ASIS&T News

SIG USE Elfreda A. Chatman Research Award Posted on June 2, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff Dear Colleagues, We hope you will consider applying for the SIG USE Elfreda A. Chatman Research Award, which seeks to “recognize the best research proposal that falls within the scope of information behavior”. The award consists of a certificate and…

2015 Distinguished Lecturer Award: Dr. Michael Buckland Posted on June 1, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff Update The details of the event and the video of the talk by Prof. Michael Buckland can be found at http://www.asis.org/Chapters/nj/2015-distinguished-lecture-series-honoring-dr-michael-buckland/ The New Jersey Chapter of ASIS&T is pleased to announce that this year’s Distinguished Lecture Series Award will be presented to Prof. Michael Buckland, Emeritus…

SIG AH & SIG VIS Student Research Paper Award Contest Winners Posted on May 23, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff SIG AH and SIG VIS are pleased to announce the winners of our co-sponsored Student Research Paper Award Contest. The Award consists of a $500 prize, a free ASIS&T membership, inclusion in the Proceedings of the…

2015 ASIS&T History Fund Awards Posted on May 8, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff Advisory Board announces the following two competitive awards for 2015: The ASIS&T History Fund Research Award This award will be for a maximum of $2,000 and will be awarded for the best research proposal submitted by June 20, 2015. All topics relevant to…

Call for nominations for the 2015 ASIS&T Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award Posted on April 30, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff This award recognizes substantive work performed by students in the field of information science and encourages research and writing. Since 1996, it has been sponsored by the Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science,…

Griffiths Chosen Next Dakota State University President Posted on April 30, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff News Release Contacts: Jack R. Warner, Executive Director and CEO jack.warner@sdbor.edu Tracy Mercer, Information Research Analyst tracy.mercer@sdbor.edu Telephone: (605) 773-3455 Fax: (605) 773-5320 www.sdbor.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Monday, April 27, 2015, 11 a.m. (CDT) Griffiths Chosen Next Dakota State University…

JASIST Editor Posted on April 29, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff Position Description:  Editor Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) Nature of Position: The Editor’s foremost responsibility is to ensure the high quality and quantity of papers published in JASIST.  The Editor solicits papers from appropriate individuals that fit the scope of JASIST, oversees the…

NEASIS&T Annual Meeting Travel Award Posted on April 22, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff 2015 Information Science with Impact: Research in and for the Community (Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2015) ABOUT THE AWARDS: PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIS&T) is pleased to announce the availability of two awards…

ASIS&T European Student Chapter Webinar Posted on April 8, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff Where to Study? Information Science and Library Science Across Europe Date: Thursday, April 16, 4:00pm-5:00pm (GMT) There are lot of places across Europe for students to study Information Science and /or Library Science. This webinar is part of the series “Information Science…

Naresh Agarwal Tenured and Promoted at Simmons SLIS Posted on March 27, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff Naresh Agarwal Naresh Agarwal has been tenured and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), Simmons College, Boston effective July 1, 2015. Naresh’s research area is information behavior and knowledge…