SIG-Infolearn Events
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025 (5:30 PM – 6:30 PM) (EDT) Cost: Free! Location: Virtual Register The Northeast chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology (NEASIS&T) is hosting a virtual Fall Meet and Greet on Thursday, Sep. 25 from 5:30-6:30pm! It’s a low-key, informal social event. It’s free and open to everyone (public,…
Read MoreApplication deadline: Monday, September 29, 2025 Application: NEASIS&T 2025 Presenter Stipend Application This application form requires you to be logged into a Google account to access it. Need an alternative way to apply? Email us at neasist@gmail.com Notification: end of October The US Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T (NEASIS&T) is offering up to 4 Presenter Stipends…
Read MoreWe want to hear your thoughts on how we can better serve our members and community. Whether you attend every event or just follow along from time to time, your input is incredibly valuable. Please take a few minutes to complete our 2025 NEASIS&T Chapter Survey. The survey is designed to help us understand your…
Read MoreType: New Work Item Proposal (Technical Specification) Scope: Provides methodology and structured listing of technical activity fields for classifying standards publications. Description: This standard provides a methodology, and a listing of fields of (technical) activity, organized by groups and subgroups, for classifying standards publications. By inheritance, it provides a common, harmonized understanding of standards application…
Read More21 August 2025 – The Special Libraries Association (SLA) and the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) today announced that their members have cleared the way for the organizations to merge. SLA members voted overwhelmingly to accept the dissolution plan proposed by their Board of Directors. Separately, ASIS&T members resoundingly approved their Board’s proposal…
Read MoreCall for Submissions SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper & Poster Awards SIG-HLTH, ASIS&T’s Special Interest Group on Health Informatics, is pleased to open submissions for the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Long Paper Award, the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Short Paper Award, and the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Poster Award. We define health broadly to encompass research…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Sneaked references: Fabricated reference metadata distort citation counts,” written by Lonni Besançon, Guillaume Cabanac, Cyril Labbé, and Alexander Magazinov, published in Volume 75, Issue 12 of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST), is the recipient of…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Niels Windfeld Lund’s Introduction to Documentation Studies, published by Facet Publishing, is the recipient of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2025. The award’s purpose is to recognize the outstanding book in information science published during the preceding calendar year.…
Read MoreDescription: This document offers guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes. Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/DIS 999? Decision: Approved with comments Comments: This draft is relevant to standard practices in index creation and presentation. However, the following revisions are suggested:
Read MoreDescription: ISO/CD 25244, Information and documentation – Performance indicators for archives specifies guidelines for the archives community on the collection and reporting of statistics for the following purposes: Question: Do you have comments on the technical content of ISO/CD 25244? Vote: No comments.
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The iConference 2015 Call for Participation has been posted, and submissions are now being accepted. Deadlines are in September and October (more details below), with the conference in Newport Beach, CA March 24-27, 2015: The tenth annual iConference will take place March 24-27, 2015, in Newport Beach, California. The four days will include peer-reviewed papers [including short papers / notes], posters, workshops, and sessions for interaction and engagement. Also…
Read MoreHold the dates on your calendar and send in your reservations for some very special library tours this summer. The Central Ohio Chapters of Special Libraries Association and the Association for Information Science and Technology (SLA Central Ohio and CO-ASIS&T) have collaborated to sponsor a “Summer of Tours” and we hope to have you join us. Additional details about the June event are…
Read MorePosted on July 17, 2014 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington I just read a really interesting new article in the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology called “Eye-tracking analysis of user behavior and performance in Web search on large and small screens” that got me thinking about several things I’d like to post here. Jaewon…
Read MoreHold the dates on your calendar and send in your reservations for some very special library tours this summer. The Central Ohio Chapters of Special Libraries Association and the Association for Information Science and Technology (SLA Central Ohio and CO-ASIS&T) have collaborated to sponsor a “Summer of Tours” and we hope to have you join us. Additional details about the June event are…
Read MoreThe Journal of Community Informatics has issued a call for papers for a special issue on “Research Methods for Community Informatics.” Both full-length papers and notes from the field are solicited for double-blind peer review. Papers are due by November 15th, 2014; notes from the field by December 15th. Submissions should be made via the Web site of the Journal of Community Informatics. For further details you can view the full…
Read MoreThe Dr. Deborah Barreau Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to Special Interest Group – Digital Libraries (SIG-DL) has been established in memory of Dr. Deborah Barreau, a leader in ASIS&T for many years including SIG-DL Cabinet Representative (2006), SIG-DL Chair (2008), Leadership Development Chair (2008), Board of Directors (2009-2011) and ASIS&T Executive Committee (2011). Dr.…
Read MoreTheme: Context in Information Behavior Research Date: November 1, 2014 (Saturday) Time: 1:30 to 6:30 pm Location: Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA, USA Keynote Speaker: Professor J. David Johnson, Department of Communication, University of Kentucky, http://comm.uky.edu/jdjohnson ABOUT THE 2014 SIG-USE SYMPOSIUM: The importance of context in human information behavior research has been well established. Nonetheless, it has been observed that…
Read MoreJoin members of the Program Committee as we talk Open Access over nachos. What’s green open access, and what’s gold open access? Who benefits, and who foots the bill? Does open access help authors, researchers, institutions, and society, or does it reduce innovation and allow information of low quality to reach a wider audience? And…
Read MoreSAVE THE DATE 17th July, 2014 at 6pm UTC+2 Topics: Movie meets Science: Look back, video presentation and discussion with the winners: Stefanie Vieten, Duwaraka Murugadas, and Janina Nikolic. Presentation of Library and Information Science at Humboldt University Berlin for prospective students – By Evelyn Dröge Conclusion and announcement of the new webinar series: “Place…
Read MoreThe Billy Ireland Cartoon Library on Thursday, June 26th, 2014 1:45 – Meet at Cartoon Library OR 3:30 – Meet at Cartoon Library Tour the Newly Renovated Billy Ireland Cartoon Library at The Ohio State University Join the Central Ohio Chapters of Special Libraries Association and the Association for Information Science and Technology (SLA…
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