SIG-IEP Webinar
Candidate for Treasurer Biography Expand Dr. Chris Cunningham finished his Doctoral studies at the University of South Carolina. He received his Master in Library and Information Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, focusing on technology and his Bachelor in Art in History from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with minors in Mathematics…
Candidate for Director-at-Large Biography Expand Dr. Rebekah (Becky) Willson is an associate professor at the School of Information Studies at McGill University (Montréal, Canada). Dr. Willson’s research is in the field of information behaviour and practices – particularly focusing on individuals and groups who are undergoing transitions and living with uncertainty, including academics working on…
Candidate for Director-at-Large Biography Expand Professor Isto Huvila holds the chair in information studies at the Department of ALM (Archival Studies, Library and Information Studies and Museums and Cultural Heritage Studies) at Uppsala University in Sweden. His primary areas of research include information and knowledge management, information work, knowledge organisation, documentation, research data, and social…
Candidate for President-Elect Biography Expand Dr. Marlene Holmner holds a DPhil in Information Science from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and is an Associate Professor and the current Head of the Department of the Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Her research interests lie in the fields of Information Ethics,…
In accordance with the ASIS&T Bylaws, all Professional, Retired, Student, Lifetime, and Institutional Members in good standing on May 1 of the election year shall be entitled to one vote on the Board of Directors Ballot. Should you prefer to vote by mail, please send an email to lmiddleton@asist.org to request a paper ballot. Paper…
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…
The following comments have been received from ASIS&T and joint members in response to the ASIS&T/SLA merger framework: Some personal historical notes from Linda Smith: SLA/ASIS(T) merger discussions were active but failed in the summer of 1971 when I began studying for my MS in Library Science. Subsequently I joined SLA and helped found an…
Webinar Description This webinar, Cripping Conferences – Rethinking Accessibility and Participation in Academic Spaces, will feature Rhys Dreeszen Bowman and Leah Dudak, co-authors of Cripping Conferences: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Disability in Academia. Drawing from their personal and scholarly insights as disabled scholars, they will critically examine how academic conferences often fail to meet accessibility…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Heidi Julien is the recipient of the 2025 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 award…
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Naresh Agarwal is the recipient of the 2025 Bob Williams Research Grant. The Grant is awarded to an outstanding research proposal exploring the history of information science and technology. Agarwal’s grant proposal is titled, “Weaving the history of the information science field…
Chris Cunningham
Candidate for Treasurer Biography Expand Dr. Chris Cunningham finished his Doctoral studies at the University of South Carolina. He received his Master in Library and Information Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, focusing on technology and his Bachelor in Art in History from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with minors in Mathematics…
Rebekah Willson
Candidate for Director-at-Large Biography Expand Dr. Rebekah (Becky) Willson is an associate professor at the School of Information Studies at McGill University (Montréal, Canada). Dr. Willson’s research is in the field of information behaviour and practices – particularly focusing on individuals and groups who are undergoing transitions and living with uncertainty, including academics working on…
Isto Huvila
Candidate for Director-at-Large Biography Expand Professor Isto Huvila holds the chair in information studies at the Department of ALM (Archival Studies, Library and Information Studies and Museums and Cultural Heritage Studies) at Uppsala University in Sweden. His primary areas of research include information and knowledge management, information work, knowledge organisation, documentation, research data, and social…
Marlene Holmner
Candidate for President-Elect Biography Expand Dr. Marlene Holmner holds a DPhil in Information Science from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and is an Associate Professor and the current Head of the Department of the Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Her research interests lie in the fields of Information Ethics,…
2025 Board Elections
In accordance with the ASIS&T Bylaws, all Professional, Retired, Student, Lifetime, and Institutional Members in good standing on May 1 of the election year shall be entitled to one vote on the Board of Directors Ballot. Should you prefer to vote by mail, please send an email to lmiddleton@asist.org to request a paper ballot. Paper…
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…
ASIS&T/SLA Merger Comments & FAQ
The following comments have been received from ASIS&T and joint members in response to the ASIS&T/SLA merger framework: Some personal historical notes from Linda Smith: SLA/ASIS(T) merger discussions were active but failed in the summer of 1971 when I began studying for my MS in Library Science. Subsequently I joined SLA and helped found an…
SIG-HLTH Webinar: Cripping Conferences – Rethinking Accessibility and Participation in Academic Spaces
Webinar Description This webinar, Cripping Conferences – Rethinking Accessibility and Participation in Academic Spaces, will feature Rhys Dreeszen Bowman and Leah Dudak, co-authors of Cripping Conferences: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Disability in Academia. Drawing from their personal and scholarly insights as disabled scholars, they will critically examine how academic conferences often fail to meet accessibility…
Julien to Receive the 2025 Award of Merit
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Heidi Julien is the recipient of the 2025 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 award…
Agarwal to Receive 2025 Bob Williams History Fund Research Grant
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Naresh Agarwal is the recipient of the 2025 Bob Williams Research Grant. The Grant is awarded to an outstanding research proposal exploring the history of information science and technology. Agarwal’s grant proposal is titled, “Weaving the history of the information science field…
Special 2018 Chapter Service Award
The Association for Information Science and Technology, New England chapter is pleased to present a special 2018 Chapter Service Award to recognize a chapter leader who has contributed and will continue to contribute to the significant development of the New England chapter and of our parent organization, ASIS&T – Rachael Juskuv, Research & Instruction Librarian…
miniBarCamp Vol.2 ( 10th November 2018, 06:30 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.)
