Inside ASIS&T

From Your Executive Director, November 2021 Greetings colleagues, Having had a couple of weeks to recover from the mayhem of the Annual Meeting, ASIS&T staff are now settling back in and looking forward to a productive and exciting year. At the Annual Business Meeting, Brian Detlor covered our many accomplishments this year, and I want…

Immediate Past-President’s Column, November 2021 Hello ASIS&T members. It’s hard to believe that my term as President has ended and that I am now writing the membership in my role as Immediate Past President. The past year flew by fast! I am happy to report that despite the challenges of COVID-19, the Annual Meeting in…

President’s Column, November 2021 Hi everyone, As I reflect on what I should be writing in my first message as President, I think of my ASIS&T Bulletin column in 2013 when I first wrote on what ASIS&T means to me. ASIS&T is a professional community, which, along with being a professional association, is also an…

Upcoming Webinars August  Deployment of Knowledge Management: A Ripple Effect Sponsored by the ASIS&T South Asia Chapter and SIG-KM Dr. Shantanu Ganguly August 26,  11:00 AM EDT-12:00 PM EDT (Find your local time.) September The Future of Library Collaboration Sponsored by ASIS&T and the ASIS&T Midwest Regional Chapter Timothy J. Dickey (Moderator), Brittany Brannon, Nancy…

Affiliated Organization News iConference 2022 Call for Submissions As we build our post-COVID-19 realities, we have an unprecedented opportunity to apply information for a better world. In iConference 2022, Information for a Better World: Shaping the Global Future we invite scholars to reflect and contribute through their research and engagement. Submissions are invited for: Full…

SIG News SIG-AH Date Extended: Call for Proposals to the Upcoming SIG-AH Newsletter SIGAH invites contributions to the next issue of the newsletter focused on “Violence in society: how can information resources like books, AV media, social media, visual and performing arts, gaming, and more, play their role to reduce violence?” Information resources like books, AV/social media, performing arts, gaming,…

August 2021 Chapter News European Chapter European Chapter and European Student Chapter Elections The European Chapter and European Student Chapter are now seeking nominations for Board members for 2021-2022. Open leadership positions in the European Chapter are: Chair-elect, Treasurer, Secretary, Communications Officer, Webmaster, Membership Officer, and Newsletter Editor. Open leadership positions in the European Student…

August Member Spotlight In each issue of Inside ASIS&T, we ask a different member questions about their perspectives, advice, and experiences in the field of information science and technology. If you’d like to be a featured member, send an email to Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. Bhakti Gala, PhD Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Science…

New From JASIST Members of ASIS&T have full access to the Journal of Information Science and Technology. If you are not sure how to access your member benefit, contact Terrence Curtiss. JASIST Volume 72, Issue 8, August 2021 Full Issue RESEARCH ARTICLES Emerging (information) realities and epistemic injustice Tami Oliphant “Striking out on your own”—A…

Information Matters Call for Articles ASIS&T has recently announced a new digital platform called Information Matters, available online at informationmatters.org. Information Matters (IM) is a digital-only communication translational forum for information science, and its mission is to bring relevant and current research evidence and industry developments, news, and opinion to a global public audience, free of charge.…