Research Commons worldwide. #ResearchData

RDA-US Community Gathering Agenda – RDA-US Held Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at UC Washington DC Center (UCDC)

📅 Join the RDA-US Community Gathering 2026 in Washington, DC, March 17–18 for two days of collaboration around data sharing and stewardship.

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🌍 Join RDA for free: www.rd-alliance.org/register

Metadata Matters: Modernizing the Vanderbilt Television News Archive Database The Vanderbilt Television News Archive will share the results of its recently completed database migration project. Vanderbilt's database of one million tv news stories and half-a-million commercial…

📺️Vanderbilt TV News Archive wrapped a massive database migration. From a 1970s print catalog to a mid-90s website, now on AWS Aurora—unlocking 1M+ TV stories (1968-present) with transcripts, AI titles/descriptions, IPTC topics, PBCore metadata. Watch the CNI briefing to learn more about the project!

CFP CNI Spring 2026 Pre-Record Project Briefing Edition We are now accepting proposals for the spring 2026 edition of the CNI Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series. More information about this year-round program is available on the CNI website. Proposals…

📣CNI Call for Proposals: Spring 2026 edition

📆Submit by March 20

Proposals should focus on a CNI-related topic or on a digital information project; we especially invite briefings on recent reports, and updates on new or ongoing projects, programs, or organizations that previously reported at CNI.

🌐 Join the SNAC State of the Cooperative Meeting on March 11th—this free virtual event is open to everyone. The SNAC leadership team will share updates about SNAC’s recent changes and vision for the future of the cooperative. 🔗 Register now: portal.snaccooperative.org/get-involved...

Check out @anniekjohn.bsky.social and Cynthia Hudson Vitale's ACRL article on how to use the @arl.org /CNI AI Scenarios at your institution: crln.acrl.org/index.php/cr...

📽️The Recordings at Risk Application from @clirnews.bsky.social Closes February 24

The call for proposals is still open for CLIR's regranting program to support the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of public value through digital reformatting.

Implementing AI in Research Administration at Emerging Research Institutions Implementing AI in Research Administration at Emerging Research Institutions: Preliminary Findings from Two NSF-Funded Workshops In the fall of 2025, Ithaka S+R, in collaboration with Montclair…

@ithakasr.bsky.social teamed up with Montclair State University and Chapman University to host AI workshops for local research admins, librarians, CIOs, & staff on exploring collaboration opportunities to leverage AI in research support and admin. Watch the CNI briefing 📹️

Upcoming Online Event (March 4, 2026) RLUK Digital Shift Forum: Research Library Strategy: The ARL/CNI Futurescape Experience (via @rluk.ac.uk) www.rluk.ac.uk/dsf/ #libraries @arl.org @cni-org.bsky.social @ocul-libraries.bsky.social

Strategies for Acquiring Access to Generative AI Services and Systems View Report

"These Executive Roundtable discussions sought to understand how some CNI member organizations were approaching the selection, acquisition, and funding of #genAI systems and services. Participants from over 20 institutions revealed a complex landscape characterized by significant variation..."

Building Academic Research Library AI Capacity: A Strategic Multi-Unit Integration Model Academic libraries today face the challenge of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) across diverse service areas while maintaining traditional cyberinfrastructure excellence. How do institutions…

🤖 New CNI Video: Building Academic Research Library AI Capacity

The UC, Riverside Libraries has launched a system-wide integration of AI across its Research and Technology Services and is reimagining library infrastructure, staffing, and collaboration to embed AI seamlessly across disciplines

Findings from a Workshop on Sustaining Open Source Software in the Research Enterprise On August 8, 2025, Ithaka S+R and the Apereo Foundation hosted a one-day in-person workshop, "Sustaining Open Source Software in the Research Enterprise" (SOSSRE), for 40 people, designed to bolster…

🎥 New CNI Video: Findings from a Workshop on Sustaining #OpenSource Software in the Research Enterprise

Learn about @ithakasr.bsky.social and the @apereofoundation.bsky.social's workshop with #HigherEd and open source leaders to build sustainable pathways for research-driven open source software.

Dean's Lecture Series: "A Conversation with Dr. Colleen Shogan, 11th Archivist of the United States" - College of Information (INFO) February 20, 2026 Talk w/ Dr. Colleen Shogan, open to the public, hosted by UMD College of Information in College Park, MD.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 UMD's 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 with Dr. Colleen Shogan, 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 on Feb 20 at UMD College Park from 4:00–6:30 PM for a discussion on archives, civic education, and public access to our nation’s records. Free & open to the public; registration required.

