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By now you know that membership in ASIS&T has many benefits, including education and networking opportunities, awards and scholarship programs, discounts for training, and access to our private community site. However, did you know that ASIS&T has three levels of Institutional Memberships with benefits valuable to institutions of all sizes? All ASIS&T Institutional Memberships enjoy…
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by Timothy J. Dickey, US Midwest Chapter The ASIS&T U.S. Midwest Chapter was delighted to welcome ASIS&T President Crystal Fulton and Executive Director Lydia Middleton to a virtual Chapter meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Crystal and Lydia shared their thoughts and vision for ASIS&T, its members, and its components, in a wide-ranging and spirited…
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Charting Success: An Exciting Voyage with ASIS&T by Md. Anwarul Islam I thought I should take some time to reflect on my journey since my Ph.D. days in Japan. I am now a Professor at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. If I have learned and achieved much during this time, I think a huge part…
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Members of ASIS&T have full access to the Journal of Information Science and Technology (JASIST). If you are not sure how to access your member benefit, contact Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. To view issues of JASIST, log in to the Info Hub at www.asist.org and click Resources from the left-side navigation. Then click “Journal Access.” JASIST Volume 75, Issue…
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Check out the newest articles from Information Matters (IM), ASIS&T’s digital-only communication translational forum for information science, bringing relevant and current research evidence and industry developments, news, and opinion to a global public audience free of charge. Sign up for our weekly newsletters from IM. Gemini Is Multimodal Hamid Reza Saeidnia False Information about AI: Did Pope…
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Asia Chapter Asia Chapter Name The Asia-Pacific Chapter has changed its name to the Asia Chapter. When the ASIS&T Asia Pacific Chapter was originally established, it included the countries of Australia, the Philippines, and New Zealand. The Oceania Chapter was launched in the Fall of 2023, which now includes those three countries. Therefore, to more…
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SIG-AI (Artifical Intelligence) Call for Nominations for the SIG AI Best Artificial Intelligence Published Paper Award ASIS&T SIG AI announces a call for nominations for the SIG AI Best Artificial Intelligence Published Paper Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize the best paper published in the scope of SIG AI (see www.asist.org/sig/sigai). Papers that…
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ASIS&T Webinars, your source for online live and on-demand content created by the Association for Information Science & Technology, are free to ASIS&T members. Our webinars connect you with experts and global thought leaders in information science, management, and business on relevant professional issues. SIG-III International Café January 24, 2024 9:00 AM EST Join via…
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Eighteenth International Society for Knowledge Organization Conference (ISKO 2024) March 20-22, 2024 | Wuhan, China iConference 2024 Virtual Academic Program: April 15 – 18, 2024 Onsite Academic Program in Changchun, China: April 22 – 26, 2024 52nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science / l’Association canadienne des sciences de l’information (CAIS/ACSI) June…
Read MoreTheme: Information Science & Technology Tools & Systems: Emerging, Migrating & Adapting We are accepting proposals for presentations, panels, workshops and lightning talks/posters related to our conference theme. We welcome proposals from students, faculty, practitioners, and any other role in the information sciences, libraries, archives, and other related sectors. Priority will be given to proposals…
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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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