ASIS&T News

2020 ASIS&T Constitution and Bylaws Amendments In early 2020 the ASIS&T Governance Committee was tasked with reviewing the ASIS&T Constitution & Bylaws and proposing amendments that would address to concerns. The first concern was that the Chapter Assembly Director and SIG Cabinet Director were each elected by their respective bodies yet held seats on the…

ASIS&T Board Call for Nominations Nomination Deadline: 27 April, 2020 The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the positions of President-Elect and Director-at-Large on its Board of Directors. The Nominations Committee of ASIS&T is seeking candidates for the open positions of President-Elect and Director-at-Large on…

ASIS&T Authors Examine the Role of Information During a Global Health Crisis Contact:  Lydia Middleton, Executive Director +1-301-495-0900 x1100 lmiddleton@asist.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2020 Silver Spring, Maryland   ASIS&T AUTHORS EXAMINE THE ROLE OF INFORMATION DURING A GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS The Association for Information Science and Technology announces the publication of “Global health…

Isolated, overwhelmed and worried Wins JASIST Best Paper Award Posted on September 2, 2019 by Lydia Middleton Ian Ruthven Steven Buchanan Cara Jardine                   The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Isolated, overwhelmed and worried:  young first-time mothers asking for information…

ASIS&T Congratulates Newly-Elected Board Members Posted on August 2, 2019 by Lydia Middleton ASIS&T wishes to congratulate the three individuals that were elected to the Board of Directors in the recently-concluded election. They are: President-Elect: Brian Detlor, PhD McMaster University               Treasurer: Ina Fourie, PhD University of Pretoria    …

In Memoriam — Professor Judit Bar-Ilan Posted on July 18, 2019 by Lydia Middleton Professor Bar-Ilan Receiving 2018 Research in Information Science Award It is with great sadness that the ASIS&T community learned of the passing of Professor Judit Bar-Ilan on July 16th. Professor Bar-Ilan has been a highly engaged member of the ASIS&T community,…

Gorichanaz to Receive Proquest Doctoral Dissertation Award Posted on July 15, 2019 by Lydia Middleton The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Tim Gorichanaz is the 2019 recipient of the ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award from ASIS&T for his dissertation titled “Understanding Self-Documentation.” The award’s purpose is to recognize outstanding recent doctoral candidates…

Crowston to Receive Research in Information Science Award Posted on July 15, 2019 by Lydia Middleton The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Professor Kevin Crowston is the 2019 recipient of the ASIS&T Research in Information Science Award. The award’s purpose is to recognize an individual or individuals for…

Johnson to Receive Pratt Severn Student Paper Award Posted on July 15, 2019 by Lydia Middleton The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Matthew Weirick Johnson has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award. The purpose of the award is to encourage student…