The 2026 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries will take place on October 13–16 in Dallas, Texas, and the call for papers, posters, and more has also been released:

This CNI briefing analyzes a survey of senior research officers at Association of Public and Land-grant Universities members, exploring questions like: How have SRO roles and priorities shifted? And how can librarians and IT collaborate with their SRO to tackle challenges at research universities?

CNI is accepting proposals for the summer 2026 edition of the Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series. Briefings should focus on a digital information topic or project or recent reports and updates on projects, programs, or organizations that may have reported at CNI in the past. 📆 Deadline: May 27

Apply to join the 2026 cohort of the @arl.org Leadership and Career Development Program, a 13-month fellowship for mid-level leaders in research libraries or archives designed to cultivate leaders grounded in integrity. Learn more and register for the info session on May 12. App deadline: June 15

The Indigenizing Archival Search & IndigenizeSNAC projects are improving SNAC as a tool for Indigenous data sovereignty—through edit-a-thons, focus groups, and an Indigenous Description Group shaping guidance on access, data workflows, and descriptive needs. See the progress and what's ahead.

In the CNI spring opening plenary, @rebekahcummings.bsky.social shares her conviction that wherever AI touches the information space on campus, librarians must be centered in the conversation, and she reflects on her own journey finding a “seat at the table” in shaping campus AI policy.

We've released the spring 2026 edition of the CNI Project Briefing Series, featuring five new community contributed videos on topics such as digital transformation and data storage allocation. Watch at: www.cni.org/resources/pb...

🎥 Aligning Library Consortia for Collective Impact: Results from the @investinopen.bsky.social Open Resilience: Building Infrastructure Together Project. Hear how consortia are emerging as architects of resilience, navigating funding cuts & vendor consolidation to strengthen #OpenInfrastructure.

In the CNI closing plenary, Harnessing the Data Renaissance for Scientific Discovery, Manish Parashar explores the role of democratizing access to #OpenData and shared #cyberinfrastructure in enabling equitable and responsible data use, and he introduces the vision of the National Data Platform.

The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress is offering Kluge Fellowships in Digital Studies for scholars using digital methods to explore the impact of the digital revolution on society, culture, and international relations. Open to all disciplines—apply by Sept 15. #DigitalScholarship

WATCH 🎥 Partnering to Advance Access & Equity: Three Case Studies from Brown University Digital Publications Learn how BUDP partners with scholarly presses to rethink publishing workflows and amplify underrepresented voices through innovative, accessible #DigitalScholarship:

CNI spring membership meeting plenary videos are ready: Opening: Libraries Leading Campus AI and Closing:  Harnessing the Data Renaissance for Scientific Discovery. Watch both videos on the CNI website 📽️ @rebekahcummings.bsky.social

Tomorrow (May 1): Join @browncds.bsky.social for "Forging the Future of Digital Scholarship: People, Projects, Priorities"—a free symposium (in-person & virtual) exploring community-engaged research, multimodal publishing, & more. Keynote by @brettbobley.bsky.social of @schmidtsciences.bsky.social.

The CNI briefing, IT Governance in Academic Libraries: Insights from a Cross-Institutional Survey, explores survey findings on how academic libraries approach IT governance—staffing, central IT partnerships, project prioritization & stakeholder engagement: youtu.be/6tEOXAPmBpA

📣 #IDCC27 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from 9-12 February 2027! Our conference theme is FAIR DO’s: Centring People in the Stewardship and Curation of Digital Objects. The theme acknowledges the crucial role of people in the work of making digital objects FAIR. ➡️ dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc27

CNI is delighted to sponsor the next Designing Libraries Conference, along with NC State University Libraries and Tom Hickerson, hosted by University of Pittsburgh on Oct 18-20, 2026. Sign up to receive an alert when registration opens: library.pitt.edu/designinglib...

In 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance, consisting of @arl.org and @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social. issued principles interpreting how existing US copyright law applies to #AI. Their recent CNI briefing explains of the latest iteration of the principles in light of the current policy landscape.

