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ASIS&T and SLA Members Vote in Favor of Merger

By lydmiddleton1 | August 21, 2025 | Comments Off on ASIS&T and SLA Members Vote in Favor of Merger

21 August 2025 – The Special Libraries Association (SLA) and the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) today announced that their members have cleared the way for the organizations to merge.  SLA members voted overwhelmingly to accept the dissolution plan proposed by their Board of Directors. Separately, ASIS&T members resoundingly approved their Board’s proposal…

SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper & Poster Awards

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | August 20, 2025 | Comments Off on SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper & Poster Awards

Call for Submissions: SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper & Poster Awards SIG-HLTH, ASIS&T’s Special Interest Group on Health Informatics, is pleased to open submissions for the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Long Paper Award, the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Short Paper Award, and the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Poster Award. We define health broadly to encompass research…

“Sneaked references: Fabricated reference metadata distort citation counts” Chosen for 2025 Best JASIST Paper Award

By lydmiddleton1 | August 13, 2025 | Comments Off on “Sneaked references: Fabricated reference metadata distort citation counts” Chosen for 2025 Best JASIST Paper Award

    The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Sneaked references: Fabricated reference metadata distort citation counts,” written by Lonni Besançon, Guillaume Cabanac, Cyril Labbé, and Alexander Magazinov, published in Volume 75, Issue12 of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST), is the recipient of the…

Introduction to Documentation Studies Wins Best Information Science Book Award

By lydmiddleton1 | August 13, 2025 | Comments Off on Introduction to Documentation Studies Wins Best Information Science Book Award

The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Niels Windfeld Lund’s Introduction to Documentation Studies, published by Facet Publishing, is the recipient of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2025. The award’s purpose is to recognize the outstanding book in information science published during the preceding calendar year.…

ISO/DIS 999 – Guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes

By SC Webmaster | August 12, 2025 | Comments Off on ISO/DIS 999 – Guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes

Description: This document offers guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes. Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/DIS 999? Decision: Approved with comments Comments: This draft is relevant to standard practices in index creation and presentation. However, the following revisions are suggested:

ISO/CD 25244 – Archives Performance Indicators

By SC Webmaster | August 8, 2025 | Comments Off on ISO/CD 25244 – Archives Performance Indicators

Description: ISO/CD 25244, Information and documentation – Performance indicators for archives specifies guidelines for the archives community on the collection and reporting of statistics for the following purposes: Question: Do you have comments on the technical content of ISO/CD 25244? Vote: No comments.

Systematic Review – ISO 30300:2020, Records Management – Core Concepts and Vocabulary

By SC Webmaster | August 6, 2025 | Comments Off on Systematic Review – ISO 30300:2020, Records Management – Core Concepts and Vocabulary

Description: ISO 30300:2020 provides a foundational vocabulary for the records management domain, promoting consistency and clarity across related standards developed by ISO/TC 46/SC 11. It includes key terms and definitions but does not restrict the creation of new terms in future standards. This vocabulary supports professionals and organizations aiming to align with international best practices…

ISO/TS 22943:2022 – Principles of Identification for Trade and Information Management

By SC Webmaster | August 6, 2025 | Comments Off on ISO/TS 22943:2022 – Principles of Identification for Trade and Information Management

Description: ISO/TS 22943:2022, Information and documentation – Principles of identification, presents the foundational rationale behind the existence and use of identifiers. It provides a consistent framework for structuring and understanding identifiers in both trade and information management contexts. The standard outlines core expectations, characteristics, and the broader business case for identifiers, while also acknowledging that…

SLA Merger Information

By lydmiddleton1 | July 26, 2025 | Comments Off on 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

By SC Webmaster | July 26, 2025 | Comments Off on 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…

ASIS&T and SLA Members Vote in Favor of Merger

By lydmiddleton1 | August 21, 2025

21 August 2025 – The Special Libraries Association (SLA) and the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) today announced that their members have cleared the way for the organizations to merge.  SLA members voted overwhelmingly to accept the dissolution plan proposed by their Board of Directors. Separately, ASIS&T members resoundingly approved their Board’s proposal…

SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper & Poster Awards

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | August 20, 2025

Call for Submissions: SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper & Poster Awards SIG-HLTH, ASIS&T’s Special Interest Group on Health Informatics, is pleased to open submissions for the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Long Paper Award, the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Short Paper Award, and the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Poster Award. We define health broadly to encompass research…

“Sneaked references: Fabricated reference metadata distort citation counts” Chosen for 2025 Best JASIST Paper Award

By lydmiddleton1 | August 13, 2025

    The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Sneaked references: Fabricated reference metadata distort citation counts,” written by Lonni Besançon, Guillaume Cabanac, Cyril Labbé, and Alexander Magazinov, published in Volume 75, Issue12 of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST), is the recipient of the…

Introduction to Documentation Studies Wins Best Information Science Book Award

By lydmiddleton1 | August 13, 2025

The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Niels Windfeld Lund’s Introduction to Documentation Studies, published by Facet Publishing, is the recipient of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2025. The award’s purpose is to recognize the outstanding book in information science published during the preceding calendar year.…

ISO/DIS 999 – Guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes

By SC Webmaster | August 12, 2025

Description: This document offers guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes. Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/DIS 999? Decision: Approved with comments Comments: This draft is relevant to standard practices in index creation and presentation. However, the following revisions are suggested:

ISO/CD 25244 – Archives Performance Indicators

By SC Webmaster | August 8, 2025

Description: ISO/CD 25244, Information and documentation – Performance indicators for archives specifies guidelines for the archives community on the collection and reporting of statistics for the following purposes: Question: Do you have comments on the technical content of ISO/CD 25244? Vote: No comments.

