InfoShare Award 2025

The ASIS&T's Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) is sponsoring another group of deserving Information Professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive) for the year 2025. We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award (2025).

Key Responsibilities

Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year's Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to:

• Join SIG III and InfoShare and will work with the other committee members
• Attend at least 3 ASIS&T webinars of their interest in a business year (July 1st to June 30th)
• Serve as a volunteer at least one event of the SIG-III, including ICM, workshop series and Human of the Library initiative, etc.
• Promote ASSIS&T and SIG III in their social circle (Professionals/students). For instance, every month we use at least one social media platform (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and/or professional listservs to
  • (a) broadcast the SIG-III webpage (i.e., https://www.asist.org/sig/sigiii/),
  • (b) encourage Library and Information Science professionals to join SIG-III, and (c) update your audience/followers with any new development related to ASIS&T and SIG-III. It is okay to repeat broadcasting the same information every month since it can still increase the visibility of SIG-III. The communication officer the SIG-III will guide them further in this regard.
• Encourage professionals and students to get a membership and join SIG III (Submit the details of the professionals/students who joined ASIS&T on their recommendation)
• Sponsor lecture(s) on Library Science and Information Science topics (according to local needs) in their geographical area (city/province/country) on behalf of ASIS&T & SIG III. Awardees may plan webinars or on-site lectures and may request field experts to deliver a lecture, and after sharing the details and approval from the InfoShare Chair can announce the webinar/seminar by including ASIS&T & SIG III logos in the promotional stuff. InfoShare Chair may also join the webinar on behalf of ASIS&T & SIG III.
• Build a relationship between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations.
• Conduct seminars at the local and/or national level (one at least) to highlight the role of ASIS&T and SIG III (Submit a detailed report along with pictures)
• Write a brief on their experience with ASIS&T and SIG III at the end of the ASIS&T business year and send this to the SIG III Newsletter Officer for publication in the newsletter.
• Join SIG III annual business meeting (physical or online)
• At the end of the business year, they are required to submit a detailed report to the InfoShare Chair about the above-mentioned activities. They also have to broadcast this report on at least one of their social media accounts.

Nominators can mentor the award recipients for the above activities.

Selection / Eligibility Criteria:

The following criteria will be followed for the InfoShare Award.

1. Only current ASIS&T members may submit nominations.
2. Nominees must not be current ASIS&T members and must not have been an InfoShare Award winner within the past five years.
3. Preference will be given to candidates belonging to Tier 1 countries
4. Nominees must not be current ASIS&T members and must not have been an InfoShare Award winner within the past five years.
5. Each membership award will be for one year.

We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, especially from countries that have never been ASIS&T members or have limited ASIS&T membership.

How to apply:

Please include a one-page curriculum vitae and a one-page description of why this person is deserving of InfoShare Award, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks and build relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations. All curriculum vitae will be kept private, accessible only to SIG-III officers.

Send your nominations of deserving candidates to Dr. Muhammad Tariq at tariqnajmi@cuilahore.edu.pk

The deadline for submitting nominations is 30^th May 2025 & the announcement of successful candidates is June 30th, 2025.

For questions and queries, please contact

Muhammad Tariq tariqnajmi@cuilahore.edu.pk

Elçin Keleş Ziya elcinkeles1993@gmail.com

Massoomeh Niknia niknia.m@gmail.com

2024 InfoShare Award Announcement

The InfoShare Committee of the ASIS&T Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) is happy to announce the 2024 InfoShare Award recipients. These recipients have been chosen following a rigorous selection procedure. We believe that these will be a really a great addition to ASIS&T and SIG-III family.

