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Coalition for Networked Information

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CNI: Coalition for Networked Information
CNI
Formation1990 (1990)
FounderPaul Evan Peters
TypeNon-profit organization
PurposeDedicated to supporting the transformative promise of digital information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity.
Headquarters1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1200, Washington, D.C. 20036
Location
Coordinates38°54′32″N 77°02′38″W / 38.908861°N 77.043809°W / 38.908861; -77.043809
Region
International
MethodsProgram Plan[1]
Membership244[2] (2020-2021)
Official language
en
Executive Director
Clifford Lynch
Assistant Executive Director
Diane Goldenberg-Hart
Steering Committee[3]
Parent organization
Association of Research Libraries, Educause
Staff5 (2020)

The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization whose mission is to promote networked information technology as a way to further the advancement of intellectual collaboration and productivity.[4][5]

Overview

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The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), a joint initiative of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, promotes the use of digital information technology to advance scholarship and education.[4][5] In establishing the Coalition under the leadership of founding Executive Director Paul Evan Peters, these sponsor organizations sought to broaden the community’s thinking beyond issues of network connectivity and bandwidth to encompass digital content and advanced applications to create, share, disseminate, and analyze such content in the service of research and education.[6] [7] CNI works on a broad array of issues related to the development and use of digital information in the research and education communities.[8][4]

CNI fosters connections and collaboration between library and information technology communities, representing the interests of a wide range of member organizations from higher education, publishing, networking and telecommunications, information technology, government agencies, foundations, museums, libraries, and library organizations.[9] Over 200 member organizations constitute CNI's membership, representing higher education, publishing, network and telecommunication, information technology, and libraries.[10][11] CNI is fully funded from membership dues.[12] Based in Washington, DC, CNI holds semi-annual membership meetings that serve as a bellwether for digital information issues and projects.[13][14][15] CNI also hosts invitational conferences, co-sponsors related meetings and conferences, issues reports, advises government agencies and funders, and supports a variety of networked information initiatives.[16][17][18][19][20][21] The organization regularly releases a pre-recorded video series which highlights timely topics in the networked information landscape.[22]

History

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In 1990, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Educom, and CAUSE joined together to form CNI to create a collaborative project focused on high speed networking that would integrate the interests of academic and research libraries (ARL) and computing in higher education (Educom and CAUSE).[23][24] Educom and CAUSE consolidated their organizations in 1998 to form EDUCAUSE, which is now one half of the partnership that oversees CNI.[25][26] Structurally, CNI is a program of its founding associations with administrative oversight provided by ARL; it is not a legally separate entity.[27] CNI’s oversight is provided by the boards and CEOs of the founding organizations, and a steering committee guides its program.[8][28]

Paul Evan Peters was the founding executive director; Joan K. Lippincott also joined CNI as the associate executive director at that time. In 1997, Clifford Lynch assumed the role of executive director, and continues to serve in that capacity as of 2020; Lippincott retired from the organization in December 2019 and now holds the position of associate director emerita.[29][30][31][32][33] CNI’s program has included projects in the areas of architectures and standards for networked information, scholarly communication, economics of networked information, Internet technology and infrastructure, teaching and learning, institutional and professional implications of the networked environment, and government information on the Internet.[34][35]

References

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  1. ^ "CNI Program Plan". 15 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ "CNI Membership". 15 November 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "CNI Steering Committee". 15 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  5. ^ a b "About CNI". CNI: Coalition for Networked Information. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  6. ^ West, Richard P. (July 2009). "The Coalition for Networked Information and the Rewards of Risk Taking". Portal: Libraries and the Academy. 9:3 (FESTSCHRIFT Honoring Duane E. Webster Executive Director, Association of Research Libraries 1988–2008): 317–325. doi:10.1353/pla.0.0061. S2CID 62711516.
  7. ^ "Paul Evan Peters, 1947-1996, from ARL: A Bimontly Newsletter" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-01.
  8. ^ a b Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, entry on CNI (PDF). Boca Raton: CRC Press. 2010. pp. 561–569. ISBN 9780849397127.
  9. ^ "CNI Members". 15 November 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) | Georgetown University Library". library.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  11. ^ Lippincott, Joan K. (2009), "Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)", Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences (3 ed.), CRC Press, pp. 1070–1079, doi:10.1081/E-ELIS3-120044421, ISBN 978-0-203-75763-5, retrieved 2023-11-07
  12. ^ "CNI". Policy Commons. November 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "CNI Membership Meetings". 15 November 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  14. ^ Martone, Maryann (2012-12-02). "Coalition for Networked Information-Fall Meeting". FORCE11. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  15. ^ Lippincott, Joan K. (2009), "Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)", Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences (3 ed.), CRC Press, pp. 1070–1079, doi:10.1081/E-ELIS3-120044421, ISBN 978-0-203-75763-5, retrieved 2023-11-07
  16. ^ "ARL/CNI Appoint Joint Task Force on Scenario Planning for AI/ML Futures". CNI: Coalition for Networked Information. 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  17. ^ "Membership Meetings". CNI: Coalition for Networked Information. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  18. ^ "Workshops & Projects". CNI: Coalition for Networked Information. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  19. ^ "Other Events". CNI: Coalition for Networked Information. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  20. ^ mfinet (2022-06-24). "Internet2/CNI Cloud Storage Briefing Papers Now Available". Internet2. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  21. ^ "Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  22. ^ Price, Gary (2023-08-24). "Coalition For Networked Information (CNI) Releases "Edition Guide" For August 2023 Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series, Six Contributed Videos Address Current Digital Information Issues". Library Journal infoDOCKET. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  23. ^ Lippincott, Joan K. (2009), "Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)", Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences (3 ed.), CRC Press, pp. 1070–1079, doi:10.1081/E-ELIS3-120044421, ISBN 978-0-203-75763-5, retrieved 2023-11-07
  24. ^ Peters, Paul (2012-11-26). "Networked Information Resources & Services in Perspective: the Experience of the Coalition for Networked Information". Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences.
  25. ^ "Our History". EDUCAUSE. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  26. ^ "EDUCAUSE Leadership Award Goes to David Smallen,Hamilton Technology Leader". Hamilton College. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  27. ^ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon (2013-05-09). "Association Of Research Libraries - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2023-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ "ARL Board Appoints Dale Askey as Member Representative to CNI Steering Committee". Association of Research Libraries. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  29. ^ "Clifford A Lynch". members.educause.edu. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  30. ^ admin (2006-09-29). "Clifford Lynch". Library Information Technology Association (LITA). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  31. ^ "Joan Lippincott to Retire from Coalition for Networked Information; Diane Goldenberg-Hart Appointed Assistant Director Designate". Association of Research Libraries. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  32. ^ "Library Journal". www.libraryjournal.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  33. ^ "Paul Evan Peters, 1947–1996". Association of Research Libraries. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  34. ^ Coalition for Networked Information (15 November 2010). "History of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)". Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  35. ^ Lippincott, Joan K. (2015), "Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)", Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Third Edition (3 ed.), CRC Press, pp. 1070–1079, doi:10.1081/E-ELIS3-120044421, ISBN 978-0-203-75763-5, retrieved 2021-10-29
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