Inside ASIS&T, August 2026

Hello InfoFolk! In the part of the northern hemisphere where I live, most of us are gearing up for a new academic year. We’re gathering our notebooks and pencils (at least metaphorically), freshening up the reading lists for our courses and experiencing the familiar blend of end-of-summer melancholy and back-to-school excitement. No matter what part…

ASIS&T Executive Director, Lydia Middleton has recorded a video sharing updates about the organization. Check it out! Back to Inside ASIS&T, August 2026

CHECK OUT THE PHOTO GALLERY The inaugural ASIS&T Information Science Summit and Special Libraries Conference (ISS/SLC26) brought together information professionals, researchers, educators, and practitioners for an inspiring week of learning, collaboration, and community building. Based on results from the post-event attendee survey, the meeting delivered a highly positive experience, with participants praising the valuable educational…

Save the date for the ASIS&T 2027 Information Science Summit & Special Libraries Conference (ISS/SLC27), taking place May 22-25, 2027, at The Curtis Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Expect engaging sessions, fresh perspectives, opportunities to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new ones, and plenty of that special ASIS&T energy that makes our events memorable. And…

Register Now 2026 Annual Meeting Symposia & Workshops Kick off the 2026 Annual Meeting by participating in one of our engaging pre-meeting symposia and workshops. Explore timely topics including AI, information behavior, social media research, teaching and learning, community engagement, and more while building new skills and connecting with colleagues. Additional registration is required for…

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ASIS&T received a remarkable 187 applications for the five $5,000 tuition scholarships we are able to offer this year. The competition was fierce! Applicants were evaluated on several criteria including their commitment to the profession, their interest in and engagement with ASIS&T and/or, previously, SLA, and the quality of their essay which described how receiving…

ASIS&T has reopened applications for its Continuing Education Scholarships. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, September 25, 2026. Click here to learn more about the Continuing Education Scholarships, eligibility criteria, and the application process. For questions about the award, please contact the Scholarship Committee.    Back to Inside ASIS&T, August 2026

The ASIS&T Board of Directors has recently approved 2 communities to join the lineup of 19 SIGs that we now have, SIG-GLIM & SIG-Engineering. SIGs are chartered by the Board of Directors to give members with similar professional specialties the opportunity to exchange ideas and keep themselves informed about current and discrete developments in their…

We want to take a moment to thank all of our contributors to ASIS&T in 2026. Your generosity helps ASIS&T advance research and innovation, support professional development opportunities, build a vibrant global community, provide scholarships for members facing financial barriers, and enable doctoral students to participate in the Doctoral Colloquium and Annual Meeting. Thank you…

ASIS&T would like to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of members. Please share with us news of your tenure, promotion, doctoral defense, job change, publication and/or grant receipt. We will recognize these accomplishments in each issue of Inside ASIS&T. Please complete this form to let us know what you’ve done! Catherine Dumas: “I have been appointed to…

ASIS&T welcomes the following Individuals who have joined ASIS&T since May of 2026: Ayansewa Adedeji | United States | Student Rasheed Adigun | United States | Student Mehrdad Aliasgari | United States | Professional Buthayna AlMulla | Canada | Student Okereke Anyim | Canada | Student Jungeun Bail | Republic of Korea | Student Tong…

Watch the latest Member Spotlight featuring Bonnie Griffin! In each issue of Inside ASIS&T, we ask a different member questions about their perspectives, advice, and experiences in the field of information science and technology. Back to Inside ASIS&T, August 2026

More than 100 metadata professionals came together in Seoul at the beginning of the month for the 2026 DCMI Annual Conference. Proceedings from the conference can be found here: DCMI 2026 Conference Proceedings | DCPapers Back to Inside ASIS&T, August 2026

Members of ASIS&T have full access to the Journal of Information Science and Technology (JASIST). If you are not sure how to access your member benefit, contact membership@asist.org. To view issues of JASIST, log in to the Info Hub at www.asist.org and click Resources from the left-side navigation. Then click “Journal Access”. JASIST Volume 77, Issue…

  ARIST Articles, June-August, 2026 Information behavior in early childhood: A scoping review Sarah Barriage, Xiaofeng Li, Stacey Greenwell Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon A systematic literature review of health-related information on Question and Answer platforms Jianyao Chen, Jin Zhang Cross-disciplinary integration: Information…

Check out the newest articles from Information Matters (IM), ASIS&T’s digital-only communication translational forum for information science, bringing relevant and current research evidence and industry developments, news, and opinion to a global public audience free of charge. Sign up for our weekly newsletters from IM. Public Knowledge Is Made: Information Production in a Networked Society Janice Roman-Tamesis AI, Information…

Africa Chapter: The Africa Chapter proudly presents its new logo, designed by Muhammad Tariq, a member of the ASIS&T South Asia Chapter. There were four qualifying submissions (from paid-up ASIS&T members), and Muhammad’s logo received the most votes. Congratulations, Muhammad, on designing the Chapter’s intellectual property for its identity, which will be used in all its official communications…

Upcoming SIG Meetings! SIG-BIZ: September 10 at 3:00 PM ET SIG-III: September 24 at 9:00 AM ET SIG-LIB First Fridays: September 4 & October 2 at 2:00 PM ET SIG-BIZ SIG-BIZ was incredibly involved at the 2026 Information Science Summit & Special Libraries Conference in Albuquerque this past June by hosting the following events: SIG-BIZ…

ASIS&T Webinars, your source for online live and on-demand content created by the Association for Information Science & Technology, are free to ASIS&T members. Our webinars connect you with experts and global thought leaders in information science, management, and business on relevant professional issues. Webinar: Makerspace Fails Thursday, September 3, 2026 (2:00 PM – 3:00…

Libraries and Information Institutions in the Digital Age (LIDA), Šibenik, Croatia, 19-21 May 2027 You are warmly invited to submit your work for presentation at the LIDA 2027 (Libraries and Information Institutions in the Digital Age) biennial international conference to be held in Šibenik, Croatia, May 19-21, 2027. A shortened call for papers is in the email below, and…