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Diversity and Inclusion in ASIS&T: A Report and Recommendations from AM16 Luncheon Discussion

September 23, 2019

The recent ASIS&T Bulletin for June/July17 has been published and includes a report by the organizers of the first Diversity and Inclusion Luncheon at the 2016 ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Copenhagen. The Diversity and Inclusion Luncheon was held at the 2016 ASIS&T Annual Meeting (AM) for the first time. The purpose of the luncheon was…

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European Chapter Officer Election 2020

September 23, 2019

(Seeking Candidates) We are seeking candidates for the European Chapter Board of 2020.  Therefore, open positions of Chair-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer and webmaster are required. The board is open for additional positions, you may as well suggest special responsibility positions. Your main responsibility is  to work and cooperate with other colleagues within the EC board to advance European…

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2019 Travel Award

September 22, 2019

Application Deadline: Tuesday, April 16 Notification of Award Winner: Friday, April 26 The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIS&T) is pleased to announce a travel award to support participation in the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Our goals are to support scholarship and connect research and practice, bringing new voices to the chapter. There is…

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Thank you to our 2019 Summer of Tours hosts!

September 16, 2019

CO-ASIS&T would like to say thank you to all of our hosts who helped make this year’s Summer of Tours a success! We started our summer in May with a tour of Bexley Public Library, where staff shared information about their unique circulating collections and programming, and gave us a tour of the building. In…

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Isolated, overwhelmed and worried Wins JASIST Best Paper Award

September 2, 2019

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Lydia Middleton Ian Ruthven Steven Buchanan Cara Jardine                   The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Isolated, overwhelmed and worried:  young first-time mothers asking for information and support online” written by Drs. Ian Ruthven, Steven…

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2019 SIG-III InfoShare Awards

August 9, 2019

The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) is pleased to announce the winners of the InforShare Award for 2019: Allistair Mbele, Librarian, Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Muhammad Tariq, Incharge, Library Information Services, COMSATS University, Lahore, Pakistan. Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Associate Librarian, Aga Khan University-Faculty of Health Sciences,…

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Winners of the ASIS&T SIG SI Social Informatics Best Paper Award 2019

August 5, 2019

It is my pleasure, as the Awards Coordinator for the ASIS&T Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (SIG SI), to be able to announce the winners of the 2019 ASIS&T SIG SI Social Informatics Best Paper Award. Out of eight nominated papers, each received two reviews from social informatics scholars, with those reviews then evaluated by our…

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SIG-STI Officers – Call for Nominations

August 3, 2019

SIG-STI is calling for nominations/self-nominations for officers for the 2019-2020 term period. Deadline: August 23, 2019. – Chair-elect – Secretary /Treasurer – Communications Officer – Webmaster Chair-elect (2 year commitment) The Chair-elect, who automatically becomes Chair in the following year, works closely with the Chair in planning and executing SIG programs and serves as the Alternate SIG Cabinet Representative. The…

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ASIS&T Congratulates Newly-Elected Board Members

August 2, 2019

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Lydia Middleton ASIS&T wishes to congratulate the three individuals that were elected to the Board of Directors in the recently-concluded election. They are: President-Elect: Brian Detlor, PhD McMaster University               Treasurer: Ina Fourie, PhD University of Pretoria              …

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Nominations are open for SIG DL 2019-2020 Executive Committee

July 20, 2019

Nominations for the SIG Digital Libraries 2019-2020 Executive Committee are now open. Positions on the Committee eligible for nomination include: Chair-Elect Secretary Treasurer (may be combined as Secretary/Treasurer) Communications Officer Webmaster Full description of roles and responsibilities of each position can be viewed at:  https://www.asist.org/sig/sigdl/sig-dl-officer-positions/ Submit nominations and self-nominations here: https://forms.gle/A36yqh1G9LDL3ziFA   Nominations to include the following information:…

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SIG-Infolearn Events

Systematic Review – ISO 30300:2020, Records Management – Core Concepts and Vocabulary

August 6, 2025

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…

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ISO/TS 22943:2022 – Principles of Identification for Trade and Information Management

August 6, 2025

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…

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SLA Merger Information

July 26, 2025

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…

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ISO/DIS 25964-1, Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies – Part 1: Thesauri for information retrieval; management and use

July 26, 2025

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…

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2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award for ASIS&T Annual Meeting – Apply by Aug. 4

July 23, 2025

Application Deadline: Monday, August 4, 2025 Notification of Award Winners: late August or September 2025 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: 14-18 November, 2025, Washington, DC Application: NEASIST 2025 Conference Support Award application NEASIS&T Conference Support Award The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T is offering up to 4 conference support awards to support participation in the ASIS&T 2025…

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Webinar: Who Even Wrote This? Welcome to the Post-AI Library – August 7 webinar

July 14, 2025

NEASIS&T has planned an exciting summer webinar, presented by Jon Ippolito, exploring how libraries and digital collections are grappling with a surge in AI-generated submissions. When: August 7, 2025 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (EDT) Where: Virtual Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for non-members Register for the event (ASIS&T members should log in before…

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President’s Message, July 2025

July 11, 2025

The Australian band Crowded House had a famous song, ‘Always Take the Weather With You’. To be honest, I wish they would take the weather as it’s raining again in Glasgow. So many news stories now are around weather: floods, droughts, heat waves, and loss of natural habitats. Climate action is one of the Grand…

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From Your Executive Director, July 2025

July 11, 2025

ASIS&T Executive Director, Lydia Middleton has recorded a video sharing updates about the organization. Captions are available by clicking “cc”. Please note that these captions are auto-generated so may not be 100% accurate. Back to Inside ASIS&T, July 2025

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Proposed Merger with SLA – Vote to Open July 28

July 11, 2025

Over the past six weeks, ASIS&T has been collecting and responding to member feedback on the possibility of merger with the Special Libraries Association. On June 29 the associations held a joint Town Hall where many member questions were answered. The details of the proposed merger along with links to the questions and responses as…

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ASIS&T Draft Strategic Plan Open for Comment

July 11, 2025

Dear Colleagues, I’m happy to be nearing the final stages of strategic planning for the next three years of work for our organization. It’s been a pleasure working with our enthusiastic and committed task force and the Board of directors and learning about their vision for the organization. In recent months, it’s been very exciting…

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