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SIG-III SIG-III International Café Meet Are you looking for an opportunity to know about the story behind the technological use of different apps in your daily life? Would you like to learn about different apps/software? How about a space for having a relaxing and friendly conversation? SIG-III International Café has organized its sixth informal meeting…
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Webinar: Critical Data Modeling (DCMI) Presenter: Karen Wickett Thursday, March 30, 2023 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Webinar: ARIST Paper Writing Workshop Presenters: Dr. Lisa Given, Dr. Bhuva Narayan, and Dr. John Budd Monday, April 3, 2023 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT Webinar: To Skimp or to Step in: Does Timely Service Recovery…
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ALISE ALISE 2023 Annual Conference Call for Proposals Is Now Open! The theme of the ALISE 2023 Conference, “Bridge the Gap: Teaching, Learning, Practice, and Competencies,” explores the linkage between professional and educational practice of LIS programs or iSchool curricula. In identifying the synergy and gaps between professional competencies and LIS pedagogy and curricula, we…
Read MoreVoted APPROVE on ISO/DIS 21127, Information and documentation – A reference ontology for the interchange of cultural heritage information Description: The overall scope of this International Standard can be summarised in the simple terms as the curated, factual knowledge about the past at a human scale.
Read MorePost Are you looking for an opportunity to know about the story behind the technological use of different apps in your daily life? Would you like to learn about different apps/software? How about a space for having a relaxing and friendly conversation? Via Zoom Thursday, March 16, 2023 8:00 PM IST / 09:30…
Read MoreCall for Abstracts, IST ’23: Information Science Perspectives on Documenting Processes and Practices
Note: the full conference programme and further information for accepted authors are now available here: https://www.asist.org/2023/05/17/ist23-programme/ Information Science Trends (IST) 2023: Information Science Perspectives on Documenting Processes and Practices June 20-21, 2023, 09.00-16.00pm (CET) Uppsala & Online The ASIS&T European Chapter (EC) and European Student Chapter (ESC) together with the ERC-funded research project CAPTURE seek…
Read MoreVote TES with Comments on NISO Z39.103-202x Standards-Specific Ontology Standard Description: The Standards-Specific Ontology Standard (SSOS) provides a high-level generic ontology which describes the life cycle of consensus-based standardization projects and published standardization deliverables, i.e., standards. Developers, publishers, distributors, and users of standards, including national standards bodies, regional and international standards bodies, standards development organizations,…
Read MoreVoted CONFIRM on ISO 832, Information and documentation – Bibliographic description and references – Rules for the abbreviation of bibliographic terms Description: This International Standard specifies rules for the abbreviation of words and word combinations that commonly appear in bibliographic desciptions and references in languages using the Latin, Cyrillic and Greek alphabets.
Read MoreVoted CONFIRM with Comments on Systematic Review – ISO 27730, Information and documentation – International standard collection identifier (ISCI) Description: This International Standard establishes the specifications for the International Standard Collection Identifier (ISCI) as a unique international identification system for each collection, fonds and (archival) series, and part(s) of collections, fonds and series. This International…
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Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025 (5:30 PM – 6:30 PM) (EDT) Cost: Free! Location: Virtual Register The Northeast chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology (NEASIS&T) is hosting a virtual Fall Meet and Greet on Thursday, Sep. 25 from 5:30-6:30pm! It’s a low-key, informal social event. It’s free and open to everyone (public,…
Read MoreApplication deadline: Monday, September 29, 2025 Application: NEASIS&T 2025 Presenter Stipend Application This application form requires you to be logged into a Google account to access it. Need an alternative way to apply? Email us at neasist@gmail.com Notification: end of October The US Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T (NEASIS&T) is offering up to 4 Presenter Stipends…
Read MoreWe want to hear your thoughts on how we can better serve our members and community. Whether you attend every event or just follow along from time to time, your input is incredibly valuable. Please take a few minutes to complete our 2025 NEASIS&T Chapter Survey. The survey is designed to help us understand your…
Read MoreType: New Work Item Proposal (Technical Specification) Scope: Provides methodology and structured listing of technical activity fields for classifying standards publications. Description: This standard provides a methodology, and a listing of fields of (technical) activity, organized by groups and subgroups, for classifying standards publications. By inheritance, it provides a common, harmonized understanding of standards application…
Read More21 August 2025 – The Special Libraries Association (SLA) and the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) today announced that their members have cleared the way for the organizations to merge. SLA members voted overwhelmingly to accept the dissolution plan proposed by their Board of Directors. Separately, ASIS&T members resoundingly approved their Board’s proposal…
Read MoreCall for Submissions SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper & Poster Awards SIG-HLTH, ASIS&T’s Special Interest Group on Health Informatics, is pleased to open submissions for the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Long Paper Award, the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Short Paper Award, and the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Poster Award. We define health broadly to encompass research…
Read MoreThe 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, Issue 12 of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST), is the recipient of…
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.
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