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Posted on June 1, 2017 by Stephan Addo The newest edition of JASIST (June 2017) is now available online for reading by members and subscribers. With 14 research articles ranging from Rhetoric and the Cold War Politics of Information Science to Ensemble Analysis of Topical Journal Ranking in Bioinformatics, there’s something for everyone! Also in this issue, two open access AIS…
Read MorePosted on May 31, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara The Bob Williams History Fund (formerly the ASIS&T History Fund) was created for the purposes of supporting and encouraging research and publication in the history of information science and technology. The Fund is supported by donations (including book royalties) from ASIS&T members and others with interest in…
Read MoreThis Library Carpentry, one-day, hands-on workshop will cover jargon busting, data structures, using regular expressions for pattern matching, use of the Bash shell (aka the command line) to speed up and automate tasks, and using OpenRefine for data cleanup. We welcome groups enrolling as this helps with post-workshop integration of the skills. Participants will be…
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SEA, Ltd. is a multi-disciplined forensic engineering and fire investigation company specializing in failure analysis, research, and testing. SEA is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with 11 regional offices across the U.S. Join the library staff as we discuss how we keep our services relevant and contribute to the financial growth and success of our organization. The…
Read MorePosted on May 19, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Doctoral Colloquium at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology Crystal City, Virginia Tuesday, October 31, 2017 8:30-12:30 Doctoral students are invited to participate in the 2017 ASIS&T Doctoral Colloquium, which will take place as part of the 2017…
Read MorePosted on May 18, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara The Euro Student Chapter is offering: Basic conditions, availability, and the value of open data in comparison May 19-20, 2017; Bonn, Germany At the Open Southeast Asia’s Data Civil Society, Southeast Asia In this workshop, we will bring together ideas and best practice examples of open data…
Read MoreA great opportunity to meet people & share ideas The Open Southeast Asia workshop serves as a catalyst for students, professionals (from governmental organizations as well as from NGOs – both are welcome) and academics — empowering them with general knowledge about open data, but also providing examples of how open data is practically applied…
Read MorePosted on May 17, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara The ASIS&T Leadership Committee has extended the deadline for the James M. Cretsos award to June 15, 2017. The purpose of this award is to recognize a new ASIS&T member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIS&T activities. Any ASIS&T member who has been a member…
Read MorePosted on May 16, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara Don’t forget to get your nominations in for the: James M. Cretsos Leadership Award by June 1, 2017 Best Research in Information Science Award by June 15, 2017 Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award by June 15, 2017 ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award by June 15, 2017 Bob Williams History Fund:…
Read MoreReport by Emil Levine and Virginia Ortiz-Repiso, published in INSIDE ASIS&T, Vol 1/2 Under the coordination of the Asian Pacific Chapter, ASIS&T offered a presentation at the iSchool Conference in Wuhan, China on March 24th. Entitled, “Professional Organizations in Career Development” members of ASIS&T presented to over 60 attendees. Representatives from committees, SIGs and Chapters discussed their role in the…
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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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