SIG-Infolearn Events
Please mark your calendars to attend the following SIG-STI Events during the 77th ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Seattle. All Annual Meeting attendees are invited! SIG-STI Business Meeting Monday, November 3, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Madronna Room. Coffee and pastries will be served! 3D Technologies: New Tools for Information Scientists to Engage, Educate and…
Read MoreEuropean Student Chapter of ASIS&T: Maria Henkel, chair / social media Information Science, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf Universitätsstraße 1, Düsseldorf, Germany Email: maria.henkel[at]hhu.de Homepage Joanna Mazur, co-chair University of Warsaw Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927, Poland Email: j.mazur[at]delab.uw.edu.pl Jure Žilić, secretary Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Osijek, Croatia Trg Svetog Trojstva 3, 31000 Email: jzilic[at]ffos.hr…
Read MoreHi all, since October 15, we have a new ESC board – and it is larger than ever! Some of the members may be familiar to you while others are not. Time for a presentation of the new board members! Christine Meschede, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf Christine fills the newletter editor position in the chapter. “I’m Christine, a…
Read MorePosted on October 20, 2014 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Posted on behalf of Sandy Hirsh. –Diane Rasmussen Pennington, Social Media Manager As incoming ASIS&T President, one of my major initiatives this year is strategic planning for the association. With the ongoing changes to our field, the range of choices that people have to engage professionally,…
Read MoreHi everybody, Welcome from the new European Student Chapter board! Thanks to Tamara and all others who were engaged in the last term of the ESC, you did a great job! The elections are over and we are happy to have a highly motivated team working together in this period. The new board members are…
Read MoreThis year the SIG HLTH will be sponsoring a collection of donated toiletries. Bring any extra hotel toiletries (either from home or from your hotel) and place them in a box by registration. Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and soap are encouraged. The SIG HLTH will take the donated toiletries to corresponding organizations. This is an easy…
Read MoreWe did not receive design submissions, so SIG HLTH officials designed a brochure. The prizes for the design competition will be allocated for future activities. Let us look forward to the printouts!
Read MoreProfessor Nancy K. Roderer MLS, AHIP, ACMI, FMLA Nancy Roderer is a Professor Emerita of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, having retired in 2013 from the positions of Director of the Welch Medical Library and the Director of the academic Division of Health Sciences Informatics (DHSI). She has pursued her interests in understanding and facilitating…
Read MoreDear members and peers, the European Student Chapter has a new board. And it’s larger than ever! For the term 2014-2015 eight ASIS&T members will represent the LIS students in Europe. We have four new engaged officers from Germany, Croatia and England. Upcoming events will be webinars, the newsletter and local meetings. Annoucements will be…
Read MoreHarvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society has posted an open call for fellowship applications for 2015-16. Applications are due by December 12, 2014. We invite applications from folks around the globe working on a broad range of opportunities and challenges related to Internet and society, which may overlap with ongoing work at Berkman or will expose us to…
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NEASIS&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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The Australian band Crowded House had a famous song, ‘Always Take the Weather With You’. To be honest, I wish they would take the weather as it’s raining again in Glasgow. So many news stories now are around weather: floods, droughts, heat waves, and loss of natural habitats. Climate action is one of the Grand…
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ASIS&T Executive Director, Lydia Middleton has recorded a video sharing updates about the organization. Captions are available by clicking “cc”. Please note that these captions are auto-generated so may not be 100% accurate. Back to Inside ASIS&T, July 2025
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Over the past six weeks, ASIS&T has been collecting and responding to member feedback on the possibility of merger with the Special Libraries Association. On June 29 the associations held a joint Town Hall where many member questions were answered. The details of the proposed merger along with links to the questions and responses as…
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Dear Colleagues, I’m happy to be nearing the final stages of strategic planning for the next three years of work for our organization. It’s been a pleasure working with our enthusiastic and committed task force and the Board of directors and learning about their vision for the organization. In recent months, it’s been very exciting…
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In the 2025 ASIS&T Membership Survey, we asked you how we could improve your member experience. Our dedicated Membership Committee took time to analyze your feedback, and created a summary for the Board to use as a foundational document to guide the Strategic Planning process. Here are some of the items we wanted to highlight…
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Meet New Colleagues. Grow Your Engagement. Give Back To Your Professional Community. Volunteer with ASIS&T. Volunteers are the life-blood of ASIS&T and provide the intellectual capital and human resources to power all we do! Don’t miss this opportunity to give back to your profession while enhancing your professional network and your CV! ASIS&T is seeking…
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Join the Sponsors Making a Difference Help champion the people who make this conference a vibrant and impactful gathering. Your sponsorship directly supports the scholars, practitioners, and students who are advancing the field of information science through their research, innovation, and collaboration. Join us in empowering the work that shapes our community and the future…
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JOIN US AT THE 2025 ASIS&T ANNUAL MEETING – REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE The 88th ASIS&T Annual Meeting is set to take place November 14-18, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Virginia, USA. This year’s theme, “Difficult Conversations: The Role of Information Science in the Age of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence,” promises a thought-provoking program filled with dynamic…
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25-28 AUGUST 2025 Online/On-Demand Certificate Course Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a disruptive but transformative technology that can bring value to libraries by enabling increased library use, optimizing collection analysis, and enhancing the user experience. Library and information professionals must keep abreast of advances in AI technologies in order to provide innovative and value-added services, access,…
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