SIG-Infolearn Events
This past February, librarians, archivists, developers, scientists, and researchers descended upon San Francisco’s Omni Hotel to eat, sleep, and breathe digital curation. I was fortunate enough to be one of the over 200 attendees at this year’s International Digital Curation Conference, Commodity, catalyst, or change-agent? Data-driven transformations in research, education, business & society, organized by the…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIST) is pleased to announce the availability of one award of up to $750 to reimburse expenses for attendance at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting (October 31-November 4, Seattle, WA). Applications must be received by Friday, April 25. The winner will be notified by Wednesday, April…
Read MoreProfessor Lipinski will discuss how the shift to e-readers, social networking sites, licensed content, etc. poses legal challenges to traditional notions of reader privacy that was often grounded in the library place or space and how libraries can respond to these challenges. WHEN: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Refreshments and Networking Time 7:30…
Read MoreProceedings for Digital Liaisons: Engaging with Digital Curation Theory and Practice, the SIG-DL session for ASIS&T 2013, are now online! Whether you want to view each presenter, listen to a keynote speaker, skim the abstracts, or read the bios, the entire session is now available. Enjoy!
Read MoreA call for applications has been posted for the 2014 Digital Societies and Social Technologies (DSST) Summer Institute, organized by the Consortium for the Science of Sociotechnical Systems (CSST). This year’s Summer Institute will be held July 8th – 10th, 2014 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. MOOCs, education and learning; personal health and well-being; open innovation,…
Read MoreA call for papers has been posted for the 3rd Academy of Science and Engineering (ASE) International Conference on Social Informatics, to be held on December 15 – 19, 2014 in Cambridge, MA. Workshop proposals are due by April 15th, while papers are due by July 15thand posters by October 16th. Topics of interest for the conference include: Computational Social Science Human Dynamics Social Signal Processing Social Behavior…
Read MoreA call for chapter abstracts has been posted for volume 2 of the International Handbook of Internet Research, edited by Jeremy Hunsinger, Lisbeth Klastrup, and Matthew Allen. 500-word abstracts are due June 1st, 2014, with notice of acceptance by January 1st, 2015; accepted full chapters will be due by September 1st, 2015. This new volume will be arranged in three…
Read MoreSIG-DL is seeking applicants for the position of Chair Elect to serve on the SIG-DL Executive Committee for the remainder of 2014. The position is being filled as a temporary (pro tem) appointment. This is an ideal opportunity to get more involved in SIG-DL and add a national service appointment to your résumé. The successful…
Read MoreJoin us for an informal and lively discussion on the issue of privacy in the digital age. Historically, libraries have been staunch defenders of patron privacy. But in an era when citizens routinely share their information, particularly in the digital realm, in order to receive tailored book and movie recommendations and targeted services, are libraries standing…
Read MoreJoin the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (COASIS&T) as we get a glimpse at some of the “behind- the-scenes work” at the Ohio Historical Society (OHS)! A group tour will be led by an OHS staff member and last approximately 45 minutes to one hour, offering insight and understanding…
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The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Dania Bilal is the recipient of the 2026 Watson Davis Award for Service. The award recognizes an individual member of the Association who has shown continuous dedicated leadership in and service to ASIS&T and made substantial and lasting contributions to ASIS&T…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms, written by Amelia Acker and published by MIT Press, is one of two recipients of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2026. The award’s purpose is to recognize the outstanding book in information…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo as the winner of the 2026 ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. Since 1980, this annual award has honored the unique teaching contributions of exceptional teachers of information science. Sanfilippo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Travis Wagner is the recipient of the 2026 James M. Cretsos Award for Leadership. The award’s purpose is to recognize a new ASIS&T member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIS&T activities. Wagner is an Assistant Professor at the University…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Katherine Knight has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award. The purpose of the award is to encourage student research and writing in the field of information science. Knight’s paper entitled, “Librarians, not lawyers:…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Lynn Silipigni Connaway is the recipient of the 2026 ASIS&T Award of Merit, the highest honor presented by the Association. The award’s purpose is to recognize an individual who has made particularly noteworthy and sustained contributions to the information science field. The…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Saira Hanif Soroya is the 2026 recipient of the Lois Lunin Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of information science and technology through leadership, mentoring, and innovation. Saira is an Associate Professor in the Department…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Nayana Kirasur is the recipient of the 2026 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship Award. The award’s purpose is to foster research in information science by recognizing the year’s most outstanding doctoral dissertation proposal while encouraging and assisting doctoral students in the field with…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Kate McDowell will receive the 2026 ASIS&T Research Impact Award sponsored by Rutgers University. The award makes more visible the dimensions of the societal contribution of Information Science and provides role models and examples for new scholars wishing to translate research into…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Nathan Johnson is the recipient of the 2026 Bob Williams Research Grant. The Grant is awarded to an outstanding research proposal exploring the history of information science and technology. Johnson’s grant proposal is titled, “Where We Forget: Information Systems and the Redistribution…
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