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January 2022 President’s Column

January 18, 2022

Hi everyone, Hope you all are doing well and got some well-deserved rest during the year-end holidays. Wish you all a very happy new year and health and happiness always! The Coronavirus situation continues to challenge us with the Omicron variant and its ramifications. With the news of falling cases during the past week, hopefully…

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European Chapter invites you to Coffee with the Author, March 18 2022

January 17, 2022

The European Chapter invites you to Coffee with the Author! ASIS&T’s EU Chapter warmly invites you to enjoy coffee and a chat with author Dr Susan Oman Friday, March 18th, 2022, 1-2pm BST Zoom: link available on iConnect Overview: Understanding Well-being Data: improving social and cultural policy practice and research is a new book, published…

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European Chapter invites you to Coffee with the Editors, February 11 2022

January 17, 2022

The European Chapter invites you to Coffee with the Editors! ASIS&T’s EU Chapter warmly invites you to enjoy coffee and a chat with editors Koraljka Golub & Ying-Hsang Liu Friday, February 11th, 2022, 1-2pm BST (2-3 CET) Zoom: link available on iConnect Overview: Information and Knowledge Organisation in Digital Humanities: Global Perspectives (DCMI), explores the…

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ISO/FDIS 15706-2, International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) – Part 2: Version identifier

January 9, 2022

Voted APPROVE on ISO/FDIS 15706-2, International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) – Part 2: Version identifier Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/FDIS 15706-2 for publication? Description: This document establishes a voluntary system for the identification of versions of audiovisual works and other content derived from or closely related to an audiovisual work. It…

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ISO/FDIS 15706-1, International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) – Part 1: Audiovisual work identifier

January 9, 2022

Voted APPROVE on ISO/FDIS 15706-1, International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) – Part 1: Audiovisual work identifier Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/FDIS 15706-1 for publication? Description: This document establishes and defines a voluntary standard numbering system for the unique and international identification of audiovisual works. An International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) identifies…

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ISO/FDIS 15924, Codes for the representation of names of scripts

January 4, 2022

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…

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ASIS&T යනු

January 3, 2022

ASIS&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…

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SIG-STI call for Nominations for Officers

December 28, 2021

Dear 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.…

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SIG-AH Winter 2021 Newsletter

December 21, 2021

The SIG-AH Spring 2021 Digital Newsletter has been published. Please visit this URL to view the PDF version or explore the Flipsnack version https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/2036/sigah-newsletter-win2021-cad7906f-36cd-4edf-b891-1957219600df.pdf

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European Chapter Mix & Mingle, 17 Dec 2021

December 13, 2021

ASIS&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…

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SIG-Infolearn Events

ISO/CD 25244 – Archives Performance Indicators

August 8, 2025

Description: 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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Systematic Review – ISO 30300:2020, Records Management – Core Concepts and Vocabulary

August 6, 2025

Description: ISO 30300:2020 provides a foundational vocabulary for the records management domain, promoting consistency and clarity across related standards developed by ISO/TC 46/SC 11. It includes key terms and definitions but does not restrict the creation of new terms in future standards. This vocabulary supports professionals and organizations aiming to align with international best practices…

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ISO/TS 22943:2022 – Principles of Identification for Trade and Information Management

August 6, 2025

Description: ISO/TS 22943:2022, Information and documentation – Principles of identification, presents the foundational rationale behind the existence and use of identifiers. It provides a consistent framework for structuring and understanding identifiers in both trade and information management contexts. The standard outlines core expectations, characteristics, and the broader business case for identifiers, while also acknowledging that…

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SLA Merger Information

July 26, 2025

ASIS&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…

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ISO/DIS 25964-1, Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies – Part 1: Thesauri for information retrieval; management and use

July 26, 2025

Description: Part 1 of ISO 25964 gives recommendations for the development and maintenance of thesauri intended for information retrieval, applications as well as broader use cases including web navigation, artificial intelligence, author tagging, management and use applications. It is applicable to vocabularies used for retrieving information from all types of information resources, irrespective of the…

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2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award for ASIS&T Annual Meeting – Apply by Aug. 4

July 23, 2025

Application Deadline: Monday, August 4, 2025 Notification of Award Winners: late August or September 2025 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: 14-18 November, 2025, Washington, DC Application: NEASIST 2025 Conference Support Award application NEASIS&T Conference Support Award The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T is offering up to 4 conference support awards to support participation in the ASIS&T 2025…

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Webinar: Who Even Wrote This? Welcome to the Post-AI Library – August 7 webinar

July 14, 2025

NEASIS&T has planned an exciting summer webinar, presented by Jon Ippolito, exploring how libraries and digital collections are grappling with a surge in AI-generated submissions. When: August 7, 2025 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (EDT) Where: Virtual Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for non-members Register for the event (ASIS&T members should log in before…

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President’s Message, July 2025

July 11, 2025

The Australian band Crowded House had a famous song, ‘Always Take the Weather With You’. To be honest, I wish they would take the weather as it’s raining again in Glasgow. So many news stories now are around weather: floods, droughts, heat waves, and loss of natural habitats. Climate action is one of the Grand…

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From Your Executive Director, July 2025

July 11, 2025

ASIS&T Executive Director, Lydia Middleton has recorded a video sharing updates about the organization. Captions are available by clicking “cc”. Please note that these captions are auto-generated so may not be 100% accurate. Back to Inside ASIS&T, July 2025

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Proposed Merger with SLA – Vote to Open July 28

July 11, 2025

Over the past six weeks, ASIS&T has been collecting and responding to member feedback on the possibility of merger with the Special Libraries Association. On June 29 the associations held a joint Town Hall where many member questions were answered. The details of the proposed merger along with links to the questions and responses as…

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