SIG-Infolearn Events
You are invited to join a Digital Liaisons Twitter chat hosted by the ASIS&T Special Interest Group for Digital Libraries! Coming up on August 14th and August 15th, the theme will be “The Future of Digital Libraries —Trends and Global Vision.”
Read MoreFraming Inclusion and Exclusion in Information Behavior Research and Practice Date: October 28, 2017 (Saturday) Time: 1:30 pm – 6:30 pm Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington, D.C. (Arlington, VA), USA Keynote: Dr. Paul T. Jaeger, College of Information Studies and the Information Policy and Access Center (iPAC), University of Maryland ABOUT THE 2017 SIG-USE SYMPOSIUM The…
Read MorePosted on August 1, 2017 by Stephan Addo The newest edition of JASIST (August 2017) is now available online for reading by members and subscribers. With 16 research articles ranging from The Effects of Credibility Cues on the Selection of Search Engine Results to News Stories as Evidence for Research? BBC Citations from Articles, Books, and Wikipedia, there’s something for everyone!…
Read MorePosted on July 29, 2017 by Lydia Middleton All Regular, Retired, Student and Institutional Members are entitled to vote for At-Large Members and Officers of the ASIS&T Board. Current members of ASIS&T were emailed a ballot on July 7, 2017. If you are a current member and did not receive your ballot, please email the ASIS&T Office.…
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Special Collections at Ohio State University are comprised of seven separate collecting units, with archival technical services support for all seven provided by the Special Collections Description & Access Department (SCDA). This program will begin with an overview of special collections at OSU, providing context for the breadth and depth of collecting areas SCDA is responsible for working…
Read MoreLouisa Choy and Kate Nyhan have been selected as our inaugural co-recipients of the ASIST New England Chapter Service Award for 2017 and will each receive $750 as a travel award. Together, Louisa and Kate have worked tirelessly as our Programming Committee Chairs after years of active membership and participation on the Programming Committee and…
Read More“Information and Learning Sciences Research as an Integral Scholarly Nexus” This event occurred Sat. October 28, 2017, 8:30am – 12:30pm, Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, VA, close to DC. Introductory talk transcript Organizers: Dr. Rebecca Reynolds, Rutgers University Dr. Soo Young Rieh, University of Michigan Interactive panelists: Dr. Denise Agosto, Drexel University Dr. June Ahn, New…
Read MoreSIG-DL is offering two Student Engagement Awards to assist students in becoming active contributors within the ASIS&T community. Award 1: A modest monetary sum to assist with deferring travel costs to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Award 2: A student-level membership to ASIS&T. The SIG-DL Student Engagement Awards are intended to encourage professional activity in ASIS&T. They are…
Read MoreEUChap Advisor Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan will be the new Editor-in-Chief of Education for Information. Current Editor-in-Chief Prof. Jamshid Beheshti says “I am delighted that Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan has agreed to be the new Editor-in-Chief of our journal, taking over at the beginning of 2018. Until then she and I will work together on the journal”. Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan is…
Read MoreDear folks, the Euorpean Student Chapter has published its sumer newsletter. Topics of the issue are: • Presentation of the new ESC Board Members • “I was at…“ – four students report on their conference attendance • Do you know? (new topic) • Lexicon (new topic) • News • Do not miss (conferences & webinars)…
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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…
Read MoreCandidate 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…
Read MoreCandidate 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…
Read MoreCandidate 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,…
Read MoreIn 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…
Read MoreASIS&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 MoreThe 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…
Read MoreWebinar 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
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