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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…
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…
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…
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.…
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:
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.
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…
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…
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…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
ISO Votes – May 2021
Voted on the Following ISO Standards in May 2021 1) Voted CONFIRM on Systematic Review – ISO 9230:2007, Determination of price indexes for print and electronic media Question: Do you recommend ISO 9230:2007 be confirmed, revised or withdrawn? Description: This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of price indexes relating to the prices…
NISO Election Votes
Cast the Following Votes in the NISO Elections: For Vice-Chair/Chair Elect: Maria Stanton (Director of Production, Atla) Board of Directors: Jonathan Clark (DOI Foundation) Salwa Ismail (University of California, Berkeley Library) Peter Murray (Index Data, LLC)
EU Chapter: Extended IST2021 CFP Deadline!
Information Science Trends 2021 Conference Date: 9th – 11th June, 2021 2-5pm BST (Dublin time) Submission deadline extended to Friday 28th May, 2021. Abstracts will be peer-reviewed on a rolling basis.For more details and submission opportunity click here.
UPCOMING SIG-STI VIRTUAL COFFEE HOURS
Dear Colleagues, The ASIS&T SIG-STI (Special Interest Group on Scientific & Technical Information) warmly invites you to join the virtual coffee hours with us. Meeting ID: 839 8114 4224 Passcode: 0940 Please feel free to contact me (yuehua@nju.edu.cn) if you have any questions. Sincerely, Yuehua Zhao SIG-STI Communication Officer
Coffee with the Author! (May Edition)
The European Chapter Presents: Coffee with the Author! ASIS&T’s EU Chapter warmly invites you to enjoy coffee and a chat with author Dr. Páraic KerriganLGBTQ Visibility, Media and Sexuality in Ireland Date: Friday, May 14th, 2021, 1-2pm BSTZoom: https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/65531063359?pwd=bGRONXNnWk9LVUU2dTNhMVJmbzllQT09Meeting ID: 655 3106 3359, Passcode: 746912 Information: This book traces the turbulent history of queer visibility in the…
Registration IST2021
Information Science Trends 2021 Date: June 9-11th, 2021, 14.00-17.00 U.K. TimeRegistrations for the Information Science Trends Conference 2021 organized by the European Chapter are now open: Click here for registration. Free to ASIS&T members! $25US for non-members!$10US students! (& may be used as discount for membership) This event will be free for ASIS&T members this…
Webinar: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Privacy: The Role of Contextual Integrity in Supporting Diverse Inquiries and Contextual Practice
SIG IEP is sponsoring a webinar: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Privacy: The Role of Contextual Integrity in Supporting Diverse Inquiries and Contextual Practice on May 6, 2021, from 2 to 3:30 EDT. Speakers: Kirsten Martin; Helen Nissenbaum; Yan Shvartzshnaider; Elana Zeide. Moderators: Madelyn R. Sanfilippo and Awa Zhu For registration information, please use the link above.
Call for Participation: IST2021 – Information Science Trends (via Zoom)
The ASIS&T European Chapters Present Information Science Trends 2021: Information Science Research During COVID-19 and Post-Pandemic Opportunities 9-11 June 2021, 14.00-17.00 (Dublin time) The last year has seen dramatic changes in the way we approach our research. As COVID-19 cases rose, research laboratories, and data collection opportunities in person all closed. The world went into…
Upcoming ASIS&T European Chapter Events 2021
May 202114th: Coffee with the Author! via Zoom (Friday, 2pm BST) June 20219th – 11th: IST2021 – Information Science Trends 2021 via Zoom (Wednesday until Friday, each day from 2pm – 5pm BST) July 202116th: Ice Cream or Gelato? Mixer Event! via Zoom (Friday, 2pm BST) August 2021tbd: Global Community of Chapters! Networking Event with…
April 2021 President’s Column
Hello ASIS&T members. Time is flying by fast. It is already April. For me personally – living in Canada – this is exciting news in that it means it is almost the end of the academic term (I taught my last class yesterday) and Spring is in the air. I look forward to warmer weather…
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