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Posted on November 10, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Si Sun, the author of this post, is a student volunteer at #ASIST2015. Our student design competitions winners from last year continued to develop their work and presented a poster at the Annual Meeting yesterday. Krista Parham (left) and T. Zachory Frazier (right) Their winning design,…
Read MorePosted on November 10, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Anmol Kalsi, the author of this post, is a student volunteer at #ASIST2015. Having been coming to ASIST for the six years, I have to say this is the most fantastic conference I’ve attended, so if you’re not here you’re missing out big time. We’re…
Read MorePosted on November 9, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Si Sun, the author of this post, is a student volunteer at #ASIST2015. What does information look like – internationally? Rebecca Noone from University of Toronto spent most of the morning completing the reassembling of an artistic demonstration of her and her colleagues’ work. These drawings on…
Read MorePosted on November 9, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Anmol Kalsi, the author of this post, is a student volunteer at #ASIST2015. Conference Chair Lisa Given in the program notes welcomes us to “beautiful” St. Louis. Anyone who’s had the pleasure of meeting her will know she is delightful but Lisa, “beautiful” requires quite…
Read MorePosted on November 6, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff It is with great pleasure that the ASIS&T Board announces that Javed Mostafa, Professor at the University of North Carolina, will be the next Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIS&T), starting in January 2016. Mostafa brings a 21 year history, being an…
Read MoreSIG STI Annual Business Meeting 2015 ASIS&T Annual Conference Sterling 6, Hyatt Regency, St. Louis, Missouri November 10, 2015: 2:15pm to 3:25pm Agenda Current Business • Election of New Officers • Review/discuss 2015 FY Annual Report and Budget: Discuss 2016 FY Budget • Best Paper Award Presentation • Reports from Annual Conference: o New Member/First…
Read MorePlease join SIG AH members at the following ASIST Annual Meeting workshop, sessions, and posters — as well as our SIG business meeting and SIG social event, both on November 9! SIG AH Business Meeting (Monday, Nov. 9, 2:45 – 3:55pm – Sterling 6) Please join SIG AH for our 2015 annual business meeting in…
Read MorePosted on November 4, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff Column: Do we need librarians now that we have the internet? by Robert Graboyes, PBS Newshour Observe librarians, and you’ll learn quite a bit about 21st century physicians. Digital technologies are hurling both professions into disintermediated worlds where they are no longer…
Read MorePosted on November 3, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff George Ryerson George Douglas Ryerson, age 81, died on October 30, 2015 in Westerville, Ohio. George was ASIS&T Treasurer, 1999 – 2001, and served several terms as Treasurer of the Central Ohio Chapter, among other activities for the Chapter. As colleague Gerard Platau notes, “George was…
Read MoreWe invite authors to submit research papers (up to 5000 words), short research papers (up to 3000 words), panels, workshops, alternative events and posters to the 9th conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS) held in Uppsala, Sweden June 27-29, 2016. Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS) is a series of international…
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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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