Here are the recipients of the InfoShare Award for 2024:

• Dr. Sandra Gisela Martín, Universidad Católica de Córdoba (Library Director), Argentina
• Dr. Ä°dris Semih KAYA, Duzce Public Library, Turkey
• Tainá Assis, Brazilian Institute of Information on Science and Technology (Ibict), Brazil
• Dr. Akram Fathian Dastgerdi, Islamic World Science & Technology Monitoring and Citation Institute (ISC), Shiraz, Iran
• Dr. Heba Sayed, Director of Planning, Assessment & Business Development, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
• Hosea Tokwe, Library Administrative Assistant, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
• Dr. Fatemeh Navidi, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
• Dr. Ifeyinwa Okonkwo, Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
• Dr. Hoda Homavandi, Researcher, Iran
• Mohammadjavad Ashtari, Iranian Library and Information Science Association, Iran
• Abeeda Zia, Senior Librarian, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
• Parisa Pasyar, National Library and Archives of Iran, Iran
• Sher Afzal Malik, Quaid-e-Azam Library Lahore, Pakistan
• Farnaz Daneshjoo, Iran

Regards,

Faiza Bashir (Chair InfoShare 2024)

Massoomeh Niknia (InfoShare Member)

Elçin Ziya (InfoShare Member)

Dharmveer Modi (InfoShare Member)

Would you like to meet and talk to "Human Books"?

Are you interested in lending ears to listening stories of growth? Then join an exciting event by InfoShare of SIG-III scheduled to be held on Friday, February 16, 2024, at 10.00 AM EST (Time zone Converter: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter ).

Please register here.

Every human has stories, stories of their struggles, successes, leadership stories, stories contributing to the success of patrons, stories of innovation they have started, and above all a lot of wisdom exists out there. The idea of Humans of the library is to make available an online interaction space, where there are potential storytellers (humans who have compelling stories and experiences) and there are listeners. So, this space facilitates deeper understanding, acknowledging diversity, connection, and learning.

The following are the HUMANS of the library and they will share their stories with the participants:

Presenters:

Arjun Sabharwal: Professor, Digital Initiatives Librarian of Indo-Hungarian, USA

Title of the story: Journey through Diaspora

W.S.Thrishala Warnasooriya:Assistant Librarian, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Title of the story: Silence Speaks Louder

Vanessa Reyes: Assistant Professor, East Carolina University, College of Education, Interdisciplinary Professions, Library Science Program

Title of the story: From Practitioner to Academic, Preserving Personal Digital Heritage

Syamili C.:Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Calicut University, India

Title of the story: In the Pursuit of Understanding: A Woman Graduate's Exploration in Information Science Research and Education

We invite all practitioners, faculty, and students to join us for an exciting event and listen to the exciting stories from human books on Friday 16^th February 2024 at 10:00 am EST (Time zone Converter: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

Please register here.

Register yourself as "Human of the library", an event by InfoShare of SIG-III

InfoShare of SIG-III is going to organize an event with the title "Humans of the Library". This event will take place virtually on February 16, 2024, at 10:00 AM (EST).

ASIS&T has been there for many years and there are member libraries and librarians from around the world. The librarians will have stories, stories of their struggles, their successes, leadership stories, stories contributing to the success of patrons, stories of innovation they have started, and above all a lot of wisdom exists out there. Most of the members know each other through profiles including qualifications and designations, which portray very limited information. The idea of Humans of the library is to make available an online interaction space, where there are potential storytellers (librarians who have compelling stories and experiences) and there are listeners. So this space facilitates deeper understanding, acknowledging diversity, connection, and learning.

For this event, we invite you to become part of this event as "Human Book" and share your story with your global friends. As "Human Book", please register yourself before January 15, 2024, through the link (Humans of the Library - Registration Form)

For any query or question please don't hesitate to contact Noorudin Merchant, email nooranu@gmail.com

2020 InfoShare Award Announcement

The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) is pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare Award for 2020:

1. Jlouk Yahya, Knowledge and data engineering student, ESI in Alirfane, Rabat, Morocco
2. Mayank Trivedi, University Librarian & Senate Member, University of Baroda, Gujarat, India
3. Nkeiru Amauche Emezie, Librarian, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
4. Nicoleta-Roxana Dinu, Librarian/International Relation Officer, Bucharest, Romania
5. Humphrey Lance Kombe Keah, Knowledge Manager, Nairobi, Kenya
6. Arjun Sanyal, Assistant Librarian, Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), Dharamshala, India
7. Fatemeh Pazooki, Librarian, Alzehra University, Tehran, Iran
8. Salman bin Naeem, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
9. Omobolade Adeagbo, Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

