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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…
To Commemorate the SIG-DL 22nd Year Anniversary A Call For Nomination: SIG-DL Awards – Open Theme
TO COMMEMORATE THE SIG-DL 22ND YEAR ANNIVERSARY A CALL FOR NOMINATION: SIG-DL AWARDS – OPEN THEME SIG-DL COMMEMORATION AWARDS 2022 COMBINED AWARDS: 1 Student Engagement Award: $1000.00 combined award -SIG-DL & SIG-VIS – entry instruction please visit the link: https://www.asist.org/2022/05/21/best-student-paper-award/ STUDENT SIG-DL Awards 2022 ASIS &T Annual Meeting: Award 2: 1 SIG-DL Best Paper…
ARIST, Call for Submissions
The Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) publishes comprehensive and systematic reviews on topics relevant to information science, computing science, and technology, broadly defined. An ideal ARIST manuscript presents both an historic overview and a discussion of contemporary trends related to the topic being investigated. The audience for ARIST reviews is diverse, including…
Zhe He Receives the 2022 Lois Lunin Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Zhe He of Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl. is the 2022 recipient of the Lois Lunin Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of Information Science and Technology through leadership, mentoring, and innovation. Dr. Zhe He is an Associate…
“Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence” Receives ASIS&T 2022 Best Information Science Book of the Year Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence,” written by Kate Crawford and published by Yale University Press is the recipient of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2022. The award’s purpose is to recognize the…
Jesse Ludington Receives 2022 Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Jesse Ludington has been selected as the 2022 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 information science. Ludington’s paper entitled, “Social Media as…
Kate McDowell Receives 2022 Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is very pleased to announce that Kathleen (Kate) McDowell, Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the 2022 recipient of the ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. The award’s purpose is to recognize the unique teaching contribution of an individual as a teacher…
Heather O’Brien Receives Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Research in Information Science Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce that Heather O’Brien, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia iSchool, is the recipient of the 2022 ASIS&T Research in Information Science Award. This award recognizes an individual or team who has made an outstanding contribution to information science research. The award is for…
Jelina Haines to Receive 2022 ASIS&T ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Jelina Haines is the 2022 recipient of the ASIS&T ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award for her dissertation proposal titled, “Researching the knowledge journey practices of Indigenous Elders relevant to the younger generation: A community-based participatory study.” The award’s purpose is to recognize outstanding…
Nilavra Bhattacharya to Receive ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship Award
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Nilavra Bhattacharya is the 2022 recipient of the ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship Award for his dissertation proposal titled, “A Longitudinal Study to Understand University Students’ Searching as a Learning Process.” Bhattacharya is a PhD candidate at the School of Information, University…
2022 Best JASIST Paper Award
“Open is Not Forever: A Study of Vanished Open Access Journals” Selected for 2022 JASIST Best Paper Award The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Open is Not Forever: A Study of Vanished Open Access Journals” written by Mikael Laakso, Lisa Matthias, and Najko Jahn published in Volume 72,…
SIG-IEP Webinar
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Porrexerat mutatas ita campos caelum viseret locoque rudis. Homini tollere aer caeli acervo. Occiduo onus origo zonae iapeto inminet nulli elementaque.Deducite usu montibus igni tegit dixere campoque quem nulli.