Cliff Lynch

Biography

Clifford Lynch has been the Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) since July 1997. CNI, jointly sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries and EDUCAUSE, includes about 200 member organizations concerned with the use of information technology and networked information to enhance scholarship and intellectual productivity. Prior to joining CNI, Lynch spent 18 years at the University of California Office of the President, the last 10 as Director of Library Automation. Lynch, who holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, is an adjunct professor at Berkeley's School of Information Management and Systems. He is a past president of the American Society for Information Science and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Information Standards Organization. He currently chairs Section T on Information, Computing, and Communication of AAAS and serves on the National Academies' committee on digital archiving and the National Archives and Records Administration.

EDUCAUSE Publications

  • AI and Scholarship
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    Cliff Lynch, executive director for the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) discusses the evolving impact of AI on scientific research and education.

  • AI and Copyright: 3 Key Issues
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    There are three critical copyright issues that arise with the use of generative AI. In this video, we touch on the legal and ethical complexities around data ingestion for AI training, the potential for AI-generated outputs to infringe on existing works, and the challenge of securing copyright protection for AI-created content.

  • A Conversation with CNI’s Cliff Lynch
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    In this conversation, Executive Director for the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), Cliff Lynch, talks about issues concerning scholarly communication, digital information technology, and higher education technology.

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EDUCAUSE Presentations

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Memberships

EDUCAUSE Primary Representative

EDUCAUSE Involvement

  • ECAR Campus Cyberinfrastructure Group
    • Member: 2013 - 2016
  • ECAR Data Curation Working Group
    • Member: 2017 - 2019
  • ECAR Data Management Group
    • Member: 2013
  • ACTI Data Management Working Group
    • Member: 2011 - 2013
  • ACTI Campus Cyberinfrastructure Working Group
    • Member: 2011 - 2013
  • Nominations and Leadership Development Committee
    • Member: 2008 - 2011
  • Campus Cyberinfrastructure Information Management Focus Grou
    • Member: 2007 - 2011
  • EDUCAUSE CI Digest Advisory Committee
    • Member: 2007 - 2011
  • Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee
    • Member: 2007 - 2010
  • Campus Cyberinfrastructure - Working Group
    • Member: 2006 - 2011
  • Policy Conference Program Committee
    • Ex Officio: 2003 - 2005
  • Networking Program Committee
    • Member: 2003 - 2011
  • Networking 2002 Program Committee
    • Member: 2002 - 2004
  • NET '01 Program Committee
    • Member: 2001 - 2002
  • Converged Communications Working Group
    • Member: 1999 - 2011
  • PKI
    • Member: 1999 - 2004
  • Net '00 Program Committee
    • Member: 1999 - 2001