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Invitation to ASIS&T SIG-HLTH Workshop “Beyond Prompting – Generative AI Workflows in Health Research and Practice” Date: Wednesday, December 2, 3 pm-7 pm (EST) Proposal Submission Due: August 30, 2026 Location: Online SIG-HLTH is seeking proposals for the ASIS&T SIG-HLTH Workshop, Beyond Prompting – Generative AI Workflows in Health Research and Practice. We invite proposals…
Read MoreJoin Us! The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T invites you to our upcoming webinar: “Makerspace Fails” When: September 3, 2026 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (EDT) Where: virtual Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for non-ASIS&T members Registration Public library makerspaces – spaces with shared tools for social making – do not always work out as…
Read MoreASIS&T is pleased to congratulate and welcome Kip Wolf to the Board of Directors. Kip will begin his term as a Director-at-Large effective November 7. Kip will fill the Board seat vacated by Isto Huvila, who was recently elected President-Elect. Read more about Kip below. Biography Expand Kip Wolf is a life sciences executive and…
Read MoreNEASIS&T chapter leaders naturally cycle in and out. As people relocate, change jobs, shift priorities, or face budget constraints, transitions are inevitable. It’s simply a normal part of how professional associations work, especially at the chapter level. Many serve for a year or two before moving on, and we value every contribution. Even a few…
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“This Survey is Anonymous” : LIS Survey Demographics and Reidentification Risk Join Us! The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T invites you to our upcoming webinar: “This Survey is Anonymous” : LIS Survey Demographics and Reidentification Risk When: Thursday, August 13, 2026 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT Where: virtual Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for…
Read MoreASIS&T is delighted to announce the 3nd Annual ASIS&T President’s Lecture. The Lecture will be freely open to the public and delivered via Zoom to ensure that all who wish to may attend. The ASIS&T President’s Lecture will take place September 15 at 9:00 am Eastern Time (find your time here) and be presented by…
Read More2026 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award Application Deadline: Monday, July 20, 2026 Notification of Award Winners: mid or late August 2026 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: 6-10 November, 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand Application: NEASIST 2026 Conference Support Award application NEASIS&T Conference Support Award The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T is offering up to 4 conference support awards to…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Dimaz Ardhi, Kayla Burt, Satyam Kumar, Jannatul Muna, and Dwi Sari are the recipients of the 2026 ASIS&T New Leaders Award. The award’s purpose is to engage and retain new members and to identify potential for new leadership in the Association. Dimaz…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo as the winner of the 2026 ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. Since 1980, this annual award has honored the unique teaching contributions of exceptional teachers of information science. Sanfilippo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Saira Hanif Soroya is the 2026 recipient of the Lois Lunin Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of information science and technology through leadership, mentoring, and innovation. Saira is an Associate Professor in the Department…
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Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) University of Zadar, Croatia June 13-15, 2018 Photo by: Boehringer Friedrich Conference Theme: Social Justice, Community Engagement & Information Institutions: Access, Diversity, & Inclusion Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and other information institutions in the digital world. LIDA is an…
Read MoreHi SIG SI members, we are now seeking nominations for three officer positions with the SIG. The first of these is for the position of Chair or Co-Chair of the SIG for 2017-18. The responsibilities of the SIG’s Chair or Co-Chair include organizing and running SIG SI’s annual symposium / workshop, with assistance from invited symposium committee members (if…
Read MorePosted on October 9, 2017 by ASIS&T Staff The 2017 Chapter Event of the Year Award goes to the Central Ohio Chapter’s (CO-ASIS&T) “2017 Summer of Tours.” The purpose of the award is to recognize the best event held by a Chapter during the previous year. Criteria used to judge chapter events are relevance for…
Read MorePosted on October 9, 2017 by ASIS&T Staff The winner of the Best Information Science Book Award is Interactions with Search Systems by Ryen W. White, published by Cambridge University Press. The award is given to the author whose book is judged to have made the most outstanding contribution in the field of information science…
Read MorePosted on October 5, 2017 by Stephan Addo Natalie Ornat, of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is awarded the Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award for her paper Reading for Your Life: The Impact of Reading and Writing During the Siege of Sarajevo. The purpose of this award is to encourage student research…
Read MorePosted on October 5, 2017 by Stephan Addo Recognition for SIG Member of the Year goes to Arjun Sabharwal, SIG/VIS and SIG/AH member. The purpose of the award is to recognize the service of an individual to the program of a particular SIG. It is given for significant contributions to the membership of the SIG through…
Read MorePosted on October 5, 2017 by Stephan Addo SIG/Arts & Humanities’s (SIG/AH) publication, The June/July Bulletin Special Section on A New Open Humanities has been chosen as the winner of the ASIS&T 2017 SIG Publication of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize the best publication by a SIG during the previous year.…
Read MorePosted on October 5, 2017 by Stephan Addo SIG/Visualization, Images & Sound (SIG/VIS) has been chosen as the winner of the ASIS&T 2017 SIG of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding professional accomplishments and activities of an ASIS&T Special Interest Group. SIGS are evaluated on a number of criteria, including…
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The Central Ohio Chapter is pleased to announce that it has been awarded ASIS&T’s Chapter Event-of-the-Year Award for its “2017 Summer of Tours”! The Summer of Tours offered tours and expert practitioner presentations at five different central Ohio information institutions. Reviewers noted the diversity of these five tours (one associated with a school library, one…
Read MorePosted on October 3, 2017 by Stephan Addo The newest edition of JASIST (October 2017) is now available online for reading by members and subscribers! With 17 research articles ranging from Temporal Dynamics of Eye-Tracking and EEG During Reading and Relevance Decisions to Mendeley Readership as a Filtering Tool to Identify Highly Cited Publications, there’s something for everyone!…
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