ASIS&T News
New to ASIS&T and want to grow your network? Want to get more involved in your association? Looking to expand upon your leadership skills? The New Leader Program may be right for you. The program is designed to recruit, engage, and retain new members and to identify potential for new leadership in the Association. Eligible…
ASIS&T Needs You! Volunteers are the life-blood of ASIS&T and there are many ways for members to become more engaged in the association through volunteering. We have volunteer openings in: ASIS&T Committees (2-3 year term starting in November 2021) Meeting Planning Committees (term runs from appointment through the event) Award Juries (1-year term starting in…
The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) has selected Chirag Shah, Ph.D. as the founding Editor-in-Chief of the new ASIS&T publication, Information Matters. The purpose of this new publication is to regularly communicate the latest trends and happenings in the information field to the public. According to ASIS&T President, Dr. Brian Detlor, “ASIS&T is excited to work with Chirag to shape this new publication into a…
ASIS&T is pleased to announce that two chapters have been awarded funds to pursue Special Projects in FY22. The details of each project follows: Africa Chapter As a new Chapter with immense potential as a source of new ASIS&T members, the Chapter sought funding to build its membership base and encourage participation, through the following:…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Abebe Rorissa of the University of Tennessee Knoxville is the 2021 recipient of the Watson Davis Award for Service. The award’s purpose is to recognize an individual member of the Association who has shown continuous dedicated leadership in and service to…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce that Chun Wei Choo, Professor in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, Canada is the recipient of the 2021 ASIS&T Research in Information Science Award. This award recognizes an individual or team who have made an outstanding contribution to information science research. The award is for a systematic…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Laura Molloy of the University of Oxford the 2021 recipient of the ASIS&T ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award for her dissertation proposal titled, “Creative Connections: The Value of Digital Information and its Effective Management for Sustainable Contemporary Visual Art Practice.” The award’s purpose is to recognize outstanding recent doctoral candidates…
ASIS&T Announces Colin Rhinesmith as Winner of 2021 Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is very pleased to announce that Colin Rhinesmith, associate professor at Simmons University School of Library and Information Science is the 2021 recipient of the ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. The award’s purpose is to recognize the unique teaching contribution of…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Prodip Roy of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Bundoora, Australia, is the inaugural recipient of the Lois Lunin Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of Information Science and Technology through leadership, mentoring, and innovation. The Lois Lunin Award was named in honor of long-time…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Rongqian Ma of the University of Pittsburgh is the 2021 recipient of the ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship Award for her dissertation proposal titled, “Bridging Sight and Insight: Visualization in Action among Digital Humanists.” The award’s purpose is to foster research in information science by encouraging and assisting doctoral students…