Inside ASIS&T, December 2020

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I write my very first “President’s Message” for Inside ASIS&T in my new role as President of the Association. I am very happy and honored to serve in this capacity and I look forward to working with ASIS&T staff and the ASIS&T membership over the next year.…

Dear ASIS&T colleagues, I close out a year unlike any other in history, a period of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has magnified our inequities and differences, while drawing on our resiliency, creativity and our shared intellectual and social capital. I have been honored to serve as 2019-20 ASIS&T President, aiming to strengthen…

ASIS&T wants to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Annual Meeting. This year has been challenging for everyone amidst a global pandemic and political and economic turmoil which required us to hold a virtual meeting this year to stay safe and maintain good health and well-being. It was the first virtual Annual Meeting and…

My first incursion into information science was due to my curiosity for information technologies and electronics growing up. I loved building computers from parts, playing with integrated circuit boards, and programming them to create applications and games. Later on, with a computer sciences degree on my shoulders, I got more interested into the reasons why…

European Chapter We are excited to share with you the new ASIS&T elected European Chapter Officers: Chair: Crystal Fulton Chair-elect: Sheila Webber Secretary: Tamara Heck Treasurer: Noora Hirvonen Webmaster: Katrin Scheibe Communications Chair: Franziska Zimmer Social Media Manager: Carolanne Mahony Past-Chair: Aylin Ilhan Outgoing Officers (2019-2020) Newsletter Editor: Isabelle Dorsch Social Media and Communications Chair:…

SIG-AH  SIG-AH is thrilled to announce our elected officers for the upcoming year. Chair: Julie Carmen Chair Elect: Dan Maxwell Website Officer: Arjun Sabharwal Newsletter Editor: Dr. Muhammad Tariq Communications/Social Media Officer: ­Gavin Goodwin Secretary: Alicia Takaoka SIG-DL The following will represent SIG-DL as SIG officers/representatives: Co-Chair: Jelina Haines Co-Chair: Peter Organisciak Communications Officer: Virginia…

Here are some of the exciting new events we have slated at ASIS&T for the New Year! Ideology and Libraries Subtitle: California, Diplomacy, and Occupied Japan, 1945-1952 (Meet the Author Series) Sponsored by ASIS&T Michael Buckland January 7, 11:00 AM EST –  12:00 PM EST The Engaging Technology Leader Sponsored by ASIS&T Diana Lowe January…

Code4Lib 2021 Voting Now Open The Code4Lib 2021 Keynote Speakers Committee is happy to open this year’s invited speaker election. All nominees have been contacted and the 8 included in this election are potentially available to speak. The top two available vote recipients will be invited to be our keynote speakers this year. Voting will…