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Hello information people! In my part of the northern hemisphere the clocks changed overnight, and although that means that I am missing an hour of much-needed sleep, I am experiencing the annual seasonal glee of looking out the window at almost 7 PM and realizing it’s still light! Another hour of light means I’ll be…
Greetings colleagues, As we move deeper into the year, I’m struck by the incredible momentum building across our community. The energy within ASIS&T has always been strong, but this year feels different-bigger, more connected, and full of possibility. Much of that is thanks to the exciting initiatives ahead and the remarkable progress we’re making together.…
ASIS&T awards represent the greatest recognition and respect professionals may afford their colleagues. All ASIS&T members and non-members are invited and encouraged to submit nominations for the awards. Selections of award recipients are made after thoughtful and thorough consideration by appropriate jury or official body of the Association. The 2026 awards will be presented at…
The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Board is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of the Association of Information Science & Technology, the official journal of the ASIS&T, who has the expertise to drive the journal forward.The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) is a leading international forum for peer-reviewed research in…
20-23 APRIL, 2026 Online/On-Demand Certificate Course Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a disruptive but transformative technology that can bring value to libraries by enabling increased library use, optimizing collection analysis, and enhancing the user experience. Library and information professionals must keep abreast of advances in AI technologies in order to provide innovative and value-added services, access,…
ISS/SLC26 Early Bird Registration Rates End April 6, 2026 Take advantage of Early Bird rates for the Information Science Summit & Special Libraries Conference (ISS/SLC26) before the deadline on April 6, 2026. Join colleagues this June in Albuquerque for valuable learning, idea-sharing, and professional connections across the information science and special libraries community. Beyond the…
#ASIST26 Call for Proposals is Still Open The call for proposals for the upcoming 2026 ASIS&T Annual Meeting (#ASIST26), the premier international conference in the field of information science is still open! Under the theme “Crossing Boundaries: Advancing Global Dialogue and Well-being through Information Research and Practice,” we are looking for ideas that spark conversation…
Your Voice Matters! Please take 2 minutes to complete this short survey and help us identify the preferred location for the ASIS&T 2028 Annual Meeting. Your response will guide our planning. Please complete the survey by March 30th, 2026. Complete the Survey Back to Inside ASIS&T, March 2026
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! Laureen Cantwell-Jurkovic started as the Humanities &…
ASIS&T welcomes the following Individuals who have joined ASIS&T since January of 2026: Nove E Variant Anna Ph.D | Indonesia | Early Career Carin Aspinall | United States | Student Catherine Barnes | Australia | Professional Deepak Kumar Behera | India | Professional Kayla Belich | United States | Student Tumon Borah | India |…
President’s Message, March 2026
Hello information people! In my part of the northern hemisphere the clocks changed overnight, and although that means that I am missing an hour of much-needed sleep, I am experiencing the annual seasonal glee of looking out the window at almost 7 PM and realizing it’s still light! Another hour of light means I’ll be…
From Your Executive Director, March 2026
Greetings colleagues, As we move deeper into the year, I’m struck by the incredible momentum building across our community. The energy within ASIS&T has always been strong, but this year feels different-bigger, more connected, and full of possibility. Much of that is thanks to the exciting initiatives ahead and the remarkable progress we’re making together.…
Nominations Open for Global Awards
ASIS&T awards represent the greatest recognition and respect professionals may afford their colleagues. All ASIS&T members and non-members are invited and encouraged to submit nominations for the awards. Selections of award recipients are made after thoughtful and thorough consideration by appropriate jury or official body of the Association. The 2026 awards will be presented at…
ASIS&T Seeks JASIST Editor-in-Chief
The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Board is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of the Association of Information Science & Technology, the official journal of the ASIS&T, who has the expertise to drive the journal forward.The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) is a leading international forum for peer-reviewed research in…
2026 IDEA Institute
20-23 APRIL, 2026 Online/On-Demand Certificate Course Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a disruptive but transformative technology that can bring value to libraries by enabling increased library use, optimizing collection analysis, and enhancing the user experience. Library and information professionals must keep abreast of advances in AI technologies in order to provide innovative and value-added services, access,…
Information Science Summit & Special Libraries Conference ’26 Updates
ISS/SLC26 Early Bird Registration Rates End April 6, 2026 Take advantage of Early Bird rates for the Information Science Summit & Special Libraries Conference (ISS/SLC26) before the deadline on April 6, 2026. Join colleagues this June in Albuquerque for valuable learning, idea-sharing, and professional connections across the information science and special libraries community. Beyond the…
