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Voted APPROVE on ISO/FDIS 15924, Codes for the representation of names of scripts Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/FDIS 15924? Description: This document provides a code for the presentation of names of scripts. The codes were devised for use in terminology, lexicography, bibliography, and linguistics, but they can be used for any…
Read MoreASIS&T යනු තොරතුරු විද්යා හා තාක්ෂණ සංගමය (Association for Information Science and Technology , ASIS&T) යනු තොරතුරු විද්යා භාවිතය සහ පර්යේෂණ අතර පරතරය පියවන එකම වෘත්තීය සංගමයයි. වසර 85 කට ආසන්න කාලයක සිට, ASIS&T තොරතුරු වෙත ප්රවේශය වැඩි දියුණු කිරීම සඳහා නව සහ වඩා හොඳ න්යායන්, ශිල්පීය ක්රම සහ තාක්ෂණයන් සෙවීමට නායකත්වය ලබා දෙයි. ලොව…
Read MoreDear ASIS&T members, It is time to elect our SIG-STI officers for 2021-2022. We are seeking candidates for the following positions: Chair-Elect Secretary/Treasurer You can nominate yourself or someone else. Please submit the name of your nomination and a brief bio, if you are interested in being a part of creating the future of SIG-STI.…
Read MoreASIS&T’s European Chapter warmly invites students, faculty & practitioners to meet with fellow ASIS&T members, talk about Information Science, and share what you would like to see from the European Chapter in the next year. Time: Friday, December 17th, 2021, 1-2pm UTC/GMT (see https://tinyurl.com/2p8fnj4e for other time zones) Place: Zoom, please see this iConnect post…
Read More● Melissa Ocepek, Chair. mgocepek@illinois.edu ● Annie Chen, Chair Elect, atchen@uw.edu ● Yan Zhang, Immediate Past Chair, yanz@utexas.edu ● Chiyoung Oh, Treasurer, coh@csu.edu ● Yuan Li, Secretary, yuanli@live.unc.edu ● Subaveerapandiyan, A., Communications Officer, subaveerapandiyan@gmail.com ● Tathagata Dhar, Webmaster, tdtathagata@gmail.com ● Nathan Davis, Recruitment/Membership Officer, nathandavis@utexas.edu 2021-2022 SIG-USE Awards Committee: ● Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan, Co-Chair, xyuan@albany.edu …
Read MoreFlipped Panel on “Publishing Research in Reputed Venues” Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022 Time: 10 AM – 11 AM Eastern Time (ET) Venue: Online ASIS&T SIG-III is proud to announce a Flipped Panel on Publishing Research in Reputed Venues. This event will happen online on January 6, 2022, and will feature some of the most…
Read MoreFostering the Next Generation Authors & Helping People Stay Safe from COVID-19: International Online Workshop for School Librarians ASIS&T South Asia chapter in collaboration with the School Library Association, India is arranging this workshop to introduce an interesting and educational International Digital Story Writing Competition organized by ASIS&T South Asia Chapter, the University of Hong…
Read MoreNEASIST is sponsoring RDMLA Symposium 2022! Please join us for the Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) Symposium! The event will be held online and in-person* at the Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, on Friday, April 22, 2022, 9:00 a.m. ET to 4:30 p.m. ET. The inaugural theme is “Data and Communities: Intersections of…
Read MoreASIS&T South Asia Chapter : Best Research Paper Award 2022-2023 Nomination for the competition: https://forms.gle/XNGy1VtAJ8qC7yEz6 The award is established to recognize high-quality research papers in the LIS field. The award winner will receive a certificate. The Award will be sponsored by the South Asia Chapter of ASIS&T and will be administered by the elected Committee…
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Candidate for Treasurer Biography Expand Dr. Chris Cunningham finished his Doctoral studies at the University of South Carolina. He received his Master in Library and Information Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, focusing on technology and his Bachelor in Art in History from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with minors in Mathematics…
Read MoreCandidate for Director-at-Large Biography Expand Dr. Rebekah (Becky) Willson is an associate professor at the School of Information Studies at McGill University (Montréal, Canada). Dr. Willson’s research is in the field of information behaviour and practices – particularly focusing on individuals and groups who are undergoing transitions and living with uncertainty, including academics working on…
Read MoreCandidate for Director-at-Large Biography Expand Professor Isto Huvila holds the chair in information studies at the Department of ALM (Archival Studies, Library and Information Studies and Museums and Cultural Heritage Studies) at Uppsala University in Sweden. His primary areas of research include information and knowledge management, information work, knowledge organisation, documentation, research data, and social…
Read MoreCandidate for President-Elect Biography Expand Dr. Marlene Holmner holds a DPhil in Information Science from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and is an Associate Professor and the current Head of the Department of the Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Her research interests lie in the fields of Information Ethics,…
Read MoreIn accordance with the ASIS&T Bylaws, all Professional, Retired, Student, Lifetime, and Institutional Members in good standing on May 1 of the election year shall be entitled to one vote on the Board of Directors Ballot. Should you prefer to vote by mail, please send an email to lmiddleton@asist.org to request a paper ballot. Paper…
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 MoreThe following comments have been received from ASIS&T and joint members in response to the ASIS&T/SLA merger framework: Some personal historical notes from Linda Smith: SLA/ASIS(T) merger discussions were active but failed in the summer of 1971 when I began studying for my MS in Library Science. Subsequently I joined SLA and helped found an…
Read MoreWebinar Description This webinar, Cripping Conferences – Rethinking Accessibility and Participation in Academic Spaces, will feature Rhys Dreeszen Bowman and Leah Dudak, co-authors of Cripping Conferences: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Disability in Academia. Drawing from their personal and scholarly insights as disabled scholars, they will critically examine how academic conferences often fail to meet accessibility…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Heidi Julien is the recipient of the 2025 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 award…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dr. Naresh Agarwal is the recipient of the 2025 Bob Williams Research Grant. The Grant is awarded to an outstanding research proposal exploring the history of information science and technology. Agarwal’s grant proposal is titled, “Weaving the history of the information science field…
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