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It is our great pleasure to announce the recipient of the SIGUSE Outstanding Contribution to Information Behaviour Award, Dr. Dania Bilal. Dr. Bilal is Professor at the School of Information Sciences (SIS), University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research focuses on children’s cognitive and affective information behavior in using and interacting with information retrieval systems, and…
Read MorePosted on September 29, 2017 by Stephan Addo Dr. Sarah A. Buchanan serves as assistant professor for the MU School of Information Science & Learning Technologies. The ASIS&T ProQuest Best Dissertation Award is being given to Sarah A. Buchanan. The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding recent doctoral candidates whose research contributes significantly to…
Read MorePosted on September 25, 2017 by Stephan Addo The European Student Chapter has been chosen as the winner of the ASIS&T 2017 Student Chapter of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding student chapters for the participation in, and contributions to ASIST&T and the advancement of information science. Chapters are…
Read MorePosted on September 25, 2017 by Stephan Addo The 2017 Chapter of the Year Award goes to the European Chapter (EUChap). The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding chapters for their contributions to ASIS&T and the advancement of information science. ASIS&T Regional Chapters competed for this award under the criteria of Membership, Chapter…
Read MorePosted on September 25, 2017 by Stephan Addo Emil Levine has been named the recipient of the 2017 Watson Davis Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual member of the Association who has shown continuous dedicated service to the membership through active participation in and support of ASIS&T programs, chapters, SIGs, committees,…
Read MorePosted on September 25, 2017 by Stephan Addo Thomas Daniel Wilson is the 2017 recipient of the ASIS&T Award of Merit, the highest honor presented by ASIS&T. The award’s purpose it to recognize an individual deemed to have made particularly noteworthy and sustained contributions to the information science field, and is typically awarded for the sum…
Read MoreHere’s a few more presentation slide from our morning panel, “The Right to be Forgotten and the Impact on Digital Collections”. Enjoy! Jen Johnson (Library Consultant, State Library of Ohio) – DPLA Johnson-DPLA Aaron O’Donovan (Digitization and Local History Librarian, Columbus Metropolitan Libraries) – Local History O-Donovan-Local-history Jenni Salamon (Ohio Digital Newspapers, Ohio History Connection) Cindy Kristof (Copyright Librarian,…
Read MoreMore presentation slides from the afternoon panel, “Evolving Landscapes in Academic and Public Libraries”. Alison Armstrong (Associate Director for Research & Education, OSU Libraries) Armstrong-Connect-Collaborate George Needham (Director, Delaware County District Libraries) Needham-Everything-New-is-Old-Again Terry Reese (Head of Digital Initiatives, OSU Libraries) Reese-Rejoining-Information-Landscape
Read MorePresentation slides from the afternoon panel, “Big Data Management and Digital Privacy”. Amanda Rinehart (Data Management Services Librarian, Ohio State University) Rineart-When-Private-meets-Public Pete Pascuzzi (Health & Life Sciences Librarian, Purdue University) Pascuzzi-Greasing-the-Wheels Kayla Siddell (Data Curation Librarian, Indiana State University) Siddell-Managing-ETD-data
Read MoreThe European Chapter is proud to be awarded ASIS&T Chapter of the Year 2017! It is the 4th Chapter of the Year Award our chapter recieves. Thanks to all the engaging and active members, to all communicators and collaborators for their great work! Announcement from the ASIS&T Regional Chapter of the Year Award Jury: We are…
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The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Dania Bilal is the recipient of the 2026 Watson Davis Award for Service. The award recognizes an individual member of the Association who has shown continuous dedicated leadership in and service to ASIS&T and made substantial and lasting contributions to ASIS&T…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms, written by Amelia Acker and published by MIT Press, is one of two recipients of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2026. The award’s purpose is to recognize the outstanding book in information…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo as the winner of the 2026 ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. Since 1980, this annual award has honored the unique teaching contributions of exceptional teachers of information science. Sanfilippo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Travis Wagner is the recipient of the 2026 James M. Cretsos Award for Leadership. The award’s purpose is to recognize a new ASIS&T member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIS&T activities. Wagner is an Assistant Professor at the University…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Katherine Knight has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award. The purpose of the award is to encourage student research and writing in the field of information science. Knight’s paper entitled, “Librarians, not lawyers:…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Lynn Silipigni Connaway is the recipient of the 2026 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…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Saira Hanif Soroya is the 2026 recipient of the Lois Lunin Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of information science and technology through leadership, mentoring, and innovation. Saira is an Associate Professor in the Department…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Nayana Kirasur is the recipient of the 2026 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship Award. The award’s purpose is to foster research in information science by recognizing the year’s most outstanding doctoral dissertation proposal while encouraging and assisting doctoral students in the field with…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Kate McDowell will receive the 2026 ASIS&T Research Impact Award sponsored by Rutgers University. The award makes more visible the dimensions of the societal contribution of Information Science and provides role models and examples for new scholars wishing to translate research into…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Nathan Johnson is the recipient of the 2026 Bob Williams Research Grant. The Grant is awarded to an outstanding research proposal exploring the history of information science and technology. Johnson’s grant proposal is titled, “Where We Forget: Information Systems and the Redistribution…
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