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SLA Merger Information

July 26, 2025

ASIS&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…

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2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award for ASIS&T Annual Meeting – Apply by Aug. 4

July 23, 2025

Application Deadline: Monday, August 4, 2025 Notification of Award Winners: late August or September 2025 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: 14-18 November, 2025, Washington, DC Application: NEASIST 2025 Conference Support Award application NEASIS&T Conference Support Award The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T is offering up to 4 conference support awards to support participation in the ASIS&T 2025…

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Webinar: Who Even Wrote This? Welcome to the Post-AI Library – August 7 webinar

July 14, 2025

NEASIS&T has planned an exciting summer webinar, presented by Jon Ippolito, exploring how libraries and digital collections are grappling with a surge in AI-generated submissions. When: August 7, 2025 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (EDT) Where: Virtual Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for non-members Register for the event (ASIS&T members should log in before…

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President’s Message, July 2025

July 11, 2025

The Australian band Crowded House had a famous song, ‘Always Take the Weather With You’. To be honest, I wish they would take the weather as it’s raining again in Glasgow. So many news stories now are around weather: floods, droughts, heat waves, and loss of natural habitats. Climate action is one of the Grand…

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From Your Executive Director, July 2025

July 11, 2025

ASIS&T Executive Director, Lydia Middleton has recorded a video sharing updates about the organization. Captions are available by clicking “cc”. Please note that these captions are auto-generated so may not be 100% accurate. Back to Inside ASIS&T, July 2025

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Proposed Merger with SLA – Vote to Open July 28

July 11, 2025

Over the past six weeks, ASIS&T has been collecting and responding to member feedback on the possibility of merger with the Special Libraries Association. On June 29 the associations held a joint Town Hall where many member questions were answered. The details of the proposed merger along with links to the questions and responses as…

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ASIS&T Draft Strategic Plan Open for Comment

July 11, 2025

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…

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2025 Membership Survey: Turning Your Input Into Action

July 11, 2025

In the 2025 ASIS&T Membership Survey, we asked you how we could improve your member experience.  Our dedicated Membership Committee took time to analyze your feedback, and created a summary for the Board to use as a foundational document to guide the Strategic Planning process.  Here are some of the items we wanted to highlight…

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Call For Volunteers – Committees

July 11, 2025

Meet New Colleagues. Grow Your Engagement. Give Back To Your Professional Community. Volunteer with ASIS&T. Volunteers are the life-blood of ASIS&T and provide the intellectual capital and human resources to power all we do! Don’t miss this opportunity to give back to your profession while enhancing your professional network and your CV! ASIS&T is seeking…

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Join the Sponsors Making a Difference at the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting

July 11, 2025

Join the Sponsors Making a Difference Help champion the people who make this conference a vibrant and impactful gathering. Your sponsorship directly supports the scholars, practitioners, and students who are advancing the field of information science through their research, innovation, and collaboration. Join us in empowering the work that shapes our community and the future…

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SIG-Infolearn Events

CFP: ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci14)

November 12, 2013

A call for papers has been posted for the ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci14), taking place June 23-26, 2014 in Bloomington, IN. A separate call for workshop and tutorial proposals has also been posted. The deadline for workshop and tutorial proposals is January 17th, 2014, while full and short paper submissions are due February 23rd, 2014. Posters can be submitted until March 23rd, 2014. The Web Science…

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Christine L. Borgman Receives the University of Pittsburgh’s 225th Anniversary Medallion

November 7, 2013

Posted on November 7, 2013 by ASIS&T Staff The iSchool is delighted to recognize alumna Christine L. Borgman with the University of Pittsburgh’s 225th Anniversary Medallion. In a special dinner in Los Angeles, Dean Ronald Larsen presented Dr. Borgman (MLS ‘74) with the medallion, which commemorates the University of Pittsburgh’s 225th Anniversary by recognizing alumni…

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Digital Liaisons 2012 Proceedings now online

November 4, 2013

The proceedings for Digital Liaisons: Shifting Borders in Interdisciplinary Collaboration, the SIG-DL session for ASIS&T 2012, is now online. Proceedings for Digital Liaisons 2013 will be posted in January 2014.

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2013 ASIS&T SIG-USE Awards Winners

November 3, 2013

Best Information Behavior Conference Paper Award Youngseek Kim and Jeffrey M. Stanton Institutional and Individual Influences on Scientists’ Data Sharing Behaviors: A Multilevel Analysis Affiliations: University of Kentucky (Kim); Syracuse University (Stanton). Contact: ykim58@syr.edu Abstract: This study investigates institutional and individual factors that influence scientists’ data sharing behaviors across disciplines, drawing on institutional theory and…

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ASIS&T SIG-STI Annual Planning Meeting in Montreal – Nov 4th, 8 am

November 1, 2013

Our planning meeting will be on Monday Nov 4th, 8-9 am in Salon 4 (Room 1) at Le Centre Sheraton hotel in Montreal, Canada. Coffee and pastries available. We hope you can join us. Your participation is needed to help SIG-STI serve its members. Some of the highlights of the agenda will be the selection of…

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SIG SI at ASIS&T 2013

October 29, 2013

SIG SI is sponsoring or will be present at a number of events during the 76th ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Montreal. We hope to see you at many of these and around the conference! Saturday Nov 2, 8am-12:30pm: The 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium, featuring a keynote by William Jones of Indiana University, seven paper presentations by social…

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ASIS&T European Chapter Meeting in Montréal

October 29, 2013

All EUChap members are cordially invited to join the chapter meeting at this year’s Annual ASIS&T Meeting. We meet Sunday, November 3rd, 2013 at 8 pm at Le Café Bar in the Hotel Le Centre Sheraton. (No tables booked yet – the first who arrives should just occupy some seats :-)). À bientôt en Montréal!…

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Call for NEASIST Officer Nominations: Secretary and Treasurer Positions Open

October 25, 2013

Think back to all of the great programs you have attended that were sponsored by the New England Chapter of ASIST! Now you can be a part of it all.  We need YOU to help us continue to thrive and grow. In return, NEASIST will offer you enriching leadership experiences in a collaborative environment, with…

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SIG SI at ASIS&T 2013

October 19, 2013

SIG SI is sponsoring or will be present at a number of events during the 76th ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Montreal. We hope to see you at many of these and around the conference! Saturday Nov 2, 8am-12:30pm: The 9th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium, featuring a keynote by William Jones of Indiana University, seven paper presentations by social…

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ESC History

October 18, 2013

European Student Chapter of ASIS&T (ASIS&T ESC) The history, as the founding students remember it, dates back to the year of 2000, when Emil Levine engaged a number of students by talking about ASIS&T at the Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) conference (http://www.ffos.hr/lida). Every year ASIS&T was more and more present at LIDA, also…

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