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From Your Executive Director, January 2022 Greetings colleagues, I hope that you all are enjoying a prosperous start to the new year and that those of you that celebrate had a joyous holiday season. Here in Virginia it is a cold winter day with snow on the ground and more coming in the next few…

January 2022 President’s Column Hi everyone, Hope you all are doing well and got some well-deserved rest during the year-end holidays. Wish you all a very happy new year and health and happiness always! The Coronavirus situation continues to challenge us with the Omicron variant and its ramifications. With the news of falling cases during…

Upcoming Webinars 2021 Webinars Introduction to OpenRefine (DCMI) November 18, 2021 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST Sponsored by ASIS&T and DCMI Presenter: Elizabeth Wickes Additional Information and Registration   In the Streets; On the Walls: Archiving, Activism, and the Urban Art Mapping Street Art Database (SIG-AH and SIG-VIS) December 9, 2021, 2:00 PM – 3:00…

Affiliated Organization News The 2021 International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) will be held online from December 1st to 3rd, 2021 (JST time zone). ICADL is a major digital library conference that started in Hong Kong in 1998 and has traveled to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region over the years. https://icadl.net/icadl2021   The 2021 AP-iConference is a regional satellite event…

SIG News SIG-AI SIG- AI is looking for nominations for two officer positions for this newly formed SIG: Chair-Elect and Secretary.   More information and position descriptions are available here. If you are interested in either of these positions, please fill out this short nomination form. Contact Chirag Shah if you have any questions. The deadline for submitting…

Chapter News European Chapter (EC) The EC’s Autumn 2021 Newsletter is available here. ASIS&T’s EC recognises the unique and influential work of individuals to the area of Information Science through its Community of Information Science Fellows. They are our Champions of Information Science in the European Chapter, sharing their expertise and leadership to our community.…

Member Spotlight Alamir Novin Alamir Novin is a PhD candidate researching Cognitive and Collaborative Information Seeking involving Human-Computer Interactions at the University of British Columbia’s School of Information. He is currently researching the cognitive biases that emerge when people seek answers to complex open problems, such as science controversies. What skills does one need to be successful in…

Annual Meeting News Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Meeting virtually or in person, and thank you to everyone who planned or presented to make the meeting a success.   Meeting Evaluations Meeting evaluations have been sent to all attendees. If you have not received one, please let us know. Everyone who completes…

What’s New in Information Matters?   Calls for Applications Information Matters is looking for students to become members of the Information Matters Student Board. More information is available here: https://informationmatters.org/2021/11/calling-all-student-leaders/ We are also still looking for Associate Editors for Europe, Africa, and Australia regions.     Articles and Newsletter Subscription Check out the newest articles from Information…