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Doctoral researchers working on privacy, data protection, security, surveillance and ethics are invited to participate in the first Interdisciplinary Summer school on Privacy (ISP 2016) to be held from July 10-15, 2016 in Berg en Dal (The Netherlands), close to Radboud University (Nijmegen). Teachers Solon Barocas (Princeton University), George Danezis (UCL), Claudia Diaz (KU Leuven…
Read MoreTrieste Italy August 1-12, 2016 The CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science | (smr 2876) The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, in collaboration with CODATA, RDA and TWAS, is organising a short course in the data science approaches and skills that are essential for 21st century research. The CODATA-RDA Research Data Science Summer School will be held…
Read More“Winners will receive a Best Student Paper award and $500 cash prize” SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, April 4, 2016 FINALIST NOTIFICATION: Friday, April 15, 2016 FINALIST PRESENTATIONS: Wednesday, April 27 or Thursday, April 28, 2016 The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for Arts and Humanities (SIG-AH) and the Special Interest Group for Visualization, Images, & Sound (SIG-VIS)…
Read MoreCall for Participation: Advancing Information Ethics and Policy Education: Designing Curriculum for Diverse Contexts, sponsored by SIG-IEP and SIG-ED ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark Date: October 14, 2016 Organizers: Alan Rubel (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA), Shannon Oltmann (University of Kentucky, USA), A.J. Million (University of Missouri, USA), Lisa Nathan (University of British Columbia, Canada), Bryce Newell (Tilburg University,…
Read MorePosted on January 26, 2016 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington As the leading organization dedicated to advancing information professionals and the field of information science, the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is concerned about the sudden closing of the Department of Information Science of the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Düsseldorf.For over 75…
Read MoreApplication Deadline: Friday, February 19, 2016 Notification of Award Winners: February 26, 2016 About the Awards: Professional and Student 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…
Read MoreUniversity of Zadar, Croatia, 20-23 September, 2016 CfP – Pdf The field of human information behaviour and practice is multidisciplinary in scope: researchers from information science, information management, management science, psychology, social psychology, sociology, information systems, computer science, and other disciplines contributing to this field of investigation. ISIC: the Information Behaviour Conference intends to reflect…
Read MoreSUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, April 25, 2016 FINALIST NOTIFICATION: Monday, May 9, 2016 FINALIST PRESENTATIONS: Wednesday, May 18 or Thursday, May 19, 2016 The complete call for papers: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGAH/2016/01/15/2016-cfsp/ The Special Interest Group for Arts and Humanities (SIG-AH) and the Special Interest Group for Visualization, Images, & Sound (SIG-VIS) of the Association for Information Science & Technology…
Read MorePosted on January 12, 2016 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Nadia Caidi is 2016 ASIS&T President and an Associate Professor in the iSchool at the University of Toronto. She can be reached at nadia.caidi@utoronto.ca. On behalf of my colleagues on the ASIS&T Board, I would like to extend to you all our best wishes for the New Year, and…
Read MoreLet’s give a GIANT thank you to everyone who helped us start off January with a productive and inspiring conference on user experience design. The New England library community is wasting no time in 2016! You can look forward to a series of posts providing slides and further discussion of how we can put the…
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The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) invites nominations for the ASIS&T Board of Directors. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the information science community, contribute to the strategic direction of the Association, and work alongside a diverse and dedicated group of leaders committed to advancing the field. The…
Read MoreLisa M. Given, PhD (FASSA, FASIS&T), of RMIT University has been selected to be the new Editor of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST). Dr. Given succeeds Dr. Steven Sawyer of Syracuse University, who has been editor since 2020. Dr. Given is Director of the Social Change Enabling Impact…
Read MoreThe standards committee voted APPROVE on ISO/FDIS 233-3 (Ed 3), Transliteration of Perso-Arabic characters into Latin characters — Part 3: Persian language This document establishes a system for the transliteration of the Persian characters (often called Perso-Arabic script) into Latin characters. This modification of the stringent rules established by ISO 233 is specifically intended to facilitate…
Read MoreISO/CD 25279 International statistics for school libraries is out for committee comment. This document specifies rules for the school library community on the collection, interpretation and reporting of statistics. The aim of this document is to provide a selection of statistical data that cover the current services and activities of all types of school libraries. …
Read MoreApproval of Proposed New Work Item: Trust Markers (ITEM) The standards co. itbee has voted YES This ballot is to approve a proposed new work item to create aNISO Recommended Practice for identification of trust markers for increasing credibility and trust in research. Ethics and integrity cases in submitted manuscripts are becoming an increasingly common problem, whilst…
Read MoreCall for Participation Universitat de Barcelona, Spain and viewable on Zoom The Europe Chapter (EC) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) seeks participation in this year’s IST conference on Celebrating Theory and Practice. The conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, and presentations will also be viewable on Zoom. We invite researchers,…
Read MoreThe standards committee voted YES on Appointment of Co-Project Leader for ISO/TC 46/ SC 11/ JWG1 Steffan Schwalm has been appointed as Project Leader for ISO/NP 26277, Requirements for the use of blockchain and DLT with authoritative records, records systems, and records management ISO TC 307 has nominated Victoria Lemieux as co-project Leader. Note: Please note…
Read MoreThe standards committee has voted YES on this New Work Item and the appointment of the convener SO/TC 46/SC 9 resolves to create a new working group, ISO TC 46/SC 9/WG 21, titled “Global Media Identifier (GMId) for distribution channels and brands”, to develop work item ISO/AWI 25975, Global Media Identifier (GMId) and appoints Mr.…
Read MoreThe standards committee has voted NO on TC 46 /SC 9 Ballot – Re-appointment – Convenor ISO/TC 46/SC 9/WG 12 The standards committee has vote NO on Call for experts – ISO/TC 46/SC 11/AHG11 – ISO/PWI 26396 Archives and records management – Managing Records in Cloud Computing Environments Question: Do you wish to nominate an expert…
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Hello information people! In my part of the northern hemisphere the clocks changed overnight, and although that means that I am missing an hour of much-needed sleep, I am experiencing the annual seasonal glee of looking out the window at almost 7 PM and realizing it’s still light! Another hour of light means I’ll be…
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