CLIR @clirnews.bsky.social and Shift Collective have published: Preserving Endangered Cultural Memory at a Time of Heightened Risk: Evaluating the Recordings at Risk Grant Program. For more, see www.clir.org/2026/04/rar-...

Upcoming Event: #OpenCon Librarian Community Call (May 12 at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT) Presentation/Conversation About #AI #Attribution and #Disclosure with Natalie Meyers, CNI/ARL AI Researcher in Residence www.opencon.community/may_2026_lib... #libraries #GenAI @arl.org @cni-org.bsky.social

Last call! Applications for the 2026 Paul Evan Peters Scholarship close tomorrow, April 24 at 11:59 p.m. ET. We're seeking graduate students who are studying and passionate about digital information, technology, and the future of libraries and scholarship. Apply at ➡️ www.cni.org/about-cni/aw...

"Research libraries that treat AI governance, workforce development, and collection strategy as integrated priorities will be best positioned to lead their institutions through an uncertain but consequential decade and to shape what research libraries become by 2035." Read the full report at the 🔗

This CNI briefing explores where online learning is headed, how delivery and operating models are shifting, and what this means for universities, particularly for libraries, which are essential to equitable access and academic success.💻 @morganmundum.bsky.social

That's a wrap on our Spring Membership Meeting in Salt Lake City! 🏔️ A warm thanks to our members, speakers, and guests for the conversations, insight, and energy you brought. Session recordings will be available soon—we'll share details as soon as they're ready!

The Call for Proposals for the virtual DLF Forum, taking place online October 14-15, is open🎉 forum2026.diglib.org/call-for-pro... DLF welcomes submissions from all sectors, backgrounds, and career stages. Share your insights in digital libraries, cultural heritage, education, pedagogy, and more.

Great to be at the @cni-org.bsky.social Spring 2026 Membership Meeting in Salt Lake City representing @iiif.bsky.social. Great to catch up with longtime colleagues and meet so many new people!

CNI Steering Committee member @dancohen.org reflects on what he's anticipating at the upcoming CNI membership meeting next week in Salt Lake City in this CNI Interviews podcast excerpt from @educause.bsky.social youtu.be/yNPiko6QyGQ?...

At CNI next week, Manish Parashar, Executive Director, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute and Inaugural Chief AI Officer, University of Utah, will deliver the closing plenary: Harnessing the Data Renaissance for Scientific Discovery: www.cni.org/mm/spring-20...

Applications Open for The Met Schmidt Sciences @schmidtsciences.bsky.social Research Scholars in AI & the Humanities. Deadline: April 15th. The program supports two postdoc positions exploring how AI can advance research in areas such as museum information, collections data, conservation, etc.

The FAIROS Program seeks to advance research in #OpenScience and is recruiting panelists for the second round of FAIROS proposals. Provide your interest to participate in FAIROS review panels by completing the survey: touchpoints.app.cloud.gov/touchpoints/... More info: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

The CNI Paul Evan Peters Scholarship honors a leader who believed in the power of digital information to transform scholarship and public life. Applications are open to doctoral & master's students in information sciences, librarianship, or a related field who are carrying that vision. Deadline 4/24

The opening plenary at #CNISpring26 features a framing talk from Rebekah Cummings on why library values and expertise make librarians natural leaders in campus AI policy followed by a panel of library leaders shaping campus AI initiatives. 🔗 www.cni.org/mm/spring-20...

📆 Save the date: International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries in Faro, Portugal, Sept 22–25, 2026 TPDL 2026 brings together researchers and practitioners in #DigitalLibraries in light of tech advances in knowledge extraction, management, & dissemination. Proposals due May 3.

The Ecosystem for Research Networking Summit 2026: Beyond Resources: Integrating AI, Quantum, and the Workforce of the Future will take place on April 22, 12-5 p.m. ET. Register for the free virtual conference by April 17: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Full agenda: ern.ci/ern-summit-2...

