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Posted on December 22, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara The European Student Chapter’s (ESC) 9th edition e-newsletter is now available. Packed with information from meeting their new chapter advisor Rebekah Wilson, to various perspectives of AM16 in Copenhagen. An article covers their AM16 event — the miniBarcamp and the memories that were made. Catch up on…
Read MoreiConference 2016: Early-bird registration available through Jan. 18, 2016 20-23 March, 2016, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Conference Home: http://ischools.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5df329b9f6cb938d048ab4dc2&id=0ae72cdd4b&e=a434a722a2 iConference 2016 registration is now open. Discounted early rates are available through Jan. 18, 2016. Register today to secure the early rate! Registration: http://ischools.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5df329b9f6cb938d048ab4dc2&id=3958154d30&e=a434a722a2 The iConference is an international gathering of scholars and researchers concerned with critical information issues in…
Read MorePosted on December 14, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff ASIS&T Executive Director Search Membership Input Survey Report ASIS&T Executive Director Search Committee, December 8, 2016 Introduction This report summarizes the input provided by the ASIS&T membership to inform the search for the association’s next executive director. The online survey was conducted over a three-week period from…
Read MorePosted on December 13, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara ASIS&T members were generous on November 29th – this year’s date for #GivingTuesday. A first time for this type of initiative, ASIS&T members rallied to support libraries worldwide. The Board of Directors had chosen TechSoup Global as the organization to receive donations. TechSoup Global provides software products to…
Read More2016 Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA), June 13-16, 2016, Zadar, Croatia Chapter Meeting, 13 June Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS9), June 27-29, 2016, Uppsala, Sweden 2015 Chapter Meeting at AM, November 8, 2015, 8:30pm, St. Louis, USA ASIS&T Annual Meeting, November 6-10, 2015, St. Louis, USA Third ASIS&T European Workshop, May 22-23,…
Read More2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) CALL FOR PROPOSALS WHEN: July 11-13, 2016 WHERE: Goldsmiths, University of London, UK SUBMISSION DEADLINES: Dec 23, 2015(extended!): Workshops/Tutorials/Panels Jan 15, 2016: Full & WIP Papers Mar 4, 2016: Poster Abstracts Conference website: http://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/ Data, data everywhere. With faster computers and cheaper storage, bigger data sets are…
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Legal Research for the Non-Law Librarian Join the Supreme Court Law Library staff as we discuss basic legal research for all librarians. We will talk about how Ohio laws, both statutes and regulations, operate and how to help patrons coming into your library. Discover how the Supreme Court Law Library can help you and enjoy…
Read MorePosted on December 5, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara ASIS&T Executive Director Search Committee update and invitation to all ASIS&T members to participate in the process. ASIS&T Executive Director Search Committee is comprised of Sandy Hirsh and Clara Chu as Committee Co-Chairs, Jamshid Beheshti, Nadia Caidi, Lynn Connaway, Lisa Given, and Marjorie Hlava. We have hired Isaacson,…
Read MorePosted on November 30, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara The New Jersey Chapter of ASIS&T is pleased to announce that this year’s Distinguished Lecture Series Award will be presented to Dr. Barbara Wildemuth, Professor in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. To honor and celebrate Prof.…
Read MoreUser experience remains a hot topic after NEASIST’s 2016 UX conference, and now you can deepen your understanding with a holistic view of service design. Do you want to tailor your entire ecosystem — personnel, spaces, and systems online and offline — to improve your users’ experiences? The New England Chapter of the Association for…
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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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