From its inception, Project Information Literacy, with Alison Head at its helm, has produced insightful and thought-provoking studies. In preparation for sunsetting their College Study, Head announced a new report, “'The Project Information Literacy Retrospective: Insights from more than a decade of information literacy research, 2008-2022' , authored by PIL Team members Alison J. Head, Barbara Fister, Steven Geofrey, and Margy MacMillan. This 22-page report summarizes the entirety of PIL's research on college students for the first time, all 14 years and all 12 major studies. To measure the impact of our collective work, we have conducted a unique computational citation analysis. Tracking down more than 2,100 citations to PIL studies, our analysis shows the geographic and disciplinary reach of our research in three interactive information visualizations.”

The authors write, "For more than a decade, the research team published reports from the front lines focusing on students’ encounters with information as captured in their own words. This corpus of research not only provided insight into how students use information for academic work, but also moved beyond this common focus for information literacy research by widening the lens to see how students conduct research in everyday life.” I found PIL’s combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods and findings to be compelling reading. Some of the quotes from students and the conclusions drawn by the researchers in this series of reports had a significant impact on my own thinking about students and their relationship to information.

Head’s plenary talk from the CNI Spring 2017 meeting “What Today's Students Have Taught Us" can be found here: YouTube: https://youtu.be/a0ep6XAbUjQ Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/212821471

Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director Emerita Coalition for Networked Information

I wanted to be sure that the broader CNI community was aware of this effort by our partners at the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) to update the Digital Preservation Declaration of Shared Values and had the opportunity to provide input. I think that this is a very valuable effort and was thrilled to be able to host the announcement of the initial release of the declaration at the Fall 2017 CNI meeting.

Clifford Lynch Director, CNI

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CALL FOR INPUT EXTENDED: Digital Preservation Declaration of Shared Values Version 3

Our colleague Don Waters has just published a fantastic new article titled "The Emerging Digital Infrastructure for Research in the Humanities" in the International Journal of Digital Libraries. The article is available online (open access) at

The emerging digital infrastructure for research in the humanities | International Journal on Digital Libraries | Springer Nature Link

This article advances the thesis that three decades of investments by national and international funders, combined with those of scholars, technologists, librarians, archivists, and their institutions, have resulted in a digital infrastructure in the humanities that is now capable of supporting end-to-end research workflows. The article refers to key developments in the epigraphy and paleography of the premodern period. It draws primarily on work in classical studies but also highlights related ...

Here's the abstract

This article advances the thesis that three decades of investments by national and international funders, combined with those of scholars, technologists, librarians, archivists, and their institutions, have resulted in a digital infrastructure in the humanities that is now capable of supporting end-to-end research workflows. The article refers to key developments in the epigraphy and paleography of the premodern period. It draws primarily on work in classical studies but also highlights related work in the adjacent disciplines of Egyptology, ancient Near East studies, and medieval studies. The argument makes a case that much has been achieved but it does not declare “mission accomplished.” The capabilities of the infrastructure remain unevenly distributed within and across disciplines, institutions, and regions. Moreover, the components, including the links between steps in the workflow, are generally far from user-friendly and seamless in operation. Because further refinements and additional capacities are still much needed, the article concludes with a discussion of key priorities for future work.

This is the final reminder that Monday, October 10 is the deadline to submit a project briefing proposal for CNI’s Fall 2022 Membership Meeting (December 12-13, Washington, DC).

Proposals may be submitted via online form: https://www.cni.org/mm/fall-2022/project-briefing-proposals-f22

Anyone may propose a project briefing, including groups/individuals from non-member institutions and organizations. All meeting attendees (including speakers) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Fall 2022 Meeting will be entirely in-person; we intend to record all meeting sessions and to make videos openly available after the meeting.

Today I attended an excellent report release webinar at the US National Academies for their report "Protecting US Technological Advantage", which takes a very high level policy look at many of the issues that have surfaced in recent years about research security, research openness (particularly for basic research) and related matters. There's a lot of very interesting material in the report (I have not read the entire thing yet), including discussions of what it really means to operate in an open research environment. In some sense this could be viewed as a high level policy discussion complementing things like the recent OSTP directive on scholarly communication concerning federally funded research.