Dear friend and colleagues, we are excited to share with you the news that the European Chapter and the European Student Chapter are organizing a miniBarcamp again at this year’s Annual Meeting. Why? We would like to offer an open space for interesting and vibrant discussions. Everybody who participates is invited to bring own ideas…
The European Student Chapter is seeking officer nominations for 2018-2019 by Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Are you a student from Europe? Are you a member of ASIS&T? Yes? Great! Are you thinking about: Supporting other students? Organizing events for students (workshops, etc.)? Cooperating with other ASIS&T Chapters? Being part of a great board? Having fun? Then don’t wait and take this possibility to be one of the new ESC officers! Positions available are Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, Communications…
SIG SI Social Gathering at ASIS&T 2017
Message from our Social Chair: Hi all, on behalf of SIG SI and co-chairs Kalpana and Eric I would like to invite you to our social gathering and dinner during ASIS&T 2017, to take place on Monday at 5pm at Jaleo, 2250 Crystal Dr #A, Crystal City, VA 22202 (https://www.jaleo.com/location/crystal-city/). This is a Spanish / tapas place that has good reviews and…
Results: SIG Social Media Officer Election 2018-2019
Many thanks to everyone who took part in the election of the SIG SM officers board for 2018/19. According to this our new board builds up as follows: Official SIG Social Media Board (2019) Co-Chair: Aylin Ilhan Co-Chair: Isabelle Dorsch Chair-Elect: Vivek Singh Treasurer: Philippe Mongeon Secretary: Nic DePaula Communications and Social Media: Isha Ghosh Communications and Social Media: Catherine Dumas Recruitment…
Webinar: Intersection of Digital Libraries and Research Data
Thursday, November 1st, 2018, 11:00am – 12:00pm EDT (UTC 15:00:00 – World Clock) – Sponsored by SIG-DL The growing amount of data in research and the aspired culture of data sharing make it necessary to improve data documentation in digital libraries. The Webinar will focus on the intersection of digital libraries and research data, presenting…
2018 ASIS&T SIG-SI Business Meeting and Social Event
Please come out and join your fellow SIG-SI members at this year’s ASIS&T Annual Meeting in lovely Vancouver! SIG-SI will be holding our 2018 business meeting on Monday, November 12th, from 2-3:30 PM in Room 2 Plaza C. This year’s SIG-SI social event will be at 7 pm on Sunday, November 11th; details on the exact…
Serving Forgotten Patrons: Libraries in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s Dementia – with Timothy Dickey
Alzheimer’s dementia already affects more than 5 million Americans and is the 6th-leading cause of death in the United States; all predictions are for even more rapid spread as the Baby Boomers age. Libraries in many cases have been slow to consider how specifically to serve this growing population among our users, and how to serve…
Bowker Wins Bob Williams History Fund Research Grant Award
Posted on October 10, 2018 by Lydia Middleton The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Lynne Bowker has been awarded a 2018 Bob Williams History Fund Research Grant Award for her work titled, “Revealing One of Information Science and Technology’s “Hidden Figures”: How Helmut Felber brought information science principles…
Ella Milliken Detro Wins Pratt Severn Award
Posted on October 10, 2018 by Lydia Middleton The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce Ella Milliken Detro has been selected as the 2018 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…
SIG-IEP Webinar
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