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We want to take a moment to thank all of our contributors to ASIS&T in 2026. Your generosity helps ASIS&T advance research and innovation, support professional development opportunities, build a vibrant global community, provide scholarships for members facing financial barriers, and enable doctoral students to participate in the Doctoral Colloquium and Annual Meeting. Thank you…
ASIS&T would like to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of members. Please share with us news of your tenure, promotion, doctoral defense, job change, publication and/or grant receipt. We will recognize these accomplishments in each issue of Inside ASIS&T. Please complete this form to let us know what you’ve done! Catherine Dumas: “I have been appointed to…
ASIS&T welcomes the following Individuals who have joined ASIS&T since May of 2026: Ayansewa Adedeji | United States | Student Rasheed Adigun | United States | Student Mehrdad Aliasgari | United States | Professional Buthayna AlMulla | Canada | Student Okereke Anyim | Canada | Student Jungeun Bail | Republic of Korea | Student Tong…
Watch the latest Member Spotlight featuring Bonnie Griffin! In each issue of Inside ASIS&T, we ask a different member questions about their perspectives, advice, and experiences in the field of information science and technology. Back to Inside ASIS&T, August 2026
More than 100 metadata professionals came together in Seoul at the beginning of the month for the 2026 DCMI Annual Conference. Proceedings from the conference can be found here: DCMI 2026 Conference Proceedings | DCPapers Back to Inside ASIS&T, August 2026
Members of ASIS&T have full access to the Journal of Information Science and Technology (JASIST). If you are not sure how to access your member benefit, contact membership@asist.org. To view issues of JASIST, log in to the Info Hub at www.asist.org and click Resources from the left-side navigation. Then click “Journal Access”. JASIST Volume 77, Issue…
ARIST Articles, June-August, 2026 Information behavior in early childhood: A scoping review Sarah Barriage, Xiaofeng Li, Stacey Greenwell Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon A systematic literature review of health-related information on Question and Answer platforms Jianyao Chen, Jin Zhang Cross-disciplinary integration: Information…
Check out the newest articles from Information Matters (IM), ASIS&T’s digital-only communication translational forum for information science, bringing relevant and current research evidence and industry developments, news, and opinion to a global public audience free of charge. Sign up for our weekly newsletters from IM. Public Knowledge Is Made: Information Production in a Networked Society Janice Roman-Tamesis AI, Information…
Africa Chapter: The Africa Chapter proudly presents its new logo, designed by Muhammad Tariq, a member of the ASIS&T South Asia Chapter. There were four qualifying submissions (from paid-up ASIS&T members), and Muhammad’s logo received the most votes. Congratulations, Muhammad, on designing the Chapter’s intellectual property for its identity, which will be used in all its official communications…
Upcoming SIG Meetings! SIG-BIZ: September 10 at 3:00 PM ET SIG-III: September 24 at 9:00 AM ET SIG-LIB First Fridays: September 4 & October 2 at 2:00 PM ET SIG-BIZ SIG-BIZ was incredibly involved at the 2026 Information Science Summit & Special Libraries Conference in Albuquerque this past June by hosting the following events: SIG-BIZ…
ISO/PWI 25293, Transliteration of traditional Mongolian script into Latin characters
THE Standards committee voted YES with comments on ISO/PWI 25293, Transliteration of traditional Mongolian script into Latin characters ISO/PWI 25293 , Information and documentation — Transliteration of traditional Mongolian script into Latin characters is out for ballot to approve it as a new work item for TC 46. Comment: As stated in the current proposal, “A…
ISO 25244 Information AND Documentation – Performance Indicator for Archives
The standards committee voted YES on ISO 25244 Information AND Documentation – Performance Indicator for Archives This provides guidelines for the archival community in collecting and reporting statistics
2026 ASIS&T President’s Lecture – Information Access & Freedom of Expression
The 3rd Annual ASIS&T President’s Lecture took place on September 15, and was presented by Emily J. M. Knox, PhD, MSLIS, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. About Emily J. M. Knox, PhD, MSLIS Emily is interim dean and professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include…
2026 NEASIS&T Conference Support Awardees
The US Northeast Chapter (NEASIS&T) is thrilled to announce the 2026 recipients of our Conference Support Award, which supports participation in the ASIS&T 2026 Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from November 6-10, 2026. The award aims to support scholarship and connect research and practice by bringing new voices to the chapter. The…
ASIS&T SIG-LIB is seeking a new logo and we want your design!