Systematic Review – ISO 30300:2020, Records Management – Core Concepts and Vocabulary

By SC Webmaster | August 6, 2025

Description: ISO 30300:2020 provides a foundational vocabulary for the records management domain, promoting consistency and clarity across related standards developed by ISO/TC 46/SC 11. It includes key terms and definitions but does not restrict the creation of new terms in future standards. This vocabulary supports professionals and organizations aiming to align with international best practices…

ISO/TS 22943:2022 – Principles of Identification for Trade and Information Management

By SC Webmaster | August 6, 2025

Description: ISO/TS 22943:2022, Information and documentation – Principles of identification, presents the foundational rationale behind the existence and use of identifiers. It provides a consistent framework for structuring and understanding identifiers in both trade and information management contexts. The standard outlines core expectations, characteristics, and the broader business case for identifiers, while also acknowledging that…

SLA Merger Information

By lydmiddleton1 | July 26, 2025

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

By SC Webmaster | July 26, 2025

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…

New from Information Matters, March 2025

By membership@asist.org | March 13, 2025

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. From Attraction to Subscription: Decoding How Knowledge Influencers Monetize Expertise Xiaoyu Chen Dementia-Friendly Library…

New from ARIST, March 2025

By membership@asist.org | March 13, 2025

Watch the ARIST online issue launch parties – celebrations of ARIST issues with presentations from article authors. Here is the 2025 ARIST Launch Party from February 24, 2025 and the 2024 ARIST Launch Party from March 18, 2024. ARIST, Volume 76, Issue 1, January 2025 Full Issue REVIEW ARTICLES Sense-making, sensemaking and sense making-A systematic review and meta-synthesis…

Chapter News, March 2025

By membership@asist.org | March 13, 2025

Europe Chapter: Information Science Pub Quiz! The ASIST Europe Chapter & SIG-III warmly invite all interested information scholars, educators, and students to an exciting Information Science Pub Quiz, a brain-teasing event designed to challenge and entertain via Zoom on 3 April 2025 at 3pm BST / 4pm CET (see in your time zone here). The Chapter & SIG have…

SIG News, March 2025

By membership@asist.org | March 13, 2025

SIG-EduLearn: Our Latest Newsletter is Here! Stay Updated! Dear all, We’re excited to bring you the latest edition of the SIG-EduLearn newsletter! 🚀 In this issue, you’ll find: Message from the chair, Business meeting, Webinar Report, Officers, Library and Information Science in Context, Revitalizing Library Science Education in Pakistan, SIG-EduLearn logo competition, Get involve Please find the newsletter here We hope you…

Upcoming Webinars and Events

By membership@asist.org | March 13, 2025

ASIS&T Webinars, your source for online live and on-demand content created by the Association for Information Science & Technology, are free to ASIS&T members. Our webinars connect you with experts and global thought leaders in information science, management, and business on relevant professional issues. Webinar: The Future of Memory: A History of Lossless Format Standards…

Affiliated Organization News, March 2025

By membership@asist.org | March 13, 2025

Upcoming Webinar (April 17): Navigating Provenance Policy in the U.S– Register Today! The IMLS-funded Building Community Around Provenance (B-CAP) grant team invites the ASIS&T community to a webinar on “Provenance policy objectives and tactics in the U.S”. The webinar will be held on April 17, 2025 from 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST. Please mark your calendar and click here to get registered!…

ASIS&T Europe Chapter & SIG-III Information Science Pub Quiz

By Europe Webmaster | March 3, 2025

The ASIST Europe Chapter & SIG-III warmly invite all interested information scholars, educators, and students to an exciting Information Science Pub Quiz, a brain-teasing event designed to challenge and entertain via Zoom on 3 April 2025 at 3pm BST / 4pm CET (see in your time zone here).  The Chapter & SIG have together created a fun-filled session of…

Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy – Registration is Open!

By NEASIST Webmaster | February 25, 2025

The US Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology (NEASIS&T) invites you to join us for our 2025 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually. Registration is now open: Register for the conference.  What: NEASIS&T’s Annual Conference When: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Where: Virtual Who: NEASIS&T (US Northeast Chapter of the Association…

SIG SM Competition Award Recipients 2024

By SIG-SM Webmaster | February 21, 2025

Awards Recipients 2024 Winner of SIG Social Media Senior Researcher Award Purpose of the Award This award is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes sustained contributions to and/or achievements in the field of information science and/or the professions in which it is practiced. Such contributions may include 1) scholarly contributions to the advancement of our…

Please Respond by EOD 2/27: ASIS&T SIG-HLTH Values Survey

By SIG-HLTH Webmaster | February 19, 2025

Dear SIG-HLTH members, All SIGs were tasked by ASIS&T leadership this month to develop a list of up to five values that characterize ASIS&T as an organization: its members, events, and staff. This activity is aligned with the development of ASIS&T’s next strategic plan. On Wednesday, February 19, the SIG-HLTH executive board met and drafted values.…

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