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This is part 5 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. Uhjin had already recently…
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The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Board is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of the Association of Information Science & Technology, the official journal of the ASIS&T, who has the expertise to drive the journal forward. The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) is a leading international forum for peer-reviewed research…
Read MoreThe SIG-BIZ board will be meeting this Thursday, Feb. 12, at 2pm CST. This as an open meeting all SIG-BIZ members are invited. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/95884595380?pwd=4ajiDfzuErAjSa07HuarpdbyVgTZSD.1 Meeting ID: 958 8459 5380Passcode: Price102
Read MoreThis is part 4 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. Attending the Association for…
Read MoreThis is part 3 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. In 2025, I marked…
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Hello good info-folk. I am writing to you for the first time in my term as ASIS&T president. As a member of the board of directors and as president-elect, I have worked with several presidents, and admired their collaborative leadership styles, incisive intelligence and good humor. I hope I can fill those big shoes! (Metaphorically…
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Greetings colleagues, As we move into a new year of activity and opportunity for ASIS&T, I am pleased to reflect on a period marked by momentum, resilience, and forward-looking collaboration across our community. First, I want to celebrate the tremendous success of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Crystal City. Nearly 600 colleagues joined us…
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The Board of Directors met on November 15, 2025 in person in Crystal City, Virginia and via Zoom. In attendance were; Ian Ruthven (President) (zoom); Maria Bonn (President-Elect); Chris Cunningham, PhD, (Treasurer); Lu An (Zoom), Anne Barker (SLA Appointee) (zoom), Timothy Dickey, Bhakti Gala; Lisa Hussey; Aylin Imeri; Heather Kotula (SLA Appointee) (zoom), Luanne Sinnamon,…
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Vicki Gregory ASIS&T was saddened to learn of the passing of long-time member Vicki Gregory on January 4. Vicki joined ASIS&T in 1983 and, during her membership tenure, served in the leadership of several SIGs and Chapters, served as Treasurer of ASIS&T from 2008 to 2015, and was awarded the Watson Davis Award for Service…
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ASIS&T will be launching the search for a new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST) in February of 2026. Steve Sawyer, the current Editor-in-Chief, will be retiring from his position in July of 2026. A search committee, chaired by Isto Huvila of Uppsala University, Sweden will be issuing…
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Posted on July 5, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff ASIS&T Featuring Doctoral Student Research (deadline extended to Sept. 1st) Per doctoral students’ requests, we have extended the deadline for video submission to September 1, 2016. Are you a doctoral student in the writing stage or close to defending? We would like to showcase your research! ASIS&T invites…
Read MorePosted on June 30, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Board and staff would like your input on future Annual Meeting locations. We ask that you please complete and submit this short questionnaire. It should not take you more than 5 minutes to complete. Your opinions are important to…
Read MoreAre you a doctoral student in the writing stage or close to defending? ASIS&T would like to showcase your research! ASIS&T invites you to submit a short video (5 mins or less) that introduces the world to the exciting and engaging research you are doing. We are extending an invitation to those doctoral students who have: a) completed their coursework, qualifying examinations (or equivalent) and defended their proposals, and b) are in the process of analyzing/writing, or ready to defend their dissertations. In addition to the great visibility that your research receives, the best 20 submissions will win a free one-year ASIS&T membership (or free renewal). All vetted submissions will be featured on the ASIS&T website . ########################### SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 1, 2016 ########################### TOPIC: Produce a short video (5 mins or less) that is the equivalent of an elevator speech about your dissertation research (related to the information field broadly construed). Please include the following elements in your video: Your Name and affiliation Your dissertation title, and the name of your advisor(s) What your research is about? How you went about it? What your findings indicate; and why it matters… (or any variant of these questions). While we encourage the elevator speech format (concise and well articulated), feel free to be as creative as you want to be! Please consult with your advisor(s) when preparing for the video. And remember to practice, practice, practice. FORMAT: Format the video using PowerPoint, Prezi, Camtasia, Jing, Screencast-O-Matic, VoiceThread, or Brainshark. Include a statement that your video is created for “Doctoral Research @ ASIS&T”. If an updated video file is needed, we will contact you with additional instructions. Length: 5 minutes or less. Any videos longer than 5:59 mins will be automatically disqualified. Video Language: We are an international society, so we welcome a variety of languages. SUBMISSION: Upload the video to your YouTube account and submit the information below to: social@asist.org Subject line: “Doctoral Research @ ASIS&T” your full name and affiliation Email address Video Title URL to your video file You grant ASIS&T the right to feature your video on the ASIST website. PRIZES: All submitted videos will be reviewed by a committee. All approved videos will be featured on the ASIS&T website for a determined period of time. 20 videos featured on the website will receive a free one-year ASIS&T membership (for…
Read MoreYou wasn´t able to join our latest webinar on How to Write Successful Journal Manuscripts and Convince the Reviewer? No worries, you can watch the full webinar here. If you like the video you can also subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Asist European Student Chapter
Read MoreResults of the 2016 ASIS&T Board of Directors Election Congratulations to the new board members and thank you to all the candidates! President-elect Lisa Given ASIS&T offers scholars, professionals, and students, worldwide, a home for sharing ideas, insights and innovations in information science research and practice. If elected President I will focus on the following…
Read MoreDear friends, the European Student Chapter (ESC) invites you to its next webinar on: How to write successful journal manuscripts and convince the reviewer ==================================================== Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. CEST (UTC 3:00 p.m.) ==================================================== Experienced reviewers and editors from information science and related fields will answer your questions and give you…
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Revitalizing the Battelle Library: Planning & Implementing Change Battelle is the world’s largest nonprofit research and development organization, with over 22,000 employees at more than 60 locations globally. Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most. Battelle’s own mission includes a strong charitable commitment to community development and education, including STEM…
Read MoreFor the department WTS at our location in Cologne, we are looking for a Research Associate (Doctoral candidate) (f/m) in Information Extraction/ Information Filtering (salary group TV-L EG 13, 100%, limited to 24 month) starting on September 1, 2016. GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences is the largest infrastructure institution for the Social Sciences…
Read MoreJennifer Ferguson’s workshop on using faculty material to build collections was a big success! We paired up and worked in teams to look over faculty CVs and syllabi that we brought with us. An important take away was that faculty members interweave their own research interest into their courses. So, don’t worry that the material…
Read MoreElfreda A. Chatman Research Proposal Award ($1000) Recipients: Debbie Rabina & Emily Drabinsky Affiliation: Pratt Institute Title: A Blueprint for Information Intervention for Incarcerated People Student Travel Award ($500) Recipient #1: Leslie Thomson Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Recipient #2: Sarah Chizari Affiliation: University of South Carolina Recipient #3: Danielle Pollock Affiliation: University of Tennessee Interdisciplinary…
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