Project Briefing Proposals CNI Spring 2026 Membership Meeting April 13-14, 2026 Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City Submit a proposal by February 13 About the Briefings Project briefings (presentations) are the heart of every membe…

⏰ There's just a few more days to submit your proposal for CNI's Spring 2026 Membership Meeting in Salt Lake City on April 13-14. 📆 Deadline: March 13:

Archivault: Processing Digital Collections at Scale with Generative Artificial Intelligence Vanderbilt University has a rich history of advancing digital projects and stewarding its assets for perpetual preservation. However, it has long wrestled with questions around the extensibility and…

Vanderbilt University's recent CNI briefing introduces Archivault, a platform for processing and enriching digitized archival images that automates resource-intensive steps such as document boundary detection and #metadata generation via cloud-based infrastructure:

📣Join the global data community at the @researchdataall.bsky.social Virtual Plenary 26 conference, March 16–20, 2026.

VP26 Early Bird Registration Ends on Monday, February 9th: www.rd-alliance.org/plenaries/p2...

Strategies for Acquiring Access to Generative AI Services and Systems View Report

✏️New report out: Strategies for Acquiring Access to Generative AI Services and Systems, based on CNI Executive Roundtables (Oct 2024 & Mar 2025). Senior leaders from 20+ member orgs came together to discuss how institutions are selecting, funding, & governing generative AI access.

Graphic for the Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference with a background of hexagons and an inset photo of conference attendees. Text: CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE April 28-30, 2026 | Anaheim, CA

Registration is now OPEN! The 2026 Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference is the premier forum for connecting with higher education information security and privacy professionals. We hope to see you in Anaheim on April 28-30!

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Automated Handwritten Text Recognition of Manuscript Document Collections Digitized handwritten manuscripts often remain hidden because they lack searchable text, and manual transcription is prohibitively time-consuming and unsustainable at scale. Generative artificial…

Lehigh University Libraries developed a digital repository service that leverages #GenAI models with handwritten text recognition and developed an #OpenSource app that empowers libraries to use genAI for automated transcription and indexing of digitized manuscripts. 📝 Watch the CNI briefing.

The #LOCKSS Program is surveying memory institutions to assess #DigitalPreservation practices, capacity, & needs. Results will help identify gaps and opportunities for community-owned preservation infrastructure. Anyone working with born-digital or digitized collections is encouraged to participate.

Project Briefing Proposals CNI Spring 2026 Membership Meeting April 13-14, 2026 Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City Submit a proposal by February 13 About the Briefings Project briefings (presentations) are the heart of every membe…

⌛ The deadline is nearly here to submit your proposal for the CNI Spring Membership Meeting in Salt Lake City this April. We're accepting proposals for lightning talks and 30, 45, or 60 minute project briefing sessions.

✨ Review the details and submit by Feb 13 at: www.cni.org/mm/spring-20...

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Music Cataloging Project At the University of Texas at Austin Libraries, the AI-Assisted Music Cataloging Project demonstrates how libraries can leverage large language models alongside other tools to automate…

The AI-Assisted Music Cataloging Project at the University of Texas at Austin Libraries demonstrates a practical, open-source approach to using large language models in copy-cataloging workflows. Watch the CNI briefing at:

RDA-US is launching a funded program for US-based professionals working in/with research infrastructure. Great professional development and networking opportunity...and great way for newcomers to engage with the Research Data Alliance (RDA)! rda-us.org/announcing-t...

Launching the OAEBUDT within the Scholarly Communications Trusted Dataspace | A 2025 Year in Review This session summarizes lessons learned from a pilot of a state-of-the-art MVP dataspace infrastructure and governance community by JSTOR, Liblynx, Michigan Publishing, Punctum Books, Knowledge…

This CNI briefing shares an update on the #OA Book Usage Data Trust and the Scholarly Communications Trusted Dataspace, including an overview on the #dataspace building blocks and how stakeholders piloted a dataspace to simplify distributed, multi-party data computation.

ARL Daily Intelligence (January 26–29) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

The #ARLDailyIntelligence brings you today’s essential news & analysis for library leaders & advocates. Check out today’s top stories! www.arl.org/daily-intell...

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