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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, September 27, 2024, 3:10 pm - 4:30 pm

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to celebrate the 106th birthday and history of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and School of Librarianship.

Friday, October 4, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

The recent discovery of hundreds of letters from our alumnus Robert Gitler ’31 sheds new light on his experiences in founding the Japan Library School in 1951.

Friday, October 11, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

How the economics of trademarks contributed to the spread of modern notions of “information”.

Friday, October 18, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Deirdre K. Mulligan served for the past year in the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy as deputy U.S. chief technology officer for policy.

Friday, October 25, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Clifford Lynch explores the problems and questions AI poses for preserving the digital cultural record.

Friday, November 1, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Do economies of scale render cloud services inherently monopolistic? Nick Merrill’s new research suggests otherwise.

Friday, November 8, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Günter Waibel is associate vice provost & executive director of the California Digital Library.

Friday, November 15, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Cathy Marshall is an adjunct professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. 

Friday, November 22, 2024, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Previous events

Friday, October 27, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Cybersecurity Futures 2030 is a foresight-focused scenario-planning exercise considering how cybersecurity is set to transform over the next five to seven years.

Friday, October 20, 2023, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

In 1918, UC Berkeley began a full-time program in library science. Join us to celebrate the 105th birthday and history of the I School, SIMS, SLIS, and School of Librarianship.

Friday, October 13, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Johanna Drucker is a Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at UCLA and is internationally known for her work in digital humanities.

Friday, October 6, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Greenpeace recently declared that we are living in “the golden age of greenwashing.” Paul Duguid looks at how we got there.

Friday, September 29, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Comparing the difficulty in measuring “relevance” in information science and “innovation” in economics.

Friday, September 22, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Findings from Ithaka S+R’s research into the successes, needs, and gaps in the publishing community’s shared infrastructure

Friday, September 15, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

How Twitter’s recent changes might affect reproducible research and good research practice.

Friday, September 8, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

A discussion of the challenges, with adjunct professor Clifford Lynch.

Friday, August 25, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Librarians’ traditional distinction between “known item” search and “subject” search leads to theoretical clarification of the nature of catalogs, of metadata, and of search.

Friday, May 5, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Friday, April 28, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Funding for academic research libraries nationally and internationally has been declining for at least two decades. Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason presents critical choices facing research libraries.

Friday, April 21, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Short research presentations and updates.

Friday, April 14, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Friday, April 7, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Friday, March 24, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Congames are as old as human society, but the internet has made congames much more powerful.

Friday, March 17, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Short research presentations and updates.

Friday, March 10, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Data management plans are required for federally funded research. Does the requirement actually promote effective data archiving, sharing, and access?

Friday, March 3, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

The Research Organization Registry (ROR) identifies affiliations in research outputs and tracks research outputs at the institutional level.

Friday, February 24, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

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

Friday, February 17, 2023, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

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