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ISO/NP TS 26019: Information and documentation – International Classification for Standards (ICS)

August 28, 2025

Type: 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…

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ASIS&T and SLA Members Vote in Favor of Merger

August 21, 2025

21 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…

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SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper & Poster Awards

August 20, 2025

Call 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…

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“Sneaked references: Fabricated reference metadata distort citation counts” Chosen for 2025 Best JASIST Paper Award

August 13, 2025

    The 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…

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Introduction to Documentation Studies Wins Best Information Science Book Award

August 13, 2025

The 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.…

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ISO/DIS 999 – Guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes

August 12, 2025

Description: 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:

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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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SIG-Infolearn Events

Call for Participation “Information Science Trends: Search Engines and Information Retrieval” (Hamburg, Germany, April 26)

March 29, 2019

The European Chapter (EC) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is seeking for your contribution! You are invited to the research and networking seminar on “Information Science Trends: Search Engines and Information Retrieval” in Hamburg. More Information: https://europe.asist.org/?p=2579

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Recent Awards and Honors

March 25, 2019

Members of SIG USE have received numerous honors from ASIS&T over the years. At the 2018 Annual Meeting, Sarah Polkinghorne (Swinburne University of Technology) won the Clarivate Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship and received a New Leader award. Additionally, Crystal Fulton (University College Dublin) received the Clarivate Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award, and Devon Greyson (University of British Columbia) received the James…

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“Information Science Trends: Search Engines and Information Retrieval”

March 22, 2019

Location: Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Kunst- und Mediencampus Hamburg Finkenau 35 22081 Hamburg Speakers: Prof. Olof Sundin (Lund University, Sweden) Tom Alby (data scientist at Euler Hermes, Germany) Prof. Dirk Lewandowski (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany). Focus: Retrieval research on web search engines, web services, professional information services, social media Information seeking behaviour…

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Call for participation: “Information Science Trends: Search Engines and Information Retrieval” (Hamburg, Germany, April 26)

March 18, 2019

The European Chapter (EC) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is seeking for your contribution! We invite you to the research and networking seminar on “Information Science Trends: Search Engines and Information Retrieval” in Hamburg. The event is part of the series on Information Science Trends. The events focus on a certain…

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Webinar: The Challenges of Preserving and Sharing Social Media Research Data

March 15, 2019

Thursday, March 21, 2019, 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST (UTC 12:00:00 – World Clock) Social Media Data are currently being used as research data across disciplines and help researchers to gain insights into communication patterns and human behavior. However, much of the content in social media is ephemeral and may change or even disappear over time. Solutions…

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Housing Reservation Site Now Open for #ASIST19

March 14, 2019

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Lydia Middleton We are very excited about the 2019 ASIS&T Annual Meeting which will be held October 18-23, 2019, in Melbourne, Australia! Don’t delay!  We encourage you to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible.  We have selected two world-class hotels this year, the Crown Metropol and Crown…

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2020 ASIS&T Annual Meeting goes to Pittsburgh

March 14, 2019

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Lydia Middleton ASIS&T is pleased to announce that the 2020 Annual Meeting will take place October 23-28, 2020 at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown. Please save the date!

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: LIDA 2020

March 12, 2019

Libraries And Information Institutions in the Digital Age (LIDA 2020) is looking for contributions covering a range of topics related to Libraries, Archives, Museums, and other Information Institutions. LIDA 2020 will take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia under the theme of: “Reshaping Identity in The Digital Age: People, Libraries, Data, Technology & Ethics” You can find…

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Call for Participation: LIDA 2020

March 10, 2019

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Libraries And Information Institutions in the Digital Age (LIDA 2020) is looking for contributions covering a range of topics related to Libraries, Archives, Museums, and other Information Institutions. LIDA 2020 will take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia under the theme of: “Reshaping Identity in The Digital Age: People, Libraries, Data, Technology & Ethics”…

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2019 Summer of Tours Lineup

March 8, 2019

Save the dates for CO-ASIST’s 2019 edition of our award-winning Summer of Tours! Stay tuned for information about registration and more details about each event. Thursday, May 30, 9:30 am Bexley Public Library Wednesday, June 5, 9:30 am Blackmore Library, Capital University Saturday, June 29, 9:30 am Wagnalls Memorial Library * After the library tour & presentation,…

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