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ASIS&T and SLA Announce Merger Negotiations to Explore Unified Future for Information Professionals

By jcoronis | May 23, 2025 | Comments Off on ASIS&T and SLA Announce Merger Negotiations to Explore Unified Future for Information Professionals

23 May 2025 – The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) and the Special Libraries Association (SLA) today announced that they have entered into formal negotiations to pursue a merger of the two organizations. This initiative reflects a shared commitment to strengthening the future of the information professions and delivering expanded value to members…

TC46 Ballot Reminder ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34/JWG 7 EPUB Long-term Archiving ISO/IEC CD 22424 Digital Publishing Standards

By SC Webmaster | May 22, 2025 | Comments Off on TC46 Ballot Reminder ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34/JWG 7 EPUB Long-term Archiving ISO/IEC CD 22424 Digital Publishing Standards
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This document specifies content conformance and packaging requirements for the long-term preservation of EPUB publications. It represents a more restrictive form of EPUB publication than allowed by ISO/IEC 23736 and EPUB 3.3.

IST ‘2025 Conference Programme (Manchester, UK, June 11-12)

By Europe Webmaster | May 20, 2025 | Comments Off on IST ‘2025 Conference Programme (Manchester, UK, June 11-12)

The ASIS&T European Chapter is delighted to share the conference programme for Information Science Trends 2025, to be held at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School on June 11-12, 2025. The exciting on-site programme includes a keynote from Professor Crystal Fulton (UC Dublin), two presentation sessions, an open workshop on research methods, and various opportunities to…

Position Statement on the Termination of Dr. Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress

By lydmiddleton1 | May 14, 2025 | Comments Off on Position Statement on the Termination of Dr. Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress

The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) expresses its profound shock, dismay, and concern at the abrupt termination of Dr. Carla Hayden from her position as the 14th Librarian of Congress. Dr. Hayden’s tenure marked a historic chapter not only for the Library of Congress but also for the global library and information science…

In Memoriam – Clifford Lynch

By lydmiddleton1 | April 14, 2025 | Comments Off on In Memoriam – Clifford Lynch

The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) mourns the passing of Clifford Lynch, who died in April 2025. A visionary leader, scholar, and mentor, Clifford’s profound influence on the field of information science spanned decades and left an indelible mark on our community. Clifford served as ASIS&T President in 1996 and was honored with…

NEASIS&T Executive Committee Recap – April 2025

By NEASIST Webmaster | April 8, 2025 | Comments Off on NEASIS&T Executive Committee Recap – April 2025

NEASIS&T 2025 Annual Conference – Thank You! On behalf of the NEASIS&T Executive Committee and Programming Committees, thank you so much to everyone who attended, presented at, and helped organize our 2025 NEASIS&T Annual Conference. It was a wonderful event! We will share a link to the recordings on iConnect once they are available. NEASIS&T…

Urgent Message from your Executive Director – Annual Meeting 2025

By jcoronis | April 4, 2025 | Comments Off on Urgent Message from your Executive Director – Annual Meeting 2025

Hello everyone, I am recording this message from Okinawa, Japan where I am visiting my family for a few days. I did not want to let more time go by without letting you all know that ASIS&T stands ready to support you in presenting at the Annual Meeting in every way possible. We recognize that…

Information Science Trends (IST) 2025: Creativity, Transformation, Empowerment

By Europe Webmaster | March 22, 2025 | Comments Off on Information Science Trends (IST) 2025: Creativity, Transformation, Empowerment

Call for participation for IST 2025,
June 11-12, Manchester, UK. Organised by ASIS&T Europe Chapter.

Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy – Abstracts and Speaker Bios

By NEASIST Webmaster | March 20, 2025 | Comments Off on Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy – Abstracts and Speaker Bios

Registration is still open for our April 1, 2025 virtual conference: Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy Check out the program with abstracts and speaker bios below.  You can also check out the brief, at-a-glance flyer version here. 9:00 am – 9:15 amWelcome, NEASIS&T Chapter Update, and Conference Overview 9:15 am –…

President’s Message, March 2025

By membership@asist.org | March 13, 2025 | Comments Off on President’s Message, March 2025

Halò (hello in Scots Gaelic) Hello friends, This week I have been rewatching HBO’s drama Chernobyl about the terrible nuclear disaster in present day Ukraine. The leading character Valery Legasov says in the opening scene: “What is the cost of lies? It’s not that we’ll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that…

ASIS&T and SLA Announce Merger Negotiations to Explore Unified Future for Information Professionals

By jcoronis | May 23, 2025

23 May 2025 – The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) and the Special Libraries Association (SLA) today announced that they have entered into formal negotiations to pursue a merger of the two organizations. This initiative reflects a shared commitment to strengthening the future of the information professions and delivering expanded value to members…

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TC46 Ballot Reminder ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34/JWG 7 EPUB Long-term Archiving ISO/IEC CD 22424 Digital Publishing Standards

By SC Webmaster | May 22, 2025

This document specifies content conformance and packaging requirements for the long-term preservation of EPUB publications. It represents a more restrictive form of EPUB publication than allowed by ISO/IEC 23736 and EPUB 3.3.

IST ‘2025 Conference Programme (Manchester, UK, June 11-12)

By Europe Webmaster | May 20, 2025

The ASIS&T European Chapter is delighted to share the conference programme for Information Science Trends 2025, to be held at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School on June 11-12, 2025. The exciting on-site programme includes a keynote from Professor Crystal Fulton (UC Dublin), two presentation sessions, an open workshop on research methods, and various opportunities to…

Position Statement on the Termination of Dr. Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress

By lydmiddleton1 | May 14, 2025

The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) expresses its profound shock, dismay, and concern at the abrupt termination of Dr. Carla Hayden from her position as the 14th Librarian of Congress. Dr. Hayden’s tenure marked a historic chapter not only for the Library of Congress but also for the global library and information science…

In Memoriam – Clifford Lynch

By lydmiddleton1 | April 14, 2025

The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) mourns the passing of Clifford Lynch, who died in April 2025. A visionary leader, scholar, and mentor, Clifford’s profound influence on the field of information science spanned decades and left an indelible mark on our community. Clifford served as ASIS&T President in 1996 and was honored with…

NEASIS&T Executive Committee Recap – April 2025

By NEASIST Webmaster | April 8, 2025

NEASIS&T 2025 Annual Conference – Thank You! On behalf of the NEASIS&T Executive Committee and Programming Committees, thank you so much to everyone who attended, presented at, and helped organize our 2025 NEASIS&T Annual Conference. It was a wonderful event! We will share a link to the recordings on iConnect once they are available. NEASIS&T…

Urgent Message from your Executive Director – Annual Meeting 2025

By jcoronis | April 4, 2025

Hello everyone, I am recording this message from Okinawa, Japan where I am visiting my family for a few days. I did not want to let more time go by without letting you all know that ASIS&T stands ready to support you in presenting at the Annual Meeting in every way possible. We recognize that…

Information Science Trends (IST) 2025: Creativity, Transformation, Empowerment

By Europe Webmaster | March 22, 2025

Call for participation for IST 2025,
June 11-12, Manchester, UK. Organised by ASIS&T Europe Chapter.

Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy – Abstracts and Speaker Bios

By NEASIST Webmaster | March 20, 2025

Registration is still open for our April 1, 2025 virtual conference: Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy Check out the program with abstracts and speaker bios below.  You can also check out the brief, at-a-glance flyer version here. 9:00 am – 9:15 amWelcome, NEASIS&T Chapter Update, and Conference Overview 9:15 am –…

President’s Message, March 2025

By membership@asist.org | March 13, 2025

Halò (hello in Scots Gaelic) Hello friends, This week I have been rewatching HBO’s drama Chernobyl about the terrible nuclear disaster in present day Ukraine. The leading character Valery Legasov says in the opening scene: “What is the cost of lies? It’s not that we’ll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that…

