SIG-Infolearn Events
Hi 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…
Read MoreMicrosoft Research New England’s Social Media Collective is hiring for a postdoctoral researcher in social media and sociotechnical issues, starting July 1st, 2015. The application deadline is November 3rd. This position is an ideal opportunity for a scholar whose work draws on anthropology, communication, media studies, sociology, and/or science and technology studies to bring empirical and critical perspectives to complex socio-technical issues. Microsoft Research provides…
Read MorePosted on October 7, 2014 by Adam Worrall We’re starting a new monthly series on the ASIS&T Blog this week: “Get to Know a SIG / Get to Know a Chapter.” This new series will help existing and prospective ASIS&T members learn more about the groups that are an integral and essential part of the broader association. These…
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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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