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Joan Bartlett

May 22, 2020

Biography Expand Position Statement Expand Return to Election Homepage

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Heidi Julien

May 22, 2020

Candidate for President-Elect Biography Expand Heidi Julien has been a proud and engaged ASIS&T member since 1994, when she joined as a doctoral student. Since then, she has served in multiple roles in the organization, including membership on the Award of Merit Jury, the ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award Jury, SIGUSE Award Juries, the Student Chapter…

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Naresh Agarwal

May 22, 2020

Candidate for President-Elect Biography Expand Naresh Agarwal is an Associate Professor and Director of the Information Science & Technology Concentration at the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons University, Boston. He earned his Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore (NUS)’s Department of Information Systems, School of Computing. Naresh’s research area is information…

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ISO/DIS 24083, International archives statistics

May 21, 2020

Voted APPROVE on ISO/DIS 24083, International archives statistics Question: Do you approve of the technical content of ISO/DIS 24083? Description: This International Standard specifies guidelines for the archives community on the collection and reporting of statistics for strategic planning, internal management of archives, and other statistical uses.

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SO/DIS 690, Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources

May 3, 2020

Voted DISAPPROVE onSO/DIS 690, Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/DIS 690? Description: This document provides guidelines for the preparation of bibliographic references. It also gives guidelines for the preparation of citations in works that are not themselves primarily bibliographical. Comments: Members of the…

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Systematic Review – ISO 15706-1, International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN

May 3, 2020

Voted CONFIRM on Systematic Review – ISO 15706-1, International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN Question: Do you recommend that ISO 15706-1 be confirmed, revised or withdrawn? Description: This International Standard establishes and defines a voluntary standard numbering system for the unique and international identification of audiovisual works. This is the 5-year review of this standard.

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Student Experiences about Online Learning during COVID-19

May 2, 2020

Student 1 Is this the first time you are using online learning as a student? No, we had one online class in our first year of undergraduate program. Do you have any technical problems? How do you solve these problems? Do you have support for that kind of problem in your university?Yes, I have problems…

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How to Manage Student Life during COVID-19

April 26, 2020

Being a student is never really easy. And the new challenges of COVID-19 result in many rapid changes for students all over the world. We have collected some tips and resources to help you to keep your studies on track and stay healthy at the same time. Reduce Consumption of Daily News🗞 If you’re feeling…

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ASIS&T President’s Vlog

April 22, 2020

ASIS&T President’s Vlog Dear ASIS&T colleagues, Greetings from my home to yours where most of us find ourselves at these uncertain times during the COVID-19 pandemic. I decided to send a video message to use high touch communication to bridge the gap between us.  I am Clara Chu, and in my third Message from the…

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From your Executive Director

April 22, 2020

Return to Inside ASIS&T, April 2020

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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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