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There are 3 Phd positions available and one Postdoc position available within the project “Digital Crossings in Europe: Gender, Diaspora and Belonging”(CONNECTINGEUROPE). This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC), by way of a Consolidator Grant awarded to the principal investigator (PI) Prof. dr. Sandra Ponzanesi (Professor of Gender and Postcolonial Studies, Utrecht…
Read MorePosted on September 23, 2015 by Sandy Hirsh I am very pleased to share with you this draft ASIS&T Strategic Plan: http://bit.ly/1MprSoL. The Strategic Planning Taskforce developed this draft Strategic Plan based on extensive input collected from members and non-members, analysis of data reports, and collaboration with the ASIS&T Board. You can read the full findings…
Read MorePosted on September 8, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Submitted by Sandy Hirsh, 2015 ASIS&T President The Strategic Planning Taskforce (SPTF), which I formed at the 2014 Annual Meeting, has been hard at work this year! This taskforce was charged with: reviewing ASIS&T’s mission, vision, and goals and translating these into clear actions that can…
Read MoreSIG STI is pleased to announce that this year’s Best Paper Award goes to Andrea K. Thomer and Nicholas M. Weber for their paper, The Phylogeny of a Dataset, which was presented at last year’s ASIS&T annual conference in Seattle and appears in the Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. The…
Read MorePosted on September 3, 2015 by Adam Worrall Catholic University Student Chapter (CUA-ASIS&T) logo We continue our “Get to Know a SIG / Get to Know a Chapter” post series today with an interview with the Catholic University of America ASIS&T Student Chapter (CUA-ASIS&T). Located in Washington, DC, CUA-ASIS&T “provides an opportunity for its [student] members to…
Read MoreJoin us at Thornton’s Fenway Bar and Grille on Friday, September 11, for a night of trivia with our regional student chapter! We hope to see you there.
Read MoreCall for I-Stories SIG History & Foundations of Information Science http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGHFIS/ Information and communication phenomena are at the heart of our daily lives. They are how we know things and yet our understanding of these concepts and underlying phenomena are at best slippery. Just when we think we’ve pinned or penned them down nicely with…
Read MorePosted on September 1, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Dr. Robin Peek passed away on August 21, 2015, in Boston, MA. Dr. Peek was an Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College. She worked at Simmons for over 20 years and retired in 2014. She was a distinguished scholar in the…
Read MoreThanks to an anonymous donation, seven student membership have been awarded to students nominated by country representatives and officers of the European Chapter. The awards are made based on publications in major information science journals and active participation in Chapter events. The awardees are: Farhan Ahmad MSc., doctoral candidate at Åbo Akademi University, Finland Ivana…
Read MoreSIG-STI is calling for nominations/self-nominations for officers for the 2015-2016 term period. Deadline: Monday, September 1, 2015. – Chair-elect – Secretary /Treasurer – Communications Officer – Webmaster Chair-elect (2 year commitment) The Chair-elect, who automatically becomes Chair in the following year, works closely with the Chair in planning and executing SIG programs and serves as…
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This is part 4 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. Attending the Association for…
Read MoreThis is part 3 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. In 2025, I marked…
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Hello good info-folk. I am writing to you for the first time in my term as ASIS&T president. As a member of the board of directors and as president-elect, I have worked with several presidents, and admired their collaborative leadership styles, incisive intelligence and good humor. I hope I can fill those big shoes! (Metaphorically…
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Greetings colleagues, As we move into a new year of activity and opportunity for ASIS&T, I am pleased to reflect on a period marked by momentum, resilience, and forward-looking collaboration across our community. First, I want to celebrate the tremendous success of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Crystal City. Nearly 600 colleagues joined us…
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The Board of Directors met on November 15, 2025 in person in Crystal City, Virginia and via Zoom. In attendance were; Ian Ruthven (President) (zoom); Maria Bonn (President-Elect); Chris Cunningham, PhD, (Treasurer); Lu An (Zoom), Anne Barker (SLA Appointee) (zoom), Timothy Dickey, Bhakti Gala; Lisa Hussey; Aylin Imeri; Heather Kotula (SLA Appointee) (zoom), Luanne Sinnamon,…
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Vicki Gregory ASIS&T was saddened to learn of the passing of long-time member Vicki Gregory on January 4. Vicki joined ASIS&T in 1983 and, during her membership tenure, served in the leadership of several SIGs and Chapters, served as Treasurer of ASIS&T from 2008 to 2015, and was awarded the Watson Davis Award for Service…
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ASIS&T will be launching the search for a new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST) in February of 2026. Steve Sawyer, the current Editor-in-Chief, will be retiring from his position in July of 2026. A search committee, chaired by Isto Huvila of Uppsala University, Sweden will be issuing…
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We are excited to announce the new dates for the ASIS&T 2026 Annual Meeting taking place in Bangkok, Thailand from November 6-10. Every effort was made to secure a venue and date that did not create challenges for members wishing to attend both the ASIS&T and ALISE Annual Meetings in 2026. We recognize the proximity…
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Register Today and Reserve Your Hotel! We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the Information Science Summit & Special Libraries Conference (ISS/SLC26) taking place in June in Albuquerque, NM | USA! Carrying on the tradition of the very successful SLA Annual Conference, this conference will explore new frontiers of information science and librarianship…
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We are pleased to announce that the Exhibitor and Sponsor Prospectus for the ASIS&T Information Science Summit and Special Libraries Conference (ISSS/SLC26) is now available, and exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities are officially open. Carrying on the tradition of the very successful SLA Annual Conference, this meeting will bring together a highly engaged, international audience of…
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