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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, October 15, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Friday, October 8, 2021, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

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.

Friday, October 1, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

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

Friday, September 24, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

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

Friday, September 17, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm

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

Friday, September 10, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Friday, August 27, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Friday, April 23, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Rob Day explores the concept of the “living document” as joining knowledge and experience, science and literature.

Friday, April 16, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Cliff Lynch discusses cultural stewardship & “cancel culture” and Ivy Anderson of CDL discusses UC’s landmark open access contract with Elsevier.

Friday, April 9, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

How Berkeley’s University Library rose to the challenge of providing course materials to all students in a fully virtual global environment.

Friday, April 2, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

Ryan Shaw is an associate professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Friday, March 19, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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

Friday, March 12, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST
Friday, March 5, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

An overview of the last 50 years of information science research on information seeking and transfer.

Friday, February 26, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Information access seminar, with Wayne de Fremery and Michael Buckland

Friday, February 19, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Prediction games pit players against one another as they use open data and news stories to forecast the outcome of real-world events.

Friday, February 12, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Paul Duguid discusses his new book, Information: A Historical Companion, a landmark history that traces the creation, management, and sharing of information through six centuries.

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

David S. H. Rosenthal is the co-founder of the LOCKSS program at Stanford University.

Friday, January 29, 2021, 3:10 pm - 5:00 pm PST

Emerging science nationalism and its implications for the research enterprise and the global system of scholarly communication.