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The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Sanda Erdelez is the recipient of the 2026 Research in Information Science Award. The award recognizes an individual or team who has made an outstanding contribution to information science research. The award is for a systematic “program of research” in a single…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dimaz Ardhi, Kayla Burt, Satyam Kumar, Jannatul Muna, and Dwi Sari are the recipients of the 2026 ASIS&T New Leaders Award. The award’s purpose is to engage and retain new members and to identify potential for new leadership in the Association. Dimaz…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Valuing Curation Infrastructures,” written by Morgan F. Wofford, Andrea K. Thomer, Libby Hemphill, Katherine Polasek, & Elizabeth Yakel, published in Volume 76, Issue 12 of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST), is the recipient of the Best…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Dania Bilal is the recipient of the 2026 Watson Davis Award for Service. The award recognizes an individual member of the Association who has shown continuous dedicated leadership in and service to ASIS&T and made substantial and lasting contributions to ASIS&T…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms, written by Amelia Acker and published by MIT Press, is one of two recipients of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2026. The award’s purpose is to recognize the outstanding book in information…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo as the winner of the 2026 ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. Since 1980, this annual award has honored the unique teaching contributions of exceptional teachers of information science. Sanfilippo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Travis Wagner is the recipient of the 2026 James M. Cretsos Award for Leadership. The award’s purpose is to recognize a new ASIS&T member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIS&T activities. Wagner is an Assistant Professor at the University…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Katherine Knight has been selected as the 2026 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 science. Knight’s paper entitled, “Librarians, not lawyers:…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Lynn Silipigni Connaway is the recipient of the 2026 ASIS&T Award of Merit, the highest honor presented by the Association. The award’s purpose is to recognize an individual who has made particularly noteworthy and sustained contributions to the information science field. The…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Saira Hanif Soroya is the 2026 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. Saira is an Associate Professor in the Department…
December 2020 Member Spotlight
My first incursion into information science was due to my curiosity for information technologies and electronics growing up. I loved building computers from parts, playing with integrated circuit boards, and programming them to create applications and games. Later on, with a computer sciences degree on my shoulders, I got more interested into the reasons why…
December 2020 Chapter Updates
European Chapter We are excited to share with you the new ASIS&T elected European Chapter Officers: Chair: Crystal Fulton Chair-elect: Sheila Webber Secretary: Tamara Heck Treasurer: Noora Hirvonen Webmaster: Katrin Scheibe Communications Chair: Franziska Zimmer Social Media Manager: Carolanne Mahony Past-Chair: Aylin Ilhan Outgoing Officers (2019-2020) Newsletter Editor: Isabelle Dorsch Social Media and Communications Chair:…
December 2020 SIG News
SIG-AH SIG-AH is thrilled to announce our elected officers for the upcoming year. Chair: Julie Carmen Chair Elect: Dan Maxwell Website Officer: Arjun Sabharwal Newsletter Editor: Dr. Muhammad Tariq Communications/Social Media Officer: Gavin Goodwin Secretary: Alicia Takaoka SIG-DL The following will represent SIG-DL as SIG officers/representatives: Co-Chair: Jelina Haines Co-Chair: Peter Organisciak Communications Officer: Virginia…
Upcoming Events
Here are some of the exciting new events we have slated at ASIS&T for the New Year! Ideology and Libraries Subtitle: California, Diplomacy, and Occupied Japan, 1945-1952 (Meet the Author Series) Sponsored by ASIS&T Michael Buckland January 7, 11:00 AM EST – 12:00 PM EST The Engaging Technology Leader Sponsored by ASIS&T Diana Lowe January…
Affiliated Organization News
Code4Lib 2021 Voting Now Open The Code4Lib 2021 Keynote Speakers Committee is happy to open this year’s invited speaker election. All nominees have been contacted and the 8 included in this election are potentially available to speak. The top two available vote recipients will be invited to be our keynote speakers this year. Voting will…
2021 IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence – Call for Applications