EAD and the Evolution of Archival Description

By COASIST Webmaster | October 18, 2011

EAD and the Evolution of Archival Description WHEN: Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.  Refreshments, Sign-In & Networking 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Presentation and Q & A WHERE:   OCLC’s Kilgour auditorium on the OCLC Campus,  Online Computer Library Center, Inc. at* 6565 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH 43017 PRESENTER Jackie Dooley is an internationally recognized…

White papers & Symposium schedule

By SIG-USE Webmaster | October 9, 2011

SIG USE Research Symposium participant white papers discussing the intersections of information seeking and use with domains outside of information science: Information Behavior and Medical/Health Domains – Jeanette de Richemond (Rutgers University) Intersecting Constructs in an Online Community – Ellen Rubenstein (Oklahoma University) Bring it on home!: Information use in games studies – Natascha Karlova…

NEASIST TED Talks & Pizza Gathering

By NEASIST Webmaster | October 7, 2011

Tuesday, November 1, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Are you a lover of TED Talks? Or maybe you’re wondering just who this Ted person is that everyone keeps talking about? Either way, join us for an evening of TED Talks, pizza, and sparkling conversation. TED Talks are “inspired talks by the world’s leading thinkers and…

NEASIST Gathers to Celebrate Chapter Awards

By NEASIST Webmaster | September 8, 2011

Come join in a lively (and informal) gathering to celebrate a few of our successes this year! When: Monday, September 26, starting at 5:30 to 7:30 Come and go at your leisure! NEASIST will be with a Wonder Woman image on a stick! Where: Meadhall 4 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142 http://themeadhall.com/ The gathering is…

Laments for Reference?

By COASIST Webmaster | September 6, 2011

A polemic, but trenchant view (dictionary words???) on how dictionaries and other print media on our reference shelves are disappearing from John Walsh at the Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/no-we-shouldnrsquot-just-google-it-john-walsh-laments-the-death-of-the-reference-book-2347173.html) “…as early as 2007 some publishers were predicting that paper dictionaries will die out completely, as the word-curious turn wholly online. And if they go the way of…

Books after Amazon

By COASIST Webmaster | September 2, 2011

It has been very good news for libraries that Amazon has agreed to allow checkouts of e-books on the Kindle at public libraries. At the same time, we should consider the overall practice of this company and how it could impact the book industry over the long term. The author here compares the possibly predatory…

Doing Data Like a Pro: Tips for Managing Your Digital Life

By COASIST Webmaster | August 15, 2011

As more of our life becomes digital, it’s easy to get buried under a deluge of data. The growing number of gadgets and networks around us give us even more data to manage. Can’t keep up with email? Can’t reach the cloud? Curious about our digital future? Join us on Monday evening, August 29th, 2011…

Library Closings Still in the News in the UK: “Book Barbarians”

By COASIST Webmaster | July 22, 2011

Authors continue to weigh in on potential library closures in Britain. Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials Trilogy, e.g. http://www.worldcat.org/title/amber-spyglass/oclc/44627113&referer=brief_results) helps to raise funds protesting library cuts, arguing in the UK there are 9 million people who have still never used the Internet. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8648309/Philip-Pullman-Why-we-must-stand-up-to-the-book-barbarians.html

“Library Data – why Bother?”

By COASIST Webmaster | July 22, 2011

One of the best and most provocative presentations at ALA this year: http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2011/07/library-data-why-bother.html Eric Hellman, discussing the history of library data and the potential future of library linked data. His blog post now contains a link to the complete PowerPoint, which includes some examples of how easy it is to code links. This version unfortunately…

Kindles in the News – in Time for Tonight’s Program!

By COASIST Webmaster | July 20, 2011

Just in time for tonight’s “Kindles and Kobos and Nooks” (Smith Boardroom, OCLC Conference Center, Dublin, OH 6:30pm), Amazon announces a new program for textbook rental on a variety of readers and other computers: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000702481.

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