2020 InfoShare Call for Nominations

The ASIS&T’s Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) is sponsoring another group of deserving information professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive) for the year 2020. We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award. The award will be given to LIS professionals. Please include a one-page curriculum vitae and a one-page description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks and build relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations. Awardees will be decided by a vote of the SIG-III officers. All curriculum vitae will be kept private, accessible only to SIG-III officers. Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the year. Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year's Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to:

• sharing ASIS&T publications that they receive (the Bulletin of ASIS&T and JASIS&T) with other colleagues
• promoting the SIG-III paper contest among their colleagues
• serving as a contact/coordinator for ASIS&T members traveling to their area who may be able to speak about ASIS&T and information science
• having the ability to strengthen the relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations, and
• sponsoring lectures on information science topics in their area on behalf of ASIS&T

Nominators can mentor the award recipients for the above activities. We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, especially from countries that have never been ASIS&T members or have limited ASIS&T membership. Women, minorities, and candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Please feel free to circulate the Call in your professional networks (e.g., your alma mater listservs, professional contacts at IFLA, OCLC, international organizations, practitioner groups, academic institutions, etc.). Send your nominations of deserving candidates to Dr. Saira Hanif Soroya (Saira.im@pu.edu.pk).

The deadline for submitting nominations is June 15th, 2020 & the announcement of successful candidates is June 25th, 2020.

Saira Hanif Soroya

Chair, InfoShare Program, SIG-III, ASIS&T

For more details, please visit https://www.asist.org/sig/sigiii/sig-iii-awards/infoshare/)

2019 InfoShare Award Announcement

The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) is pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare Award for 2019:

1. Allistair Mbele, Librarian, Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
2. Muhammad Tariq, Incharge, Library Information Services, COMSATS University, Lahore, Pakistan.
3. Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Associate Librarian, Aga Khan University-Faculty of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
4. Mayank Trivedi, Librarian, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
5. Abid Hussain, Library Officer, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan.
6. Sumaira Hussain, Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
7. Shima Moradi, Assistant Professor, Scientometrics Department, National Research Institute for Science Policy (NRISP), Iran.

Congratulations and a warm welcome to the ASIS&T family!

2019 InfoShare Call for Nominations

The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) is pleased to announce that for 2019 we will be able to sponsor another group of deserving information professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive). We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award. The award will be given to LIS professionals.

Please include a one-page curriculum vitae and a one-page description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks and build relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations. Awardees will be decided by a vote of the SIG-III officers. All curriculum vitae will be kept private, accessible only to SIG-III officers.

Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the course of the year. Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year’s Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to:

• sharing ASIS&T publications that they receive (the Bulletin of ASIS&T and JASIS&T) with other colleagues

• promoting the SIG-III paper contest among their colleagues

• serving as a contact/coordinator for ASIS&T members traveling to their area who may be able to speak about ASIS&T and information science

• having the ability to strengthen the relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations, and

• sponsoring lectures on information science topics in their area on behalf of ASIS&T

Nominators can mentor the award recipients for the above activities.

We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, especially from countries that have never been ASIS&T members or have limited ASIS&T membership. Women, minority, and candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Please feel free to circulate the Call in your professional networks (e.g., your alma mater listservs, professional contacts at IFLA, OCLC, international organizations, practitioner groups, academic institutions, etc.). Please send your nominations of deserving candidates to Dr. Saira Hanif Soroya (Saira.im@pu.edu.pk) or Hemalata Iyer (hiyer@albany.edu)

The deadline for submitting nominations is June 15th, 2019.

Announcement of successful candidates June 25th, 2019.

Thank you!

Saira Hanif Soroya

Chair, InfoShare Program, SIG-III, ASIS&T

(Visit us at: https://www.asist.org/SIG/SIGIII/about/infoshare/)