SIG-Infolearn Events
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…
Read MoreDear Colleagues, I’m happy to be nearing the final stages of strategic planning for the next three years of work for our organization. It’s been a pleasure working with our enthusiastic and committed task force and the Board of directors and learning about their vision for the organization. In recent months, it’s been very exciting…
Read MoreCandidate 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…
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Conference Chairs Feicheng Ma (Wuhan University) Tina Du (University of South Australia) Dan Wu (Wuhan University) Program Chairs Jim Jansen (Qatar Computing Research Institute) Yuelin Li (Nankai University) Tingting Jiang (Wuhan University) Track Chairs Yaobin Lu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) Xunhua Guo (Tsinghua University) Qinghua Zhu (Nanjing University) Yuxiang Zhao (Nanjing University of…
Read MoreOutstanding Contribution to Information Behavior Research Award Soo Young Rieh (University of Texas at Austin) Elfreda A. Chatman Research Proposal Award Leslie Thomson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Amy Vanscoy (University of Buffalo), & Jenna Hartel (University of Toronto) “Information and the Lens of Leisure: Needs, Practices, and Resources Over the Serious Leisure…
Read MoreWith Spring well underway, Melbourne was bright and bustling with many activities and people—everything from the State Library of Victoria to local cheese festivals to the Victoria Market. State Library of Victoria. One of the many wonderful activities was this year’s recent ASIST meeting, which I had the privilege to attend in October 2019 at…
Read MoreChair, Abigail L. Phillips, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Xiaohua (Awa) Zhu, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee Kenneth Haggerty, Ph.D User Interfaces Librarian, Assistant Professor, University of Memphis Christy Thomas, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee (Originally posted 12/1/2019; updated 5/4/2021)
Read MoreCongratulations to all of the winners of our officer election for the upcoming 2019-2020 year. We thank our officers for their continued service, and welcome new officers to the SIG. We will also transition our Chair-elect, Rachel Simons, to chair for the upcoming year. Chair-elect:Colin RhinesmithKolina Koltai Secretary:Lingzi Hong: Communications officer:Ana RoeschleyNishad Thalhath Social Chair:Catherine…
Read MorePractical Social Informatics: Collaboration across Fields, Sectors, and Borders The 15th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium Pre-conference Workshop at ASIS&T 82th Annual Meeting October 19th, 2019 Schedule at a Glance Time Event Moderators 09:00 – 10:00 Welcome Keynote Theresa Anderson Ian Opperman 10:00 – 10:30 Panel I Theresa Anderson and Passiona Cottee 10:30 – 11:00…
Read MoreGary Marchionini Gary Marchionini is the dean and Cary C. Boshamer professor at the School of Information and Library Science of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research interests include information interaction, human-computer interaction, human-centered computing, information retrieval, digital libraries, information architecture, digital government, cyberspace identity, information policy. He heads the Interaction Design…
Read MoreWhen: Friday, January 17th, 2020 Where: Simmons University Who: NEASIS&T (New England chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology) Registration opens: November 20, 2019 Please save the date for NEASIS&T’s annual winter conference. The theme this year is: The Privacy Puzzle: Piecing Together Patron Privacy, Data Efficiency, and the Modern Web Topics include: Patron…
Read MoreThe recent ASIS&T Bulletin for June/July17 has been published and includes a report by the organizers of the first Diversity and Inclusion Luncheon at the 2016 ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Copenhagen. The Diversity and Inclusion Luncheon was held at the 2016 ASIS&T Annual Meeting (AM) for the first time. The purpose of the luncheon was…
Read More(Seeking Candidates) We are seeking candidates for the European Chapter Board of 2020. Therefore, open positions of Chair-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer and webmaster are required. The board is open for additional positions, you may as well suggest special responsibility positions. Your main responsibility is to work and cooperate with other colleagues within the EC board to advance European…
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