The webinar was recorded and I believe the recording will be available in the near future. The report is available now for free download. Here is a link to a more detailed description of the committee and its work, including a link to download the report:

Protecting Critical Technologies for National Security in an Era of Openness and Competition

An ad hoc committee of NASEM reviewed the protection of technologies that have strategic importance for national security in an era of openness and competition, considering policies and practices related to the production and commercialization of research in critical domains. Based on its analysis, the committee offered in its report recommendations for changes to technology protection policies and practices that reflect the current realities of how technologies are developed and incorporated in...

Here's a direct link to the report at the National Academies Press

Reminder: We are accepting proposals for project briefings to be presented during CNI’s Fall 2022 Membership Meeting on December 12-13 in Washington, DC, at the JW Marriott Hotel.

Proposals may be submitted via online form: https://www.cni.org/mm/fall-2022/project-briefing-proposals-f22

Deadline for submissions is October 10.

Anyone may propose a project briefing, including groups/individuals from non-member institutions and organizations. All meeting attendees (including speakers) will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to participating in the meeting.

I am so pleased to announce, along with our publisher ACRL, the publication of Designing Libraries for the 21st Century. Along with my co-editors Tom Hickerson and Leonora Crema, we recruited a stellar group of authors, who had given presentations at the Designing Libraries conferences, to write a total of 28 chapters, covering a wide variety of topics. My chapter (no. 4) "21st Century Libraries for Students: Learning and Belonging” distills my thinking about libraries as learning spaces over the years and adds an important focus on the library as a place for students of many backgrounds to find an environment where they feel they belong to the university community. The announcement from ACRL is below. —Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director Emerita, CNI

ACRL announces the publication of Designing Libraries for the 21st Century , edited by H. Thomas Hickerson, Joan K. Lippincott, and Leonora Crema. Featuring an impressive array of authors drawn largely from the conference of the same name and packed with full color images and illustrations, this book provides guidance, principles, and a wealth of creative ideas for academic library spaces, technology, programs, and partnerships.

The 21st century has seen a transformational shift in the design of college and research libraries, one focused more on user experience and engagement than on collections. Dramatic changes in library design have been driven by changes in the core functions of universities and colleges: the reliance on digital tools and content, integration of technologies into pedagogy and research, and emphasis on the active and social aspects of learning, inclusion, and community engagement. Planning for these vibrant spaces needs to incorporate new program and staffing strategies, robust technical infrastructure, human-centered design, and flexibility to enable ongoing change.

The US National Academies has recently published a study report titled "Cryptography and the Intelligence Community: The Future of Encryption" that focuses on the balance between encryption and decryption in the coming 10-20 years; it uses a scenario driven approach to analyze the landscape. The report, plus a highlights document, can be found here, along with some background on the project:

Future of Encryption

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, will convene an ad hoc committee to identify potential scenarios over the next 10 to 20 years for the balance between encryption and decryption (and other data and communications protection and exploitation capabilities). A peer-reviewed consensus report is expected to be published Fall 2021.

This work included consideration of the implications of quantum computing developments, but was scoped much more broadly.

There was a launch webinar for the report on September 13 (which I attended) that provided an excellent summary. This was recorded, and I expect that it should be available on the National Academies channel on Youtube in the near future.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has published the Open Knowledge Network Roadmap – Powering the Next Data Revolution report that outlines a strategy for "establishing an open and accessible national resource to power 21st century data science and next-generation artificial intelligence." The report is the outcome of the "Open Knowledge Network Innovation Sprint," organized by NSF with support from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), that took place earlier this year and included more than 150 stakeholders from government, academia, industry and the nonprofit sector. NSF's press release is here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNSF/bulletins/32ceb0c

I attended today’s rollout event, which was in meeting format via Zoom and included numerous stakeholders; there was tremendous energy around next steps for building the OPN, bringing in partners, and engaging communities.

An overview of the project (and a link to the full report) is available here: https://apply.hub.ki/okn/

-Diane Goldenberg-Hart, CNI

If you plan to attend the Designing Libraries IX conference and have not yet registered, please do so right away; there are very few places remaining. The conference program is now available on the website.

Joan K. Lippincott, Ph.D. Associate Executive Director Emerita Coalition for Networked Information joan@cni.org joan@cni.org

REGISTER NOW! Hosted by Temple University in Philadelphia, PA

There's a nice piece in the Guardian today that covers not only the work that Emerald CloudLabs and Carnegie Mellon University are doing (which should already familiar to CNI-announce readers) but also some other related work in the area. See

Cloud labs and remote research aren’t the future of science – they’re here | Medical research | The Guardian

At high-end labs in the US and UK, anybody, anywhere, can conduct experiments by remote control. Is the rise of the robot researcher now inevitable?

