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Registration now open for webinar, How does Information Literacy in the First Language Contribute to the Development of Information Literacy in the Second Language? When: Thursday, July 2, 2026 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Where: virtual Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for non-ASIS&T members Registration This webinar presents a study examining the mechanisms through…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that John DiGilio has been selected to receive the 2026 John Cotton Dana Award. Â This award recognizes an individual member of the Association for a lifetime achievement as well as exceptional service to the Special Libraries Association and the library and information profession.…
Read MoreThe standards committee has voted DISAPPROVE on ISO/DTR 23081-4.2, Information and documentation – Metadata for records – Part 4: Report on metadata element sets With the following comment: We have some basic comments. Are these based on some focused domains/applications? Looks like standards included/used by this Part 4 are not really ‘standards’. [See the list…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Erin Gray, Dilhani Munasinghe, Lingzi Hong are the recipients of the 2026 ASIS&T James M. Matarazzo Rising Star Award. This award recognizes individual members of the Association who show exceptional promise of leadership and contribution to the association and profession. Erin Gray…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) invites nominations for the ASIS&T Board of Directors. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the information science community, contribute to the strategic direction of the Association, and work alongside a diverse and dedicated group of leaders committed to advancing the field. The…
Read MoreLisa M. Given, PhD (FASSA, FASIS&T), of RMIT University has been selected to be the new Editor of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST). Dr. Given succeeds Dr. Steven Sawyer of Syracuse University, who has been editor since 2020. Dr. Given is Director of the Social Change Enabling Impact…
Read MoreThe standards committee voted APPROVE on ISO/FDIS 233-3 (Ed 3), Transliteration of Perso-Arabic characters into Latin characters — Part 3: Persian language This document establishes a system for the transliteration of the Persian characters (often called Perso-Arabic script) into Latin characters. This modification of the stringent rules established by ISO 233 is specifically intended to facilitate…
Read MoreISO/CD 25279 International statistics for school libraries is out for committee comment. This document specifies rules for the school library community on the collection, interpretation and reporting of statistics. The aim of this document is to provide a selection of statistical data that cover the current services and activities of all types of school libraries. …
Read MoreApproval of Proposed New Work Item: Trust Markers (ITEM) The standards co. itbee has voted YES This ballot is to approve a proposed new work item to create aNISO Recommended Practice for identification of trust markers for increasing credibility and trust in research. Ethics and integrity cases in submitted manuscripts are becoming an increasingly common problem, whilst…
Read MoreCall for Participation Universitat de Barcelona, Spain and viewable on Zoom The Europe Chapter (EC) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) seeks participation in this year’s IST conference on Celebrating Theory and Practice. The conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, and presentations will also be viewable on Zoom. We invite researchers,…
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The Historic Costume & Textiles Collection at Ohio State University (OSU) is a scholarly and artistic resource of apparel and textile material culture. The approximately 12,000 artifacts encompass a range of objects, such as textiles and articles of clothing and accessories for men, women, and children, including national dress costume from the mid-18th century to contemporary 21st…
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Just in time for summer, the European Student Chapter of ASIS&T is releasing an interview series with Information Science professionals from all over Europe! We’re kicking off the series with Prof. Dirk Lewandowski from HAW Hamburg. If you would like to see your professor or any other Information Science professional interviewed, let us know! Tell…
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Join CO-ASIS&T for back-to-back events just outside Franklin County’s southeast corner! We’ll start with a historical tour and presentation of one of the Central Library Consortium member libraries, the privately owned Wagnall’s Memorial Library. After the tour, meet us for a private talk and optional wine-tasting at the nearby Slate Run Vineyard Winery. The Wagnalls…
Read More2019 ASIS&T SIG-USE Symposium: Re-envisioning the Impact and Engagement of Information Behavior Research Date: October 19, 2019 (Saturday) Time: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Location: M10 (Level 1), Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne, Australia About the 2019 SIG-USE Symposium The 19th Annual SIG-USE Research Symposium focuses on the impact and engagement of information behavior research. This symposium is…
Read MoreJust forwarding an email sent to me: Hello Arjun Sabharwal, I am reaching out to you as Webmaster/Newsletter Editor for ASIS&T groups including Arts and Humanities, and Visualization, Images and Sound as I believe your members may be interested in presenting at the upcoming Visual Resources Association in Baltimore. Would you be able to forward…
Read MoreDear members of the SIG/MET community The time as come to elect new SIG/MET officers. We are seeking candidates for the following positions: – Chair-Elect – Secretary – Treasurer – Webmaster – Communications You can nominate yourself or someone else by filling this form. Nominations must be received no later than August 23rd and all nominees must be ASIS&T…
Read MoreThe ASIS&T Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (SIG SI) is issuing a call for nominations for the 2019 Annual Social Informatics Best Paper Awards, with nominations due by July 10. Self-nominations are welcome and the nomination process is quite short, as detailed below. Winners are also invited to present their work during SIG SI’s Research Symposium at ASIS&T 2019 in Melbourne. We seek nominations for the…
Read MoreASIST Annual Meeting 2019 Melbourne, Australia, October 19, 2019 We invite you to submit to our 15th SIG Research Symposium. We are particularly interested in collaborative work that explores the human and social aspects of ICT (broadly defined) in professional or practical settings and any work that assumes a critical stance towards the symposium’s theme,…
Read MoreDear Colleagues, We hope you will consider applying for the 2019 ASIS&T SIG-HLTH Student Poster Award. To apply, inform the SIG-HLTH leadership team that you are a student and will be presenting a poster related to health informatics at ASIS&T 2019 by 1 October 2019. Members of the leadership team will then review your poster at the conference. Every…
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Join us for a tour of the Blackmore Library at Capital University! Our host, Shaunda Vasudev, will give a presentation about the use of space in academic libraries, and how the Blackmore Library has improved its space to meet student needs since its 2012 renovation. The renovation project vision, developed by a planning committee, was of…
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