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We are pleased to announce our 2017 – 2018 SIG-USE officers: Beth St. Jean, Chair, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Information Studies (https://ischool.umd.edu/), the Assistant Director of the Information Policy and Access Center (iPAC) (http://ipac.umd.edu/), and an affiliate faculty member of the Horowitz Center for Health Literacy (http://sph.umd.edu/center/hchl), all at the University of Maryland, College…
Read MoreWe are very pleased to introduce our 2017–2018 SIG-USE Symposium Committee Co-Chairs and our ASIS&T New Leader. They have already been working hard to plan our upcoming ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium, which will take place (pending acceptance) on Saturday, November 10, in Vancouver, Canada, right at the start of the 81st ASIS&T Annual Meeting. The 18th Annual…
Read MoreHello creative folks! We are searching for an awesome logo to use on our website, flyers and much more! So, what are you waiting for? Submit your logo until 8th of February 2018 for a chance to win the book “Facets of Facebook” What are the condictions? the logo should contain only free non-commerical pictures, if you…
Read MoreBest Information Behavior Conference Paper Award Recipient: Eric Forcier Affiliation: Swinburne University of Technology Title: Re(a)d Wedding: A Case Study Exploring Everyday Information Behaviors of the Transmedia Fan Best Information Behavior Conference Poster Award Recipients: Devon Greyson, Beth Clark, and Elizabeth Saewyc Affiliation: University of British Columbia Title: Information Needs, Seeking, and Assessment of Parents of Gender Creative Children and Transgender Youth …
Read MoreLooking forward to seeing so many of you at our conference on Monday, January 8, 2018! If you haven’t had a chance to register, go to our Eventbrite! Here is the schedule of events: Understanding and Using APIs Finding ways to connect information is one of our biggest challenges. Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are sets…
Read MoreJanuary 23, 09:15 am (EST)/3:15 pm (CET) In this webinar organized by the European Student Chapter, Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Marie L. Radford will talk about questionnaires, how to develop them, and the do’s and dont’s in doing so. If you are interested in this webinar, send us an email (esc.asist@gmail.com) until January 16th. We…
Read MorePosted on January 4, 2018 by Stephan Addo The first issue of JASIST for the new year (January 2018; Vol. 69, Iss. 1) is now available online for reading by members and subscribers! With an editorial on “Documents and (as) Machines” from JASIST’s editor-in-chief, Javed Mostafa, an AIS Review on the “Theory and Practice of…
Read MoreMinitrack: Shadow Information Technologies and Practices Track: Organizational Transformation and Information Systems (SIGORSA) 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Aug. 16-18, 2018 New Orleans, LA, USA Shadow Information Technologies and Practices is a new mini-track in the Organizational Transformation and Information Systems (SIGORSA) track. This mini-track solicits papers that address the socio-technical implications, outcomes,…
Read MoreFull Width Template Minitrack: Social Theory in Information Systems Research (STIR ’18) Track: Social Inclusion (SIGSI) 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Aug. 16-18, 2018 New Orleans, LA, USA This minitrack solicits papers using social theory to critically examine ICTs and their roles in enabling and constraining social inclusion. What can be done to…
Read MoreNote: Meet our board members and award winners at our summer meet-up! RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/neasist-327359588! This year we were able to use the proceeds from our annual conference to help three professionals attend the Research Data Access & Preservation (RDAP) Summit. Held in conjunction with the Information Architecture (IA) Summit, RDAP explores themes such as open data,…
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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…
Read MoreDescription: 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…
Read MoreApplication 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…
Read MoreNEASIS&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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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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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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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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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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In the 2025 ASIS&T Membership Survey, we asked you how we could improve your member experience. Our dedicated Membership Committee took time to analyze your feedback, and created a summary for the Board to use as a foundational document to guide the Strategic Planning process. Here are some of the items we wanted to highlight…
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Meet New Colleagues. Grow Your Engagement. Give Back To Your Professional Community. Volunteer with ASIS&T. Volunteers are the life-blood of ASIS&T and provide the intellectual capital and human resources to power all we do! Don’t miss this opportunity to give back to your profession while enhancing your professional network and your CV! ASIS&T is seeking…
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