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New Membership Options

April 22, 2020 | Comments Off on New Membership Options

In response to your requests for more flexible ways to pay your member dues, ASIS&T is pleased to announce three new options for member dues payment. Pay Your Dues Each Month We know that in these challenging times, it may be difficult for you to pay the full amount of annual dues all at once.…

ASIS&T Board Call for Nominations

March 26, 2020 | Comments Off on ASIS&T Board Call for Nominations

Nomination Deadline: 27 April, 2020 The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the positions of President-Elect and Director-at-Large on its Board of Directors. The Nominations Committee of ASIS&T is seeking candidates for the open positions of President-Elect and Director-at-Large on the ASIS&T Board of Directors.…

ASIS&T Authors Examine the Role of Information During a Global Health Crisis

March 16, 2020 | Comments Off on ASIS&T Authors Examine the Role of Information During a Global Health Crisis

Contact:  Lydia Middleton, Executive Director +1-301-495-0900 x1100 lmiddleton@asist.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2020 Silver Spring, Maryland   ASIS&T AUTHORS EXAMINE THE ROLE OF INFORMATION DURING A GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS The Association for Information Science and Technology announces the publication of “Global health crises are also information crises: A call to action” in its Journal…

Isolated, overwhelmed and worried Wins JASIST Best Paper Award

September 2, 2019 | Comments Off on Isolated, overwhelmed and worried Wins JASIST Best Paper Award

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Lydia Middleton Ian Ruthven Steven Buchanan Cara Jardine                   The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Isolated, overwhelmed and worried:  young first-time mothers asking for information and support online” written by Drs. Ian Ruthven, Steven…

ASIS&T Congratulates Newly-Elected Board Members

August 2, 2019 | Comments Off on ASIS&T Congratulates Newly-Elected Board Members

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Lydia Middleton ASIS&T wishes to congratulate the three individuals that were elected to the Board of Directors in the recently-concluded election. They are: President-Elect: Brian Detlor, PhD McMaster University               Treasurer: Ina Fourie, PhD University of Pretoria              …

In Memoriam — Professor Judit Bar-Ilan

July 18, 2019 | Comments Off on In Memoriam — Professor Judit Bar-Ilan

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Lydia Middleton Professor Bar-Ilan Receiving 2018 Research in Information Science Award It is with great sadness that the ASIS&T community learned of the passing of Professor Judit Bar-Ilan on July 16th. Professor Bar-Ilan has been a highly engaged member of the ASIS&T community, having served on the Annual Meeting…

Gorichanaz to Receive Proquest Doctoral Dissertation Award

July 15, 2019 | Comments Off on Gorichanaz to Receive Proquest Doctoral Dissertation Award

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Lydia Middleton The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Tim Gorichanaz is the 2019 recipient of the ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award from ASIS&T for his dissertation titled “Understanding Self-Documentation.” The award’s purpose is to recognize outstanding recent doctoral candidates whose research contributes significantly to an understanding…

Crowston to Receive Research in Information Science Award

July 15, 2019 | Comments Off on Crowston to Receive Research in Information Science Award

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Lydia Middleton The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Professor Kevin Crowston is the 2019 recipient of the ASIS&T Research in Information Science Award. The award’s purpose is to recognize an individual or individuals for an outstanding research contribution in the field of…

Johnson to Receive Pratt Severn Student Paper Award

July 15, 2019 | Comments Off on Johnson to Receive Pratt Severn Student Paper Award

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Lydia Middleton The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Matthew Weirick Johnson has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award. The purpose of the award is to encourage student research and writing in the field of information…

Hall to Receive Clarivate Analytics Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award

July 12, 2019 | Comments Off on Hall to Receive Clarivate Analytics Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Lydia Middleton The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Professor Hazel Hall is the 2019 recipient of the ASIS&T/Clarivate Analytics Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. The award’s purpose is to recognize the unique teaching contribution of an individual as a teacher of information science.…