Libraries at Risk: Borrowed Infrastructure and Institutional Resilience

Reflections Ahead of the CNI 2026 Spring Meeting

Dan Cohen provides brief context for the upcoming Coalition for Networked Information Spring Meeting, touching on its broad themes, including ongoing conversations about artificial intelligence, and reflecting on the value of bringing together leaders from the research, library, and academic communities. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Interview: CNI Executive Director Kate Zwaard

The incoming leader of CNI shares her vision for advancing the organization’s mission and discusses the opportunities ahead at the intersection of digital information, research, and technology. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Libraries at Risk: Borrowed Infrastructure and Institutional Resilience

Many libraries today depend on third-party platforms to store, lend, and preserve collections. In this conversation, Brewster Kahle examines how this practice undermines the role of libraries as stewards of knowledge. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Building The Public Interest Corpus for AI and Computational Research

This episode explores an effort to create a public-interest corpus for AI training using digitized materials from research libraries, archives, and special collections. Dan Cohen, dean of the Libraries at Northeastern University, and Thomas Padilla, public interest artificial intelligence strategist for Authors Alliance, outline their goal to expand AI’s access to high-value, long-form academic content, typically absent from commercial models. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Access and Preservation in the Audiovisual Age

Audiovisual medium is only about one hundred and thirty years old, yet it has become the mainstay of our interaction with content today. How do academic libraries and higher education institutions become effective stewards for a medium prone to erosion, playback obsolescence, and manipulation? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.