Clifford Lynch Director, CNI

University of Michigan Professor Paul Courant Receives Paul Evan Peters Award

Washington, DC – The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE are pleased to announce that economist Paul Courant, who has served in multiple roles at the University of Michigan, including provost and dean of libraries, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Paul Evan Peters Award. The award recognizes notable, lasting achievements in the creation and innovative use of network-based information resources and services that advance scholarship and intellectual productivity.

“It’s wonderful to see Paul Courant recognized with the Paul Evan Peters Award,” commented CNI Executive Director Clifford Lynch. “Paul’s central role in making the Google Books project possible has permanently changed the way the world views the possibilities of digital libraries and access to our print cultural heritage. It’s a study in both vision and courage, and exactly the kind of leadership Paul Evan Peters treasured and sought to foster. Courant’s initiative led us to HathiTrust and positioned research libraries to respond more effectively to the challenges during the pandemic. Our understanding of the importance of his achievement only grows in retrospect.”

Courant is the Edward M. Gramlich Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Policy and the Harold T. Shapiro Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He is also a professor emeritus of economics and of information, and he holds the distinction of Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus. He has been instrumental in reshaping scholarly communication throughout his illustrious and varied career. Mary Lee Kennedy, ARL executive director, stated that “Paul Courant epitomizes the qualities of the Paul Evan Peters Award recipient—a person with the vision and willingness to take major risks with higher education leadership. Courant’s foresight in leading the Google Books initiative and establishing HathiTrust, and as part of the leadership that launched the Digital Public Library of America, profoundly changed the nature of research, and continues to benefit researchers worldwide.”

Proposals are now being accepted for project briefings to be presented at CNI's Fall 2022 Membership Meeting on December 12-13 in Washington, DC, at the JW Marriott Hotel. Anyone may propose a project briefing, including groups/individuals from non-member institutions and organizations.

CNI’s Fall 2022 Meeting will be entirely in-person (we will not be doing a virtual event) and will follow the redesign of the fall ‘21 and spring ‘22 in-person events, with a very limited number of breakout sessions and emphasis on opportunities for discussion and exchange. We intend to record all meeting sessions and to make videos openly available after the meeting.

Project briefings are typically 30-minute or one-hour sessions that focus on a discussion of a timely topic, or on a specific institutional/organizational or cross-institutional project related to digital information. This year we will also offer the option to propose lightning round presentations (limited to seven minutes and a single speaker).

A limited number of project briefings will be accepted; topics that would particularly benefit from interactive discussion will be prioritized, as will proposals focusing on novel or particularly creative approaches to community challenges.

Final reminder: The proposal submission deadline for the next edition of CNI’s Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series is tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 7.

More information about this program is available on the CNI website .

Proposals may be submitted via online form: https://www.cni.org/resources/pbvs/submit-a-proposal

Please contact me with any questions. Thank you!

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has today issued new policy guidance that updates the 2013 Holdren memo on open access. The new guidance can be found at

This new guidance extends the Holdren memo in a number of important ways. It applies to all agencies funding research, not just those with budgets over $100 Million. It eliminates the optional 12-month embargo period for publications. And it strengthens provisions for timely access to research data. There are many details in the new guidance that are worth studying; for example, it calls for the adoption of various persistent identifiers (PIDs).

Note that, much like the Holdren memo, this will take several years to play out. Individual agencies have to formulate policies and implementation plans and schedules, and then implement them. The new memo contains timeline parameters for various aspects of the policy guidance.

The proposal submission deadline for the next edition of CNI’s Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series has been extended to Wednesday, Sept. 7.

More information about this program is available on the CNI website .

Proposals may be submitted via online form: https://www.cni.org/resources/pbvs/submit-a-proposal

Updated Dates Deadline for submissions: September 7, 2022 Notification of acceptance: September 14, 2022 Video submission deadline for accepted proposals: October 5, 2022 Video collection release: October 2022

Hosted by Temple University and co-sponsored by CNI, NC State University Libraries, and Tom Hickerson, Conference Founder, the Designing Libraries for the 21st Century Conference will be held in Philadelphia with preconferences offered on Sunday, November 6, 2022 and the main program on Monday and Tuesday, November 7 and 8. We’ve planned a dynamic program packed with a wide range of projects and perspectives that should interest architects, planners, designers, academic administrators, and librarians. Check the conference website for more information. The conference has a registration cap and in the past, it has filled up quickly so I encourage you to register soon if you’re planning to attend.

