ASIS&T News

Passing of Dr. Robert V. Williams Posted on January 18, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara In Memoriam: Dr. Robert V. Williams – College of Information and Communications | University of South Carolina It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Robert Williams, or Dr. Bob as so many of us called him…

AM17 CALL FOR PROPOSALS Posted on January 16, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara The ASIS&T 2017 Annual Meeting is gearing up to be a very special event. Celebrating our 80th anniversary as an organization, we also celebrate the myriad of ways Information Science influences our world. AM17 — Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the…

Meet The Author Series Tomorrow! Posted on January 11, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES: Library Linked Data: From Proof of Concept to Action January 12, 2017 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST, U.S.A. Modeling data in a form that the broader Web understands may raise the visibility of libraries where searches for information…

ASIS&T President Wins ALISE Award Posted on January 10, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara ASIS&T President, Lynn Silipigni Connaway is the recipient of the 2017 ALISE Service Award. This is Ms. Connaway’s second consecutive year winning the award, which acknowledges sustained engagement by enhancing the stature, reputation, and overall strength of the organization. In addition, nominees…

ASIS&T Member-Get-A-Member Campaign Launched Posted on January 10, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara   A new Member-Get-a-Member (MGM) campaign launched yesterday asking members to support ASIS&T by bringing in new members. In preparation of it’s 80th anniversary ASIS&T is looking to raise it’s membership levels to ensure the organization is around for another 8 decades. The…

ASIS&T Opposes Executive Order to Suspend Visa to Nationals from Seven Countries Posted on January 31, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) President, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, and the Board of Directors expresses deep concerns over President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order requiring a 90-day suspension of visas to nationals…

iSchool Raced to Archive U.S. Environmental Science Data Posted on December 22, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara On a snowy day in December Professors Michelle Murphy, Matt Price and Patrick Keilty conducted a successful Guerilla Archiving event at the Inforum. Joined by other volunteers they worked to conserve environmental data that is currently available to the…

European Student Chapter Newsletter Out Posted on December 22, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara The European Student Chapter’s (ESC) 9th edition e-newsletter is now available. Packed with information from meeting their new chapter advisor Rebekah Wilson, to various perspectives of AM16 in Copenhagen. An article covers their AM16 event — the miniBarcamp  and the memories that…

ASIS&T Executive Director Search Posted on December 14, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff ASIS&T Executive Director Search Membership Input Survey Report ASIS&T Executive Director Search Committee, December 8, 2016 Introduction This report summarizes the input provided by the ASIS&T membership to inform the search for the association’s next executive director.   The online survey was conducted over…

Members Made #GivingTuesday a Success Posted on December 13, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara ASIS&T members were generous on November 29th – this year’s date for #GivingTuesday. A first time for this type of initiative, ASIS&T members rallied to support libraries worldwide. The Board of Directors had chosen TechSoup Global as the organization to receive donations. TechSoup…