SIG-IEP Webinar
ASIS&T will use this space to share information with our current and future members about the plans for and process of merger with the Special Libraries Association. A working group consisting of Heather Kotula, 2025 SLA President-Elect; John DiGilio, 2025 SLA Past President; Christine Pelosi, SLA Director; Julie Smith Maekask, SLA Director; James Manasco, SLA Director; Ian…
Description: Part 1 of ISO 25964 gives recommendations for the development and maintenance of thesauri intended for information retrieval, applications as well as broader use cases including web navigation, artificial intelligence, author tagging, management and use applications. It is applicable to vocabularies used for retrieving information from all types of information resources, irrespective of the…
Application Deadline: Monday, August 4, 2025 Notification of Award Winners: late August or September 2025 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: 14-18 November, 2025, Washington, DC Application: NEASIST 2025 Conference Support Award application NEASIS&T Conference Support Award The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T is offering up to 4 conference support awards to support participation in the ASIS&T 2025…
NEASIS&T has planned an exciting summer webinar, presented by Jon Ippolito, exploring how libraries and digital collections are grappling with a surge in AI-generated submissions. When: August 7, 2025 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (EDT) Where: Virtual Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for non-members Register for the event (ASIS&T members should log in before…
The Australian band Crowded House had a famous song, ‘Always Take the Weather With You’. To be honest, I wish they would take the weather as it’s raining again in Glasgow. So many news stories now are around weather: floods, droughts, heat waves, and loss of natural habitats. Climate action is one of the Grand…
ASIS&T Executive Director, Lydia Middleton has recorded a video sharing updates about the organization. Captions are available by clicking “cc”. Please note that these captions are auto-generated so may not be 100% accurate. Back to Inside ASIS&T, July 2025
Over the past six weeks, ASIS&T has been collecting and responding to member feedback on the possibility of merger with the Special Libraries Association. On June 29 the associations held a joint Town Hall where many member questions were answered. The details of the proposed merger along with links to the questions and responses as…
Dear Colleagues, I’m happy to be nearing the final stages of strategic planning for the next three years of work for our organization. It’s been a pleasure working with our enthusiastic and committed task force and the Board of directors and learning about their vision for the organization. In recent months, it’s been very exciting…
In the 2025 ASIS&T Membership Survey, we asked you how we could improve your member experience. Our dedicated Membership Committee took time to analyze your feedback, and created a summary for the Board to use as a foundational document to guide the Strategic Planning process. Here are some of the items we wanted to highlight…
Meet New Colleagues. Grow Your Engagement. Give Back To Your Professional Community. Volunteer with ASIS&T. Volunteers are the life-blood of ASIS&T and provide the intellectual capital and human resources to power all we do! Don’t miss this opportunity to give back to your profession while enhancing your professional network and your CV! ASIS&T is seeking…
Upcoming OCLC Research Presentation
The Dryad Repository: A New Path for Data Publication in Scholarly Communication “Dryad is an international repository for data underlying peer-reviewed articles in the basic and applied biosciences. Many datasets collected by academic researchers are not shared with the wider community even after findings based upon them are reported in the literature. Dryad is addressing…
ASIS&T European Workshop 2011
The first ASIS&T European Workshop will be held at University College Cork, Cork, Ireland on the 1st and 2nd of June 2011. Organized by the European Chapter of ASIS&T, it is an ideal cross-disciplinary forum to present and encounter work by research students in the fields of information, library and computer science. The workshop will…
Breaking News in E-books: Judge Chin Denies Google for the Third Time
In the wake of a very recent French court decision regarding Google’s privacy protections in Europe, it seems an even larger defeat was just dealt to the Google Books Search. Judge Danny Chin (for the last time in his court?) rejected the settlement between Google Books and the various parties that had been suing. If you’d like…
2011 NEASIST Student Travel Award: Apply Now
Deadline: Friday, April 8, 2011 The American Society for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIST) is pleased to announce the availability of one award of up to $1000 to reimburse expenses for attendance at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting (October 7-12, 2011, New Orleans, La.). Applications must be received by Friday, April 8. The…
Kindles and Kobos and Nooks, OH MY!
