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President’s Column, September 2022

President’s Column, September 2022 Hi everyone, Hope you’re all doing well. Here in Boston, it’s been the start of a new semester. Sometime in late summer, I committed to myself saying, “My purpose in life is to exercise.” Since then, I’ve been doing daily walks of 3-5 miles, evening workouts of at least a few…

SIG-III International Workshop on ‘How to Employ Theories and Analyze Data for Publishing LIS Research?’

International Workshop on ‘How to Employ Theories and Analyze Data for Publishing LIS Research?’ Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM (EDT) Platform: Zoom Registration: bit.ly/sig-iii-workshop ASIS&T SIG-III is delighted to announce the second international workshop on How to Employ Theories and Analyze Data for Publishing LIS Research? This event will happen…

ASIS&T is pleased to announce the launch of the Member Match Program!

ASIS&T is pleased to announce the launch of the Member Match Program! This program is designed to pair more senior, experienced ASIS&T members with newer, less experienced members for mentorship in the following areas: Research Advancement Research Collaboration Professional Networking Career Advancement Leadership Skills Development Greater Engagement with ASIS&T Networking at Annual Meeting Member Match mentorship relationships…

Call for Papers: JASIST Special Issue “Healthier Information Ecosystems”

Call for Papers: JASIST Special Issue “Healthier Information Ecosystems” Call for Papers This special issue, “Healthier Information Ecosystems,” will focus on the interconnected nature of online pathologies, draw attention to the socio-technical aspects of information technology, and animate interdisciplinary approaches to addressing these problems. Similar to Buckminster Fuller’s mission of “World Game,” we want to…

Upcoming Webinar

SIG Home Officers Membership Activities Newsletter Discussion Join SIG-VIS Listserv Archives Upcoming Webinar Stories to Tell: The Role of Indigenous Women in Preserving and Data Visualization of Traditional Knowledge in Today’s Contemporary Context (SIG-DL and SIG-VIS) Date/Time: October 6 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Today, Indigenous women remain at the juncture of two…

Call for Nominations: SIG-VIS (Visualization, Images & Sound) Officer Positions (Deadline: Sept. 1st)

Call for Nominations: SIG-VIS (Visualization, Images & Sound) Officer Positions (Deadline: Sept. 1st) SIG-VIS, the Special Interest Group for Visualization, Images, and Sound, is recruiting nominees for officer positions to serve for the 2022-2023 term. More information about the responsibilities of SIG officers can be found here: https://growthzonesitesprod.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/946/Official-2021-22-SIG-Manual.pdf SIG-VIS undertakes a number of activities throughout…

2022 Annual Meeting of ASIS&T Asia Pacific Chapter — Call for Papers

2022 Annual Meeting of ASIS&T Asia Pacific Chapter — Call for Papers The conference theme is “Transition, Restructure, & Empowerment: How Information Research Promotes the Development of the Society?”, which means that in the era of artificial and digital intelligence, information research has an important mission and responsibility in the development of society. As an…

SIGAH Newsletter, Summer 2022

SIGAH Newsletter, Summer 2022 SIG Home Officers Membership Events Awards Discussion Newsletters SIGAH Newsletter, Summer 2022 The SIG-AH Summer 2022 Newsletter has been published. Please visit this URL to view the PDF version: https://growthzonesitesprod.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/946/sigah-newsletter-summer2022.pdf