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CO-ASIS&T is looking for a new student representative to serve on the board for the upcoming year. Student’s help the board with general management of the group, plan events, and serve as a liaison and voice for local students. Gain leadership experience, network with your future colleagues, and become more involved with local libraries! Students…
Read MoreThe European Chapter is proud for its engaging and outstanding members and congratulates Peter Ingwersen, Isabella Peters and Diane Sonnenwald! Our member Peter Ingwersen received the ASIS&T Award of Merit, honoring his outstanding contributions to the field of information science! -> Official statement (also below) Our past Chair and Alternate Chapter Assembly Isabella Peters is Chapter Member of the Year, honoring her engagement…
Read MoreOctober 27, 2016 Future of Information Environments, Thinking and Building with ASIS&T October 27, 2016, Barcelona, Spain Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Av. Tibidabo 39-43 10:30 am – 2:00 pm Description The first event organized by ASIS&T in Spain will have the collaboration of OCLC Research, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the KIMO (Knowledge and…
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that Dr. Karen Fisher is the 2016 recipient of the ASIS&T SIG USE Outstanding Contribution Award. Dr. Fisher is a well-known contributor in the field of Information Behavior, as well as other interdisciplinary areas. She is a strong advocate for humanitarian rights and causes, as shown through her work with…
Read MorePosted on September 30, 2016 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Searching for your next academic job? Trying to fill an available academic position? Then come join us for ASIS&T’s Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 14-18 2016, where Doctoral Students/Academics & Higher Education hiring departments will have the opportunity to interview, network, and learn about each…
Read MoreCast your vote for members of the 2016-2017 NEASIS&T Board: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P3LM6QF The ballot will be open until Wednesday (9/28/2016) of next week. We are also accepting nominations for the following: Membership & Outreach Coordinator Webmaster Annual Meeting RepresentativesTerms run from October of this year to next year. You do not need to live in Boston…
Read MorePlease join us in Copenhagen and celebrate with us as we mark the 12th year of the SIG-SI Research Symposium! Saturday, October 15, 2015, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers Copenhagen, Denmark Organizers: Pnina Fichman, Indiana University (fichman@indiana.edu) Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University (hrosenba@indiana.edu) Eric Meyer, Oxford Internet Institute, United Kingdom Adam Worrall,…
Read MoreIn this special issue of the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, we are calling for papers that advance the concepts, methods and theories that support the social informatics perspective. Social informatics as the study of the connections among people and the technologies they use is a lens to understand a wide variety…
Read MorePosted on September 20, 2016 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Doctoral students, in the dissertation writing stage or close to defending, were invited by ASIS&T to submit a short video to introduce to the world the exciting and engaging research that they are doing. We are proud to feature these amazing and powerful videos. Enjoy! Top Winner…
Read MoreASSESSING LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY USERS AND USE 16 – 20 June 2014, Zadar, Croatia Web site: http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/ Email: lida@unizd.hr Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) is a biennial international conference that focuses on the transformation of libraries and information services in the digital environment. In recognition of evolving online and social technological influences that present…
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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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