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The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) mourns the passing of Clifford Lynch, who died in April 2025. A visionary leader, scholar, and mentor, Clifford’s profound influence on the field of information science spanned decades and left an indelible mark on our community. Clifford served as ASIS&T President in 1996 and was honored with…
Read MoreNEASIS&T 2025 Annual Conference – Thank You! On behalf of the NEASIS&T Executive Committee and Programming Committees, thank you so much to everyone who attended, presented at, and helped organize our 2025 NEASIS&T Annual Conference. It was a wonderful event! We will share a link to the recordings on iConnect once they are available. NEASIS&T…
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Hello everyone, I am recording this message from Okinawa, Japan where I am visiting my family for a few days. I did not want to let more time go by without letting you all know that ASIS&T stands ready to support you in presenting at the Annual Meeting in every way possible. We recognize that…
Read MoreCall for participation for IST 2025,
June 11-12, Manchester, UK. Organised by ASIS&T Europe Chapter.
Registration is still open for our April 1, 2025 virtual conference: Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy Check out the program with abstracts and speaker bios below. You can also check out the brief, at-a-glance flyer version here. 9:00 am – 9:15 amWelcome, NEASIS&T Chapter Update, and Conference Overview 9:15 am –…
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Halò (hello in Scots Gaelic) Hello friends, This week I have been rewatching HBO’s drama Chernobyl about the terrible nuclear disaster in present day Ukraine. The leading character Valery Legasov says in the opening scene: “What is the cost of lies? It’s not that we’ll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that…
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Greetings Colleagues: As we step into a new season, I find myself reflecting on the recent events in Washington, DC, and the profound ripple effects they are having not only within the United States but across the globe. In times of uncertainty and change, it is more important than ever that we, as information professionals,…
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The iFederation is deeply concerned about the recent executive order issued by the Trump administration, which calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This decision poses a significant threat to the global community of information professionals, researchers, and the public who rely on the vital services provided by IMLS.…
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The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) recognizes the critical importance of conducting ethical research and publishing practices to safeguard honesty, trust, integrity, and transparency in scholarly communications. Predatory journals and publishing organizations pose a serious threat to researchers publishing their work, research integrity, and publishing ethics in all fields of study and particularly…
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Speaker: Steve Romig, Manager, OSU Incident Response Team Mr. Romig tailored his presentation to the audience’s expressed interest in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDS) attacks.
Read MoreSpeaker: Ginny Browne, Knowledge Management Administrator, Sterling Commerce Ms. Browne focused on a piece of Knowledge Management that complemented our well-attended November Knowledge Management meeting
Read MoreSpeaker: Erik Jul, OCLC Institute Mr. Jul addressed Knowledge Management’s potential impact on libraries and information specialists.
Read MoreCo-sponsored by CO-ASIS&T and NOR-ASIS&T Held at OhioLink and The Kent State University Library, linked via VTEL Panel Discussion Presenters Columbus Site Steve Acker, Ph.D. Acting Director Technology Enhanced Learning and Research Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication The Ohio State University Anne K. Abate, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Florida Kevin…
Read MoreCO-ASIS&T Annual Meeting and Luncheon Speaker: Don Barlow, Library Channel Developer and Director of the Westerville Public Library Mr. Barlow discussed the issues associated with the development and implemenation of The Library Channel, a front end to online library and Internet resources.
Read MoreSpeaker: Judy Wagner, Associate Director ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education Ms. Wagner gave a presentation on the history, goals, and objectvies of ERIC. She also showed some of the newer aspects of ERIC, including the free ERIC search sites.
Read MoreSpeaker: Anita Cook, Director of Library Systems, OhioLINK OhioLINK is building a reservoir of electronic full text of journal literature. This is being done by contracting directly with publishers for the rights to load full text and make it fully accessible to the OhioLINK consortium members without copyright restrictions. Currently, electronic journal titles are available…
Read MoreSpeaker: Eric J. Miller, Research Scientist, OCLC Eric Miller presented information about RDF and metadata for networked resources.
Read MoreSpeaker: Dr. Geoffrey Smith, Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts, The Ohio State University Dr. Smith discussed the cataloging decisions associated with The Charvat Collection of American Fiction leading to successful access to the material in this collection.
Read MoreCO-ASIS&T Annual Business Luncheon Speaker: Stuart Weibel, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Dr. Weibel, one of the initiators of the Dublin Core, gave an overview of Metadata, including the philosophy behind the Dublin Core, and a quick introduction to RDF.
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