It’s an eReader jungle out there… so plan to join us for an informative presentation about these devices and more. Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Robin Nesbitt, Jennifer Hrusch and George Morrison will discuss how to get content, the features and benefits of eReader devices, and digital rights management. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with these…
Content Management Systems for Dummies (or busy smarties looking for fast, simple solutions)
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 (register by March 4th!) 8:30am – 12:00 speaker talks and panel discussion 12:00 – 4:00pm optional lunch and workshop (space limited) Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA Co-Sponsored by the Simmons Student Chapter of ASIS&T As librarians and information professionals, we often find ourselves responsible for creating or organizing online…
Top Tech Trends for Education, 2011
The 2011 Horizon Report is out, with the most crucial trends expected for the coming year. Mobile technology tops the list for the third straight time. Gaming in education is relatively new (though my junior high years ago used role-playing in the history classroom quite extensively.) http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/6-top-tech-trends-on-the-horizon-for-education/29581
Content Management Systems for Dummies (or busy smarties looking for fast, simple solutions)
PODCASTS FROM THIS MARCH 9, 2011 EVENT NOW AVAILABLE: Part 1 Theresa Maturevich (Head of Reference, Bedford Free Public Library) speaks about WordPress Michael Witwicki (Principal, Booyant) speaks about ExpressionEngine Part 2 Steve Sanzo (Director of Marketing and Business Development, Isovera) speaks about Drupal Anna Burke (Manager of Community & Training, Springshare) and Talia Resendes…
Ohio Leads the Country in Per-Capita Library Visits!
http://www.statemaster.com/graph/edu_pub_lib_lib_vis_per_cap-libraries-library-visits-per-capita
12 Technologies on the Verge of Extinction
The list was compiled by gizmodo: the PC should survive, but the e-reader is listed as fatal! (The analogy they draw is e-reader : tablet :: pocketknife : Swiss army knife. A tool more versatile is a tool that will survive.) http://gizmodo.com/5731594/12-technologies-on-the-verge-of-extinction
SLA Merger Information
ASIS&T will use this space to share information with our current and future members about the plans for and process of merger with the Special Libraries Association. A working group consisting of Heather Kotula, 2025 SLA President-Elect; John DiGilio, 2025 SLA Past President; Christine Pelosi, SLA Director; Julie Smith Maekask, SLA Director; James Manasco, SLA Director; Ian…
ISO/DIS 25964-1, Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies – Part 1: Thesauri for information retrieval; management and use
Description: Part 1 of ISO 25964 gives recommendations for the development and maintenance of thesauri intended for information retrieval, applications as well as broader use cases including web navigation, artificial intelligence, author tagging, management and use applications. It is applicable to vocabularies used for retrieving information from all types of information resources, irrespective of the…
2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award for ASIS&T Annual Meeting – Apply by Aug. 4
Application Deadline: Monday, August 4, 2025 Notification of Award Winners: late August or September 2025 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: 14-18 November, 2025, Washington, DC Application: NEASIST 2025 Conference Support Award application NEASIS&T Conference Support Award The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T is offering up to 4 conference support awards to support participation in the ASIS&T 2025…
Webinar: Who Even Wrote This? Welcome to the Post-AI Library – August 7 webinar
NEASIS&T has planned an exciting summer webinar, presented by Jon Ippolito, exploring how libraries and digital collections are grappling with a surge in AI-generated submissions. When: August 7, 2025 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (EDT) Where: Virtual Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for non-members Register for the event (ASIS&T members should log in before…
President’s Message, July 2025
The Australian band Crowded House had a famous song, ‘Always Take the Weather With You’. To be honest, I wish they would take the weather as it’s raining again in Glasgow. So many news stories now are around weather: floods, droughts, heat waves, and loss of natural habitats. Climate action is one of the Grand…
From Your Executive Director, July 2025
ASIS&T Executive Director, Lydia Middleton has recorded a video sharing updates about the organization. Captions are available by clicking “cc”. Please note that these captions are auto-generated so may not be 100% accurate. Back to Inside ASIS&T, July 2025
Proposed Merger with SLA – Vote to Open July 28
Over the past six weeks, ASIS&T has been collecting and responding to member feedback on the possibility of merger with the Special Libraries Association. On June 29 the associations held a joint Town Hall where many member questions were answered. The details of the proposed merger along with links to the questions and responses as…
ASIS&T Draft Strategic Plan Open for Comment
Dear Colleagues, I’m happy to be nearing the final stages of strategic planning for the next three years of work for our organization. It’s been a pleasure working with our enthusiastic and committed task force and the Board of directors and learning about their vision for the organization. In recent months, it’s been very exciting…
2025 Membership Survey: Turning Your Input Into Action
In the 2025 ASIS&T Membership Survey, we asked you how we could improve your member experience. Our dedicated Membership Committee took time to analyze your feedback, and created a summary for the Board to use as a foundational document to guide the Strategic Planning process. Here are some of the items we wanted to highlight…
Call For Volunteers – Committees
Meet New Colleagues. Grow Your Engagement. Give Back To Your Professional Community. Volunteer with ASIS&T. Volunteers are the life-blood of ASIS&T and provide the intellectual capital and human resources to power all we do! Don’t miss this opportunity to give back to your profession while enhancing your professional network and your CV! ASIS&T is seeking…
SIG-IEP Webinar
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