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.

Upcoming Events

Innovation and Relevance: Toward a Theory of the Problems

Sep 29, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

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

From Whitewashing to Greenwashing: PR’s Approach to Climate Science

Oct 6, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

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

Cybersecurity Futures 2030: Global Insights to Anticipate and Address Tomorrow’s Cybersecurity Challenges

Oct 20, 2023, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

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

Previous Events

AI, Professionals, and Professional Work: The Practice of Law with Automated Decision Support Technologies

Mar 22, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

How technical systems employing algorithms are shaping and displacing human decision-making.

Community-Owned Data Publishing: California Digital Library’s new partnership with Dryad

Mar 15, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

The Accuracy, Fairness, and Limits of Predicting Recidivism

Mar 8, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm

When algorithms are used for predicting recidivism, do they make the criminal justice system more fair and accurate, or do they perpetuate racial bias?

Computational Bibliography and the Sociology of Data

Mar 1, 2019, 3:10 pm to 5:00 pm