News & Events Submit an original (not AI-generated) logo that reflects the identity and work of the Special Interest Group for Libraries & Librarianship. SIG-LIB advances research, development, and utilization of different kinds of libraries and the people who work in them across corporate, academic, and public sectors. The winning design will receive a $500 prize…
ISO 18461:2016 (vers 2), International museum statistics
The Standards committee voted Confirm on ISO 18461:2016 (vers 2), International museum statistics This International Standard specifies rules for the museum community on the collection and reporting of statistics. It provides definitions and counting procedures for all types of resources and services that museums offer to their users. It is recognized that not all measures specified…
Invitation to ASIS&T SIG-HLTH Workshop “Beyond Prompting – Generative AI Workflows in Health Research and Practice”
Invitation to ASIS&T SIG-HLTH Workshop “Beyond Prompting – Generative AI Workflows in Health Research and Practice” Date: Wednesday, December 2, 3 pm-7 pm (EST) Proposal Submission Due: August 30, 2026 Location: Online SIG-HLTH is seeking proposals for the ASIS&T SIG-HLTH Workshop, Beyond Prompting – Generative AI Workflows in Health Research and Practice. We invite proposals…
President’s Message, August 2026
Hello InfoFolk! In the part of the northern hemisphere where I live, most of us are gearing up for a new academic year. We’re gathering our notebooks and pencils (at least metaphorically), freshening up the reading lists for our courses and experiencing the familiar blend of end-of-summer melancholy and back-to-school excitement. No matter what part…
From Your Executive Director, August 2026
ASIS&T Executive Director, Lydia Middleton has recorded a video sharing updates about the organization. Check it out! Back to Inside ASIS&T, August 2026
Governance Update, August 2026
The Board of Directors met on July 29, 2026 via Zoom. In attendance were Maria Bonn (President); Marlene Holmner (President-Elect) Ian Ruthven (Immediate Past-President) (zoom); Chris Cunningham, PhD, (Treasurer); Lu An, Anne Barker (SLA Appointee), Timothy Dickey, Bhakti Gala; Isto Huvila; Heather Kotula (SLA Appointee); Luanne Sinnamon; and Lydia Middleton, MBA, CAE (Executive Director). Information…
ISO/PWI 25293, Transliteration of traditional Mongolian script into Latin characters
THE Standards committee voted YES with comments on ISO/PWI 25293, Transliteration of traditional Mongolian script into Latin characters ISO/PWI 25293 , Information and documentation — Transliteration of traditional Mongolian script into Latin characters is out for ballot to approve it as a new work item for TC 46. Comment: As stated in the current proposal, “A…
ISO 25244 Information AND Documentation – Performance Indicator for Archives
The standards committee voted YES on ISO 25244 Information AND Documentation – Performance Indicator for Archives This provides guidelines for the archival community in collecting and reporting statistics
2026 ASIS&T President’s Lecture – Information Access & Freedom of Expression
The 3rd Annual ASIS&T President’s Lecture took place on September 15, and was presented by Emily J. M. Knox, PhD, MSLIS, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. About Emily J. M. Knox, PhD, MSLIS Emily is interim dean and professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include…
2026 NEASIS&T Conference Support Awardees
The US Northeast Chapter (NEASIS&T) is thrilled to announce the 2026 recipients of our Conference Support Award, which supports participation in the ASIS&T 2026 Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from November 6-10, 2026. The award aims to support scholarship and connect research and practice by bringing new voices to the chapter. The…
ASIS&T SIG-LIB is seeking a new logo and we want your design!
News & Events Submit an original (not AI-generated) logo that reflects the identity and work of the Special Interest Group for Libraries & Librarianship. SIG-LIB advances research, development, and utilization of different kinds of libraries and the people who work in them across corporate, academic, and public sectors. The winning design will receive a $500 prize…
ISO 18461:2016 (vers 2), International museum statistics
The Standards committee voted Confirm on ISO 18461:2016 (vers 2), International museum statistics This International Standard specifies rules for the museum community on the collection and reporting of statistics. It provides definitions and counting procedures for all types of resources and services that museums offer to their users. It is recognized that not all measures specified…
Invitation to ASIS&T SIG-HLTH Workshop “Beyond Prompting – Generative AI Workflows in Health Research and Practice”
Invitation to ASIS&T SIG-HLTH Workshop “Beyond Prompting – Generative AI Workflows in Health Research and Practice” Date: Wednesday, December 2, 3 pm-7 pm (EST) Proposal Submission Due: August 30, 2026 Location: Online SIG-HLTH is seeking proposals for the ASIS&T SIG-HLTH Workshop, Beyond Prompting – Generative AI Workflows in Health Research and Practice. We invite proposals…
President’s Message, August 2026
Hello InfoFolk! In the part of the northern hemisphere where I live, most of us are gearing up for a new academic year. We’re gathering our notebooks and pencils (at least metaphorically), freshening up the reading lists for our courses and experiencing the familiar blend of end-of-summer melancholy and back-to-school excitement. No matter what part…
From Your Executive Director, August 2026
ASIS&T Executive Director, Lydia Middleton has recorded a video sharing updates about the organization. Check it out! Back to Inside ASIS&T, August 2026
Governance Update, August 2026
The Board of Directors met on July 29, 2026 via Zoom. In attendance were Maria Bonn (President); Marlene Holmner (President-Elect) Ian Ruthven (Immediate Past-President) (zoom); Chris Cunningham, PhD, (Treasurer); Lu An, Anne Barker (SLA Appointee), Timothy Dickey, Bhakti Gala; Isto Huvila; Heather Kotula (SLA Appointee); Luanne Sinnamon; and Lydia Middleton, MBA, CAE (Executive Director). Information…
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