The CNI Spring Member Meeting schedule has been announced, packed with speakers and sessions exploring pressing and emerging issues in digital information. We look forward to living this schedule with our members, speakers, and guests in Salt Lake City in just a few short weeks⛰️

How can libraries tackle digital accessibility at scale? In this CNI talk, Cory Tressler from Ohio State University Libraries walks through their cost-effective workflow and digital accessibility tools that use LLMs to generate alt text for documents & images—making collections more accessible.

New @arl.org and CNI Report: Strategic Implications of AI Futures for #ResearchLibraries: Workshop Report, written by Karen Estlund and Cynthia Hudson Vitale from the workshop, Futurescape Libraries: Mapping Possibilities for Tomorrow’s Information Hubs. Read the report: www.arl.org/news/arl-and...

At CNI, a panel explored different approaches to AI-enabled library search and discovery, including agentic frameworks and natural language queries, discussing the technical challenges and ethical limits of these applications and ways of aligning the tech with higher ed and library values.

⏳ Reminder: The deadline to apply for the CNI Paul Evan Peters Scholarship is April 24. Graduate students in information sciences, librarianship, or a related field—this one's for you. Two scholarships available for the 2026–27 academic year. Learn more →

Learn about two approaches to handling "open" in this recent CNI presentation: Carnegie Mellon's Open at CMU program and The University of California's Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Network: youtu.be/gEClsypHM6k #OpenSource #OSPO #OpenAccess #OpenData #OpenEducation

At CNI, speakers from the University of Kentucky and San José State University came together to share two case studies of building sustainable #DigitalScholarship programs, supporting #humanities and data-intensive research. See the conversation at: youtu.be/IkN3BgVYVpc #DigitalHumanities

📽️Slides and recording from the @researchdataall.bsky.social info session "What is Agentic AI" featuring @sayeedc.bsky.social and CNI/@arl.org 's Natalie Meyers are now available: www.rd-alliance.org/events/what-...

The National Endowment for the Humanities new Collections Stewardship grant program is accepting applications. Deadline to apply is May 11, 2026. Learn more at neh.gov/grants.

A new report explores how #AI can address the challenge and support the accessibility of born-digital government records. "Sifting the Digital Heap: A scoping study of AI for government archives–access, backlogs, and responsible practice” draws on workshops and interviews across the UK and the US.

Rebekah Cummings (University of Utah) will open the CNI Spring Meeting leading a panel on #AI implementation strategies across #libraries, campuses, and systems alongside practitioners from Montana State University, University of Oklahoma, and California State University.

🎓 Applications are open for the 2026 Paul Evan Peters Scholarship! CNI is awarding two scholarships to graduate students in information sciences, librarianship, or a related field: 💡 Doctoral students: $5,000/year (up to 2 years) 📚 Master's students: $2,500/year (up to 2 years) Deadline: April 24

⏳️ Deadline Friday, March 20: CNI Spring 2026 Pre-record Edition Proposals should focus on a CNI-related topic or on a digital information project; we especially invite briefings on recent reports, and updates on projects, programs, or organizations that previously reported at CNI. Anyone can submit!

Keynote nominations a now open for the 2026 Virtual DLF Forum, October 14-15, 2026; Share whose voice would challenge, inspire, or ground this year's conversations at DLF by March 31: 20251227.hs-sites.com/march-dlf-fo... The call for proposals will be coming soon! @clirnews.bsky.social

Just released: A first look at what's in store for the CNI Spring 2026 Membership Meeting, including sessions on accessibility, cybersecurity, AI, and more: www.cni.org/mm/spring-20...

@taccutexas.bsky.social will host the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) Summer Institute: Curating Large Scale Research Data: Concepts and Actions on May 18-21st 2026 🔗Learn more at: web.cvent.com/event/63f658...

This week on #LTIBlog We're sharing three talks from Coalition for Networked Information(CNI) we didn’t want you to miss & give some perspective to ongoing discussions about #AI in libraries and research institutions on #library leadership during big AI changes ow.ly/lmBb50YmuPk @cni-org.bsky.social