We invite applications for the inaugural IDEA (Innovation, Disruption, Enquiry, Access) Institute on Artificial Intelligence (AI). We are seeking library and information professionals holding full-time positions in US institutions interested in enhancing and applying their knowledge of AI in their workplace, to participate in the Institute. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services…
Standards Committee 2 Votes – 11/12/2020
1) Voted CONFIRM on Systematic Review – ISO 843, Conversion of Greek characters into Latin characters Question: Do you recommend ISO 843 be confirmed, revised or withdrawn? Description: This International Standard establishes a system for the transliteration and/or transcription of Greek characters into Latin characters. This system provides for two sets of rules, each constituting…
Standards Committee Votes – 11/8/2020
1) Voted YES on Approval of Proposed New Work Item: Update NISO RP-8-2008, Journal Article Versions (JAV) Question: Do you approve of a Proposed New Work Item: Update NISO RP-8-2008, Journal Article Versions (JAV)? Description: This ballot is to approve a proposed new work item to Update NISO RP-8-2008, Journal Article Versions (JAV) [https://www.niso.org/publications/niso-rp-8-2008-jav] to…
ASIS&T SIG-III 30th Anniversary
ASSIS&T SIG-III is gearing itself toward celebrating its 40th anniversary. Welcome to see SIG-III previous achievements in the ASSIS&T SIG-III 30th Anniversary Commemorative Publication.
Metrics 2020: Workshop on Informetric and Scientometric Research (SIG/MET) Award Announcement
We are happy to announce the winners of this year’s best paper award and best student paper award: $1000 Best Student Paper Award Title: Was the Peer Review Helpful? Automatically Judging Quality of Peer Reviews Author: Tirthankar Ghosal, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India $1000 Best Paper Award (sponsored by Altmetric and Dimensions) Title: The…
Erdelez to Receive 2026 Research in Information Science Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Sanda Erdelez is the recipient of the 2026 Research in Information Science Award. The award recognizes an individual or team who has made an outstanding contribution to information science research. The award is for a systematic “program of research” in a single…
New Leader Awards Announced
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dimaz Ardhi, Kayla Burt, Satyam Kumar, Jannatul Muna, and Dwi Sari are the recipients of the 2026 ASIS&T New Leaders Award. The award’s purpose is to engage and retain new members and to identify potential for new leadership in the Association. Dimaz…
“Valuing Curation Infrastructures” Chosen for 2026 Best JASIST Paper Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Valuing Curation Infrastructures,” written by Morgan F. Wofford, Andrea K. Thomer, Libby Hemphill, Katherine Polasek, & Elizabeth Yakel, published in Volume 76, Issue 12 of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST), is the recipient of the Best…
Bilal to receive 2026 Watson Davis Award for Service
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Dania Bilal is the recipient of the 2026 Watson Davis Award for Service. The award recognizes an individual member of the Association who has shown continuous dedicated leadership in and service to ASIS&T and made substantial and lasting contributions to ASIS&T…
Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms Wins Best Information Science Book Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms, written by Amelia Acker and published by MIT Press, is one of two recipients of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2026. The award’s purpose is to recognize the outstanding book in information…
Sanfilippo to Receive Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo as the winner of the 2026 ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. Since 1980, this annual award has honored the unique teaching contributions of exceptional teachers of information science. Sanfilippo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences…
Wagner to Receive 2026 James M. Cretsos Award for Leadership
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Travis Wagner is the recipient of the 2026 James M. Cretsos Award for Leadership. The award’s purpose is to recognize a new ASIS&T member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIS&T activities. Wagner is an Assistant Professor at the University…
Knight to Receive 2026 Pratt Severn Student Paper Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Katherine Knight has been selected as the 2026 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 science. Knight’s paper entitled, “Librarians, not lawyers:…
Connaway to Receive the 2026 Award of Merit
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Lynn Silipigni Connaway is the recipient of the 2026 ASIS&T Award of Merit, the highest honor presented by the Association. The award’s purpose is to recognize an individual who has made particularly noteworthy and sustained contributions to the information science field. The…
Soroya to Receive 2026 Lois Lunin Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Saira Hanif Soroya is the 2026 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. Saira is an Associate Professor in the Department…
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