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Call for Participation: The New Information State: How Information Ethics and Policy Affects Everyone, sponsored by SIG-IEP, ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Crystal City, Virginia Date: October 28, 2017 Abstract: In today’s milieu of fake news, misinformation, and generalized distrust of institutions, information ethics and policy affects everyone, across different information science research areas. In this workshop, we will analyze these…
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What is a Theological Library? This program and tour will highlight the mission, resources and patrons served by the A. T. Wehrle Memorial Library of the Pontifical College Josephinum. Special focus will include the collection in philosophy and the theological disciplines that supports the seminary’s two programs, the College of Liberal Arts and the School of Theology. The…
Read MoreOpen data is growing in attention on a global scale. There exist different definitions of the term open data. According to The Open Definition (n.d.), “Open data and content can be freely used, modified, and shared by anyone for any purpose.” This definition refers to different types of data like data of cultural works and artefacts, scientific…
Read MorePosted on June 16, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara ASIS&T Annual Meeting 2017 News Washington, D.C. (Crystal City, Virginia) October 27 – November 1, 2017 Diversity of engagement: Connecting people and information in the physical and virtual worlds ASIS&T has confirmed our keynote speakers for our 2017 Annual Meeting (AM17). Dr. Richard Marks, Senior Research Engineer…
Read MorePosted on June 15, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara The June/July issue of the Bulletin is now available for review. This issue has a special section on A New Open Humanities, with articles such as “Using Zombies to Teach Collaborative Scholarship and Born-Digital Publishing” by Jamie A. Thomas or Four Claims on Research Assessment and Metric Use in…
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After two successful tours of the Library Media Center at Thomas Elementary (Dublin City Schools) and SEA, Limited Forensics and Research Library, CO-ASIS&T is continuing our third annual Summer of Tours with the CML Operations Center on Tuesday, June 13. Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of Columbus Metropolitan Library’s operations and technical services with Laura Simonds,Collection Services Manager. We’ll…
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After two successful tours of the Library Media Center at Thomas Elementary (Dublin City Schools) and SEA, Limited Forensics and Research Library, CO-ASIS&T is continuing our third annual Summer of Tours with the CML Operations Center on Tuesday, June 13. Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of Columbus Metropolitan Library’s operations and technical services with Laura Simonds,Collection Services Manager. We’ll…
Read MorePosted on June 5, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara President’s Page This column is featured in the ASIS&T Bulletin June/July Issue by Lynn Silipigni Connaway Lynn Silipigni Connaway is the 2016-2017 ASIS&T President. She is Senior Research Scientist and Director of User Research at OCLC Research. She can be reached at connawal@oclc.org I have so many great…
Read MoreExploring the Challenges & Uses of Linked Open Data for Digitized Special Collections June 6, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT View webinar here Presenters Professor Timothy W. Cole Alex Olivia Kinnaman Deren Kudeki Over the last 2 decades, libraries and cultural heritage institutions have expended resources digitizing their important special collections. However, many of the resulting…
Read MorePosted on June 1, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara The Board of Directors of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce the hiring of Lydia Middleton, MBA, CAE as its new Executive Director effective May 8, 2017. Middleton was hired after an extensive search from a pool of more than 200…
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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…
Read MoreThe 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.…
Read MoreDescription: 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:
Read MoreDescription: 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.
Read MoreDescription: 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…
Read MoreDescription: 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…
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 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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