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Voted YES on TC 46 Strategic Business Plan 2023 Description: Standards developed under ISO/TC 46 “Information and documentation” aim to facilitate access to knowledge, culture and information and to help to develop appropriate automated tools, computer systems and services to disseminate the information that is curated and collated by libraries, archives, museums, publishers and other…
Read MoreEvent: 2023 NEASIS&T Annual Meeting Experience Report Where: Online (Zoom link will be sent to registrants before event) When: Wednesday, Nov. 29, 10-11AM EST Register: https://www2.asist.org/ap/Events/Register/4rJwvMNp Cost: Free for ASIS&T Members; $10 for non-ASIS&T Members Were you unable to attend the ASIS&T Annual Meeting this year? Or perhaps you’d simply like to keep the conference inspiration going! Experience a taste…
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ASIS&T 2023-2024 President Crystal Fulton addressed the attendees of the ASIS&T 2023 Annual Meeting in London via video. Watch the recording here. Back to Inside ASIS&T, November 2023
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This is my last column for Inside ASIS&T as the immediate Past President of ASIS&T. I have nothing but a whole lot of gratitude and great appreciation for ASIS&T members, ASIS&T group and committee members and leaders, ASIS&T staff, and the ASIS&T Board. You all do amazing things to make the Association the leading professional…
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ASIS&T Executive Director Lydia Middleton, MBA, CAE addresses the membership at the Annual Business meeting 31 October 2023. Back to Inside ASIS&T, November 2023
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The Board of Directors met during the Annual meeting on October 28 and 31, 2023. In attendance were Abebe Rorissa, PhD (President); Crystal Fulton, PhD (President-Elect); Naresh Agarwal, PhD (Past-President); Ina Fourie (Treasurer); Joan Bartlett, PhD, Maria Bonn, PhD; Tina Du, PhD; Bhakti Gala, Ph.D, Lisa Hussey, PhD; Aylen Imeri, PhD; Dan Wu, PhD., Lydia…
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What a Success! Thank you to all who attended this year’s conference! We also want to say thank you for the generous contributions from our many sponsors and exhibitors. Your continued support of ASIS&T allows us to deliver on new and existing initiatives at the core of our mission. And a big thank you…
Read More2024 Annual Meeting | 25-29 October | Calgary, Alberta, Canada Putting People First: Responsibility, Reciprocity and Care in Information Research and Practice Information research and practice are embedded in diverse settings, from physical library, everyday life, and community spaces, to digital entertainment and social media, to online search systems. These real-world and virtual spaces consist…
Read MoreIn each issue of Inside ASIS&T, we ask a different member questions about their perspectives, advice, and experiences in ASIS&T and the field of information science and technology. If you would like to be a featured member, email Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. Chang Liu Associate Professor Department of Information Management Peking University, Beijing, China How…
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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 74, Issue…
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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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