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Bob Williams History Fund

March 2, 2017 | Comments Off on Bob Williams History Fund

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Stephan Addo Dr. Robert V. Williams, affectionately known as Dr. Bob, passed away January 14, 2017. Bob Williams created the archival studies program, was an architect of the library school/history joint degree, and designed the undergraduate program in Information Science for the School of Library and Information Science at…

Eugene Garfield, PhD Memoriam (1925 – 2017)

February 28, 2017 | Comments Off on Eugene Garfield, PhD Memoriam (1925 – 2017)

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara   Dr. Eugene Garfield The ASIS&T Board and the Information Science community mourn the passing of Dr. Eugene Garfield who passed away on February 26, 2017. Dr. Garfield was an exemplary leader of the Information Science field. He developed Current Contents, Science Citation Index and many other…

In Memoriam of Melvin Earl (“Bill”) Maron

February 21, 2017 | Comments Off on In Memoriam of Melvin Earl (“Bill”) Maron

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara Professor Emeritus Melvin “Bill” Earl Maron joined ASIS&T in 1975. He was a noted pioneer of Information Science, especially for his early contributions to data-base design, probabilistic information retrieval, and with David Blair on retrieval performance evaluation. In 1951 Bill received his Ph.D. in philosophy under the…

Symposium on Research Design, Paper Writing & Publishing in Information Science

February 21, 2017 | Comments Off on Symposium on Research Design, Paper Writing & Publishing in Information Science

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara ASIS&T’s Asia Pacific Chapter and Taipei Chapter and the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong will be holding a Symposium on March 27, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  ASIS&T President, Lynn Silipigni Connaway will be one of the presenters at this event. The…

Short Survey Request for ARIST

February 15, 2017 | Comments Off on Short Survey Request for ARIST

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara   In Spring 2016, ASIST Publications Committee surveyed ASIS&T Publications’ users concerning their needs of ASIS&T current publications. Numerous comments focused on the former Annual Review of Information Science & Technology (ARIST), which ceased to be published in 2011. Given that volume of feedback, this survey focuses specifically…

The Feb/Mar Issue of the Bulletin is now Online

February 7, 2017 | Comments Off on The Feb/Mar Issue of the Bulletin is now Online

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara The February/March issue of the Bulletin in now available online. The issue covers the 2016 Annual Meeting in Copenhagen and highlights the best of what the conference had to offer. There are articles from the European perspective, on the award winners, special events and the invited speakers/presenters. Read the whole…

Update on Richard (Dick) Hill

February 7, 2017 | Comments Off on Update on Richard (Dick) Hill

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara As was reported on January 17th, Richard Hill, ASIS&T’s Executive Director, suffered from a stroke. We are pleased to inform you that he is convalescing rapidly. The Board of Directors and staff are grateful for his swift recovery. Dick and his family are touched by all the…

Wikipedia & Libraries Keeping to the Facts

February 4, 2017 | Comments Off on Wikipedia & Libraries Keeping to the Facts

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara Wikipedia and Libraries are working together to ensure reliable information is available to the world as we deal with “alternative facts” because #FactsMatter.

Meet the Authors of the New LIS Research Methods Book!

February 2, 2017 | Comments Off on Meet the Authors of the New LIS Research Methods Book!

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara On February 16th @ 11:00 am EST, co-authors, Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Marie L. Radford will talk about the new edition of Research Methods in Library and Information Science is a practical and comprehensive introduction to research design, presenting up-to-date coverage of the principles and data collection…

It’s About You!

January 30, 2017 | Comments Off on It’s About You!

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara ASIS&T wants to know about what our members are doing in the field. The Inside ASIS&T section of the Bulletin is for conveying the news of our members. Please let us know about your research, new teaching methods, collaborations or publications that you are involved with. We know our members…