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Dear 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…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Heidi Julien is the recipient of the 2025 ASIS&T Award of Merit, the highest honor presented by the Association. The award’s purpose is to recognize an individual who has made particularly noteworthy and sustained contributions to the information science field. The award…
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The Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit 2015 started Wednesday, April 22nd with a room packed full of data and research services librarians, specialists, and managers, data curators, archivists, and professors, just to name a few. RDAP is unique conference in that it’s smaller (about 100 attendees) with a single track of sessions for…
Read MorePosted on April 22, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff 2015 Information Science with Impact: Research in and for the Community (Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2015) ABOUT THE AWARDS: PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIS&T) is pleased to announce the availability of two awards of up to $1,000 each…
Read MoreThe ESC webinar series “Information Science and Library Science across Europe” continues. The webinar from Apr 16th, 2015 is online! Webinar “Information Science and Library Science across Europe” – City University London and University of Düsseldorf
Read MoreDate: Thursday, April 16, 4:00pm-5:00pm (GMT+1) Start in London: 4 pm Start in Berlin, Düsseldorf etc: 5 pm There are lot of places across Europe for students to study Information Science and /or Library Science. This webinar is part of the series “Information Science and Library Science across Europe”, where representatives from schools and universities…
Read Morehttps://sites.google.com/site/jcdl2015/doctoral-consortium *** Submission deadline has been extended to “April 24” *** [Call for Participation] June 21, 2015 The Doctoral Consortium forms part of the program of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, and takes place immediately preceding the technical program. [What is the Doctoral Consortium?] The Doctoral Consortium is a workshop for Ph.D. students…
Read MorePosted on April 14, 2015 by Sandy Hirsh Immediate Past President Harry Bruce led the initiative to overhaul ASIS&T’s website during his presidency. As a result, ASIS&T’s Web Presence Task Force, ASIS&T staff members, and consulting firm Seven Heads Design have been hard at work over the past year to create an improved user experience…
Read MoreSIG History & Foundations of Information Science Information and communication phenomena are at the heart of our daily lives. They are how we know things and yet our understanding of these concepts and underlying phenomena are at best slippery. Just when we think we’ve pinned or penned them down nicely with a few well chosen…
Read MoreESRC Collaborative Studentship in climate change and technology adaptation to support service continuity and flood response and resilience ICT and telecommunications networks form a key part of today’s critical national infrastructure, essential to proper functioning of society as well as facilitating rapid response to emergencies such as natural disasters. Climate change is causing, as…
Read MoreIt is official: spring is in the air! While Valentine’s Day is already far behind us, we here at ASIS&T are spreading the information science and technology love. To promote the value of involvement with SIGs and to support overall membership efforts across the organization, we encourage new and existing Members to get involved with…
Read MorePosted on April 8, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff Where to Study? Information Science and Library Science Across Europe Date: Thursday, April 16, 4:00pm-5:00pm (GMT) There are lot of places across Europe for students to study Information Science and /or Library Science. This webinar is part of the series “Information Science and Library Science across Europe”,…
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