Cyber-infrastructure - What's Really New About This New Wave? Cyberinfrastructure is a term coined around 2003 based on the analogy to physical infrastructure. Like its traditional counterpart, CI is often noticed only when it is not functioning well. CI is complex, expensive, and requires substantial interinstitutional cooperation to be successful. Is its value to your academic plan and institutional competitiveness worth all that money? Is its cooperative nature a drawback or an advantage? Join us to explore the growing strategic role of CI in the academy. Presenter: Elaine Westbrooks, Associate Dean for UNL Libraries