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Upcoming Webinars and Events, March 2024 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. ASIS&T SIG-AI and the European…

Affiliated Organization News, March 2024 iConference 2024 Virtual Academic Program: April 15 – 18, 2024 Onsite Academic Program in Changchun, China: April 22 – 26, 2024 2024 ARL IDEAL Conference July 15-17, 2024 | Toronto, Canada Don’t miss out on your EXTENDED opportunity to attend IDEAL 2024 at the advance rate.! The 2024 Inclusion, Diversity,…

President’s Column, January 2024 A new year may offer hope and inspiration, an opportunity to start afresh. We may revisit our goals and perhaps set new goals.  Some of these goals will encounter various fates over time – accomplished, reconsidered, or forgotten.  Others may accompany us throughout the year, helping us to chart our progress…

From Your Executive Director, January 2024 Greetings friends and colleagues! I always struggle in January to find exciting things to write about in my column. The winter months are when we at ASIS&T regroup from one Annual Meeting and get ramped up for all of the things that go into the next Annual Meeting. We…

2024 Annual Meeting Call for Submissions 87th Annual Meeting of theAssociation for Information Science and Technology 25-29 October, 2024 Putting People First: Responsibility, Reciprocity and Care in Information Research and Practice Annual Meeting Website Plans for the 87th ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Calgary, AB, Canada, October 25-29, 2024, at the Calgary Hyatt Hotel are well…

2024 Research Symposium Register Today Access to trustworthy and reliable information is essential in a civil society. In a world with many different and powerful stakeholders shaping the information landscape, the ease with which anyone can produce, use, and circulate data leads to the unresolved question of how authoritative information could possibly be distinguished from…

New ASIS&T Research Impact Award Sponsored by: ASIS&T is proud to announce a new award for 2024 focusing on the tremendous impact of Information Science. We are grateful to Rutgers University School of Communication and Information for agreeing to fund the award for five years, and to Stephann Makri, Heather O’Brien, and Ian Ruthven for…

The Value of an ASIS&T Institutional Membership By now you know that membership in ASIS&T has many benefits, including education and networking opportunities, awards and scholarship programs, discounts for training, and access to our private community site. However, did you know that ASIS&T has three levels of Institutional Memberships with benefits valuable to institutions of…

US Midwest Chapter Meeting with ASIS&T President Crystal Fulton by Timothy J. Dickey, US Midwest Chapter The ASIS&T U.S. Midwest Chapter was delighted to welcome ASIS&T President Crystal Fulton and Executive Director Lydia Middleton to a virtual Chapter meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Crystal and Lydia shared their thoughts and vision for ASIS&T, its…

Member Spotlight: Md. Anwarul Islam Charting Success: An Exciting Voyage with ASIS&T by Md. Anwarul Islam Isto Huvila (left) presenting Md. Anwarul Islam (right) with the 2023 Lois Lunin Award at the 2023 ASIS&T Annual Meeting in London, UK. I thought I should take some time to reflect on my journey since my Ph.D. days…