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New Jersey Chapter Distinguished Lecture Series Award Announced

November 30, 2016 | Comments Off on New Jersey Chapter Distinguished Lecture Series Award Announced

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara The New Jersey Chapter of ASIS&T is pleased to announce that this year’s Distinguished Lecture Series Award will be presented to Dr. Barbara Wildemuth, Professor in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. To honor and celebrate Prof.…

ASIS&T is proud to announce the winners of the eminent Watson Davis Award to Diane H. Sonnenwald, PhD and Donald O. Case, PhD

November 23, 2016 | Comments Off on ASIS&T is proud to announce the winners of the eminent Watson Davis Award to Diane H. Sonnenwald, PhD and Donald O. Case, PhD

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara On October 18, 2016 at the ASIS&T annual conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Dr. Case and Dr. Sonnenwald received the prestigious Watson Davis award. Commemorating the founder of the Association, the award was established in 1975 to recognize individual members who have illustrated continuous dedicated service to the…

ASIS&T to Participate in #GivingTuesday

November 15, 2016 | Comments Off on ASIS&T to Participate in #GivingTuesday

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara Something magical happens when we tell a person that they matter.  That they are important.  It changes their lives by empowering them.  And the wonderful thing is – we all can make this magic happen. There is nothing more magical than having the world open to you…

2016 ASIS&T Annual Meeting/Diversity and Inclusion Luncheon: Report and Recommendations

November 1, 2016 | Comments Off on 2016 ASIS&T Annual Meeting/Diversity and Inclusion Luncheon: Report and Recommendations

EDITOR’S SUMMARY ASIS&T has continuously worked to enhance diversity and inclusion over its long history, including the formation of the Special Interest Group/International Information Issues and the name change from the American Society for Information Science and Technology to the Association for Information Science and Technology. During the 2016 ASIS&T Annual Meeting (AM), a Diversity…

ASIS&T Announces next Editor-in-Chief of JASIST

November 6, 2015 | Comments Off on ASIS&T Announces next Editor-in-Chief of JASIST

Posted on November 6, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff It is with great pleasure that the ASIS&T Board announces that Javed Mostafa, Professor at the University of North Carolina, will be the next Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIS&T), starting in January 2016. Mostafa brings a 21 year history, being an…

Column: Do we need librarians now that we have the internet?

November 4, 2015 | Comments Off on Column: Do we need librarians now that we have the internet?

Posted on November 4, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff       Column: Do we need librarians now that we have the internet? by Robert Graboyes, PBS Newshour     Observe librarians, and you’ll learn quite a bit about 21st century physicians. Digital technologies are hurling both professions into disintermediated worlds where they are no longer…

George Douglas Ryerson

November 3, 2015 | Comments Off on George Douglas Ryerson

Posted on November 3, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff   George Ryerson George Douglas Ryerson, age 81, died on October 30, 2015 in Westerville, Ohio. George was ASIS&T Treasurer, 1999 – 2001, and served several terms as Treasurer of the Central Ohio Chapter, among other activities for the Chapter. As colleague Gerard Platau notes, “George was…

ASIS&T 2017

October 28, 2015 | Comments Off on ASIS&T 2017

80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology Washington D.C. (Crystal City, Virginia), USA | Oct. 27-Nov 1, 2017 Submission Deadline (paper): April 16, 2017 Diversity of engagement: Connecting people and information in the physical and virtual worlds 2017 is a special year for the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T)…

Primer for Falling Short of Their Professional Needs

October 25, 2015 | Comments Off on Primer for Falling Short of Their Professional Needs

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara In a recent Inside Higher Ed article, Professor Wiegand provides an analysis based on his recent book, Part of Our Lives: A People’s History of the American Public Library, on how we fail to consider all the various assets public libraries provide. As a primer to the Meet the Author’s presentation…

Seeking Member Input for ASIS&T Executive Director Position

October 24, 2015 | Comments Off on Seeking Member Input for ASIS&T Executive Director Position

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara Share your input to inform the search for new ASIS&T Executive Director! Due 10/31 The ASIS&T Board is interested in hearing your input on what you would like to see in our next Executive Director. If you haven’t already, please complete a brief survey or send your input to us…