#ASIST26 Updates
#ASIST26 Call for Proposals is Still Open The call for proposals for the upcoming 2026 ASIS&T Annual Meeting (#ASIST26), the premier international conference in the field of information science is still open! Under the theme “Crossing Boundaries: Advancing Global Dialogue and Well-being through Information Research and Practice,” we are looking for ideas that spark conversation…
ASIS&T Member Survey: Preferred Destination For 2028 Annual Meeting
Your Voice Matters! Please take 2 minutes to complete this short survey and help us identify the preferred location for the ASIS&T 2028 Annual Meeting. Your response will guide our planning. Please complete the survey by March 30th, 2026. Complete the Survey Back to Inside ASIS&T, March 2026
Members News, March 2026
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! Laureen Cantwell-Jurkovic started as the Humanities &…
New ASIS&T Members, March 2026
ASIS&T welcomes the following Individuals who have joined ASIS&T since January of 2026: Nove E Variant Anna Ph.D | Indonesia | Early Career Carin Aspinall | United States | Student Catherine Barnes | Australia | Professional Deepak Kumar Behera | India | Professional Kayla Belich | United States | Student Tumon Borah | India |…
2015 SIGUSE Symposium Call For Participation
Theme: Making Research Matter: Connecting Theory and Practice Date: November 7, 2015 Time: 1:30 to 6:30 pm Location: Hyatt St Louis Keynote Speakers: Ross Todd (Rutgers University) & Safiya Noble (UCLA) About the 2015 Symposium: Research and theory development in information needs, use, and seeking are grounded in work with individuals and groups of people from a variety of practice…
Students! Apply for the SIG ED Travel Award!
Posted on July 2, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington It’s still awards nomination season here at ASIS&T! Here is an opportunity for all of you students out to win an award that will help pay for you to #meetasistinstlouis, courtesy of the Education for Information Science Special Interest Group (SIG ED)! Details about the award, as provided…
Call for Participation: SIG SI’s 11th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium
ASIS&T SIG SI, along with our co-sponsor the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics at Indiana University, is happy to be able to announce the Call for Papers and Participation for our 11th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium: The Impacts of Social Informatics Research. Our symposium will take place the morning of Saturday November 7th, as part of the ASIS&T 2015 Annual Meeting in St. Louis. The deadline…
BOBCATSSS – LYON 2016
Call for Papers BOBCATSSS: January 27-29, 2016 Deadline for abstract submission: September 15 2015 BOBCATSSS 2016 explores the main theme of Information, Libraries, and Democracy through several key topics: The Role of Libraries in Democratic Cultures, Intellectual Freedom and Censorship, Libraries, Open Access and Open Data, and Protecting Privacy. We welcome your contribution! The program includes paper presentations,…
Call for papers: Critical Data Studies – special section of Big Data and Society
A call for papers has been issued for a special theme section of Big Data and Society on Critical Data Studies. 1,000-word proposals are due by July 24th (deadline extended), with accepted full submissions due October 4th. Critical Data Studies (CDS) is a growing field of research that focuses on the unique theoretical, ethical, and epistemological challenges posed by “Big Data.” Rather than treat Big Data…
Cynthia G. Hurd, Librarian, Among Those Killed in Charleston Shooting
Posted on June 23, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff Cynthia Hurd On the night of Wednesday, June 17, a gunman opened fire at a prayer meeting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, SC; officials described the shooting as racially motivated. The suspect was apprehended Thursday morning in North Carolina, more than 200 miles…
Invitation to fill out our Information Professionals Survey!
Posted on June 23, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington ASIS&T’s Information Professionals Task Force has been hard at work for the last several months. According to the task force’s web page, its charge is as follows: … to create a web presence that highlights the diversity and value of the information professions to increase awareness and…
Get to Know SIG USE: Information Seeking, Needs, and Use
Posted on June 22, 2015 by Adam Worrall ASIS&T SIG USE logo (courtesy SIG USE) The next interview in our “Get to Know A SIG / Get to Know a Chapter” series is with SIG USE: Information Seeking, Needs, and Use. SIG USE’s interests are “people’s behavioral and cognitive activities as well as their affective states as they interact…
Claire Kelly Schultz, 1924-2015
Posted on June 16, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff Claire Kelly Schultz Claire Kelly Schultz, 1924-2015: In Memoriam Claire Kelly Schultz, former president of the American Documentation Institute (ADI), predecessor of ASIST, died in her home town of Line Lexington, PA on May 28 at the age of 90. The cause of death was Alzheimers disease.…
Call for papers: “A Decade of Web 2.0” First Monday special issue
A call for papers has been issued for a special issue of First Monday, to be published in June 2016, on “A Decade of Web 2.0: Reflections, Critical Perspectives, and Beyond.” The editors of the special issue are Michael Zimmer and Anna L. Hoffman. Extended abstracts are due by September 1, with selected full papers due February 1, 2016. In light of Web…
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