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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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Context in Information Behavior Research Date: November 1, 2014 (Saturday) Time: 1:30 to 6:30 pm Location: Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA, USA Symposium Co-chairs: K.-Sun Kim (University of Wisconsin – Madison) & Lu Xiao (University of Western Ontario) Schedule: 1:30 – 1:45 Welcome and introduction Rong Tang (Simmons College), K.-Sun Kim (University of Wisconsin – Madison) Lu…
Read MorePlease mark your calendars to attend the following SIG-STI Events during the 77th ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Seattle. All Annual Meeting attendees are invited! SIG-STI Business Meeting Monday, November 3, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Madronna Room. Coffee and pastries will be served! 3D Technologies: New Tools for Information Scientists to Engage, Educate and…
Read MoreEuropean Student Chapter of ASIS&T: Maria Henkel, chair / social media Information Science, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf Universitätsstraße 1, Düsseldorf, Germany Email: maria.henkel[at]hhu.de Homepage Joanna Mazur, co-chair University of Warsaw Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927, Poland Email: j.mazur[at]delab.uw.edu.pl Jure Žilić, secretary Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Osijek, Croatia Trg Svetog Trojstva 3, 31000 Email: jzilic[at]ffos.hr…
Read MoreHi all, since October 15, we have a new ESC board – and it is larger than ever! Some of the members may be familiar to you while others are not. Time for a presentation of the new board members! Christine Meschede, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf Christine fills the newletter editor position in the chapter. “I’m Christine, a…
Read MorePosted on October 20, 2014 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Posted on behalf of Sandy Hirsh. –Diane Rasmussen Pennington, Social Media Manager As incoming ASIS&T President, one of my major initiatives this year is strategic planning for the association. With the ongoing changes to our field, the range of choices that people have to engage professionally,…
Read MoreHi everybody, Welcome from the new European Student Chapter board! Thanks to Tamara and all others who were engaged in the last term of the ESC, you did a great job! The elections are over and we are happy to have a highly motivated team working together in this period. The new board members are…
Read MoreThis year the SIG HLTH will be sponsoring a collection of donated toiletries. Bring any extra hotel toiletries (either from home or from your hotel) and place them in a box by registration. Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and soap are encouraged. The SIG HLTH will take the donated toiletries to corresponding organizations. This is an easy…
Read MoreWe did not receive design submissions, so SIG HLTH officials designed a brochure. The prizes for the design competition will be allocated for future activities. Let us look forward to the printouts!
Read MoreProfessor Nancy K. Roderer MLS, AHIP, ACMI, FMLA Nancy Roderer is a Professor Emerita of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, having retired in 2013 from the positions of Director of the Welch Medical Library and the Director of the academic Division of Health Sciences Informatics (DHSI). She has pursued her interests in understanding and facilitating…
Read MoreDear members and peers, the European Student Chapter has a new board. And it’s larger than ever! For the term 2014-2015 eight ASIS&T members will represent the LIS students in Europe. We have four new engaged officers from Germany, Croatia and England. Upcoming events will be webinars, the newsletter and local meetings. Annoucements will be…
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