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IBM is looking for talented students who are interested in applying for this competitive position to join a project for the summer. Full posting: https://krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGWebHost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=26059&siteid=5016&AReq=29486BR Description: The Accelerated Discovery Lab at IBM Research – Almaden has an opening for a Summer Intern. The focus of the research is the use of qualitative and quantitative data…
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Join the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (CO-ASIS&T) and Librarian Sheila Campbell for a tour of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Sheila Campbell has been at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for nearly 20 years. The Library at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is not open to the general…
Read MoreJoin your colleagues from around the world at the first ASIS&T Annual Meeting outside North America ASIST AM 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 14-18, 2016 PLENARY speakers, are now on the web athttps://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2016/pleanary-speakers/ Greg Welch, Florida Hospital Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation, University of Central Florida Markus Bundschus, Roche Diagnostics, Head Scientific & Business Information Services CHECK AIRFARES: Right…
Read MoreWhen: 27 June to 1 July, 2016 Where: Skamania Lodge, Stevenson WA (one hour east of Portland, OR) To learn more about the venue, see:http://www.skamania.com. Deadline: Apply by 29 March, 2016, notifications by end of April, 2016 Personal health and well-being; open innovation, eScience, and citizen science; co-production, open source, and new forms of work; cultural heritage and information…
Read MoreThe Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics is pleased to announce the 2016 Student Research Grant. This fellowship of $1,500 will be used to support a doctoral student at Indiana University, Bloomington who is studying the ways computerization, the Internet, or digital media interact with people, organizations, or society. Applicants must submit a brief statement (up to…
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WHEN: Monday, February 22, 2016, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE: ODU Library Spangler Learning Center 1216 Sunbury Road Columbus, Ohio 43219 COST: Free! RSVP: by February 17, 2016 – bstettner@columbuslibrary.org Join the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (CO-ASIS&T) and presenters Michelle Sarff and Christina Bonner for a program about Ohio Dominican University’s patron-driven Library. Ohio…
Read MorePosted on February 12, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff ASIS&T Position Statement on the ALA Accreditation Process and the Future Collaboration between ALA and ASIS&T in the Area of Graduate Professional Education February 10, 2016 As a professional association that bridges the gap between information science practice and research, ASIS&T counts researchers and practitioners from a…
Read MoreDear Colleagues, We welcome submissions for the mini track entitled “International Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Access”, for AMCIS 2016 Track: Global, International, and Cross-Cultural Issues in IS (SIGCCRIS) Mini Track: International Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Access Description: Networks and systems within the contemporary information society are in many ways constrained by access to ICT, including…
Read MorePosted on February 8, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NE-ASIS&T) is pleased to announce two awards to support participation in an ASIS&T Summit or Annual Meeting. Our goals are to support scholarship and connect research and practice, bringing new voices to the chapter. The student award…
Read MoreThe Research Summer Institute organized by the Consortium for the Science of Sociotechnical Systems (CSST) has issued its annual call for applications. 2015’s Summer Institute will be held July 20th – 24th, 2015 at The Nature Place, near Colorado Springs, CO. Applications are due by March 2 (deadline extended!) Personal health and well-being; open innovation, eScience, and citizen science; co-production, open source, and new forms of work; cultural heritage and…
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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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