Joan K. Lippincott, Associate Executive Director Emerita Coalition for Networked Information

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Hosted by Temple University in Philadelphia, PA

DESIGNING LIBRARIES IX FOR THE 21ST CENTURY November 6–8, 2022 Reserve your spot now for the Designing Libraries IX conference in Philadelphia, where librarians, architects, planners, designers, information technologists, and others will gather to explore the achievements and challenges of designing libraries and learning spaces for the 21st century.

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has recently announced ten FAIROS Research Coordination Network grants, which are intended to advance use of the FAIR principles and open science practices (I shared the announcement of the call for proposals here some months ago). Our colleagues at ARL have an excellent summary of the awards and a little background on the program at

ARL Applauds NSF Open Science Investment — Association of Research Libraries

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) commends the ongoing commitment of the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to open science. NSF today announced awards for 10 new projects focused on...

I am delighted that CNI will be working with the FAIR-HEP RCN work (this is the last award on the list in the ARL summary).

Clifford Lynch Director, CNI

We’re looking forward to the next Designing Libraries conference, co-sponsored by CNI and hosted by Temple University. This is a heads-up for the opening of registration on 8/22/22. Details about the program will be added as available. Hope to see you there! — Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director Emerita, CNI

REGISTRATION OPENS SOON Hosted by Temple University in Philadelphia, PA

DESIGNING LIBRARIES IX FOR THE 21ST CENTURY November 6–8, 2022 Join us in Philadelphia for Designing Libraries IX, where librarians, architects, planners, designers, information technologists, and others will gather to explore the achievements and challenges of designing libraries and learning spaces for the 21st century. Registration opens Monday, August 22 at 2pm ET. The cost for the conference is $600 which includes two evening receptions, as well as breakfast and lunch on Monday and Tuesday. There are additional optional ways to participate on Sunday, including a preconference on reenvisioning existing facilities and tours of notable Philadelphia cultural landmarks like the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Penn Museum.

Learn more at sites.temple.edu/designinglibraries

Washington, DC — Doctoral student Hugh Paterson III and master’s student Jamie Flood are the 2022 recipients of the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship for graduate study in information sciences or closely related fields. The fellowship honors the memory of Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) founding executive director Paul Evan Peters; it recognizes outstanding scholarship and intellectual rigor, a commitment to civic responsibility and democratic values, and imagination.

“We had another great applicant pool this year, creating really difficult decisions for our jury, which has selected two wonderful awardees,” said CNI executive director Clifford Lynch. “The aspirations and goals of Jamie and Hugh both honor Paul Peters’s memory and, I think, resonate strongly with his visions of technology for social good.”

Hugh Paterson III will enter the PhD program in information science at the University of North Texas this fall. Paterson was selected, in part, for his commitment to making information resources in digital archives more accessible to underserved communities. In his PhD work, he plans to increase awareness of minority language resources by using machine learning and bibliographic records to detect and index resources about languages in creative new ways. “Hugh is passionate about creating positive connections in society both in digital forms and in real life. Minority languages are the glue of identity for many communities around the world. He understands the deep emotional connections that communities have to the languages they grew up speaking,” wrote Jeremy Nordmoe, director of SIL International’s Language and Culture Archives, in a letter of recommendation. While pursuing his linguistics master’s degree, Paterson worked to create materials with members of endangered language communities in Nigeria and Mexico. He has worked to make those and other language materials more accessible to the communities they impact. He studied nonprofit management at the University of Oregon, Eugene, and holds an MA in linguistics from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, and a BA in German from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Jamie Flood is a student in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library and Information Science Program. An avid Wikipedian, Flood is currently an outreach and information specialist with the Agricultural Law Information Partnership at the USDA National Agricultural Library (NAL), where she contributes data to Wikipedia and organizes edit-a-thons. Her primary focus is adding content related to women and Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) in scientific fields, especially in the areas of property rights, food and nutrition equity, and farmland access. Kirstin Nelson, senior law librarian and Diversity and Inclusion Council executive director at NAL, wrote, “She intentionally seeks out the stories and images that highlight women and BIPOC people to help give a fuller narrative to science and stories around agriculture and agricultural law…She is brave and speaks up for inclusion and equity even when—especially when—it is hard and may carry consequences.” Flood holds an MS from Auburn University’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology and a BA in sociology and women’s studies from Eastern Illinois University.