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The US Northeast Chapter (NEASIS&T) is thrilled to announce the 2025 recipients of our Conference Support Award, which supports participation in the ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held in Washington D.C. from November 14-18, 2025. The award aims to support scholarship and connect research and practice by bringing new voices to the…
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Hello all, Do you prefer beginnings or endings? The start of something new and exciting or the closure of something satisfying and absorbing? A blank page or final edits? Cracking open a new bottle of sauce or tapping the bottom to release the final few drops? My colleague Nigel Fabb recently gave a valedictory lecture…
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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, September 2025
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The Board of Directors met on July 29, 2025 via Zoom. In attendance were; Ian Ruthven (President); Maria Bonn (President-Elect); Chris Cunningham, PhD, (Treasurer); Lu An, Timothy Dickey, Bhakti Gala; Lisa Hussey; Aylin Imeri; Luanne Sinnamon, PhD; and Lydia Middleton, MBA, CAE (Executive Director). Attending as a guest was Megan Pfefferle, Associate ED. 1. Strategic…
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ASIS&T welcomes the following Individuals who have joined ASIS&T since July of 2025: Lindsay Abaziou | USA | Student Sophie Abbott | Canada | Student Lisa Abbott | USA | Professional Jeremy Abbott | USA | Student Jillian Aberdale | USA | Professional Jessie Abraham | USA | Professional Latifah Abubakr | USA | Student…
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JOIN US AT THE 2025 ASIS&T ANNUAL MEETING! We are just two months away from the 88th ASIS&T Annual Meeting, happening November 14-18, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA. With almost 500 registrants already confirmed, this is shaping up to be a record-breaking event! This year’s theme, “Difficult Conversations: The Role…
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ASIS&T has reimaigined our marketing and advertising opportunities! If you know a company or organization that is looking for a smart way to boost visibility and connect with a targeted audience, we’d love to help-feel free to send them our way! ASIS&T offers opportunities for your organization to highlight its products and services to a…
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It’s not too late to obtain an AI Certificate from the IDEA Institute. You can still register for IDEA Institute and take the course asynchronously at your own pace. Once completed successfully, you will receive your ASIS&T Certificate in AI. More Information Available Here Register Here Back to Inside ASIS&T, September 2025
Read MoreDate: 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,…
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Watch the latest Member Spotlight featuring Jelina Haines! In each issue of Inside ASIS&T, we ask a different member questions about their perspectives, advice, and experiences in the field of information science and technology. Back to Inside ASIS&T, September 2025
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When: Thursday, December 9, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Where: Green Street Grill 280 Green Street (it’s a bit hidden) Cambridge, MA 02139 What: Winter installment of the NEASIST Meet-up! Gather with friends and colleagues for a happy-hour discussion on all things e-Readers. Come share your own experiences with reading books on Kindle, or reading…
Read MoreThe Central Ohio Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology is honored to have Dr. Yin Zhang and Dr. Athena Salaba as our guest speakers at the November 9th, 2010 Program:“Research and Development of FRBR-Based Systems to Support User Information Seeking“ Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) provides great opportunities for creating…
Read MoreWednesday, October 13, 5:30-7pm Johnny D’s 17 Holland Street Somerville, MA 02144 Join us for the Fall installment of the NEASIST Book Club! What’s all the fuss about HTML5? Maybe you’ve heard rumblings about how it will change the way that we make and view web sites, but the details are fuzzy… Or maybe you…
Read MoreCO-ASIS&T Annual Meeting Carol Pitts Diedrichs, Director of Libraries at The Ohio State University, will speak at this year’s annual meeting of the Central Ohio Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (CO-ASIS&T). Carol’s presentation Information Technology: What Keeps Me Awake at Night will focus on a series of issues which pose new challenges and…
Read MoreWednesday, 8/18, 5:30-7pm Andala Café 286 Franklin St., Cambridge, MA Close to Central Square T stop Join us for a meet-up at Andala Café! Our theme for this meet-up will be geo-location mobile apps and tools, such as Foursquare, Gowalla, and SCVNGR. Don’t know what any of those words mean and why you should care? …
Read MoreLibraries are essential – but are your shareholders getting the message? Recession and shrinking budgets are reducing access to library services now, when they’re need most. Are you successfully demonstrating your value to your community? your faculty? your parent organization? It’s more important than ever. Whether you work in a public, private or academic library,…
Read MoreCongratulations to Danielle M. Cossarini (Dalhousie University, School of Information Management) – Winner of the 2010 NEASIST Student Travel Award Competition! The NEASIST Student Travel Award jury is pleased to announce this year’s winner! The 2010 NEASIST “Best Paper in Information Science” award goes to: Danielle M. Cossarini danielle.cossarini at dal.ca Dalhousie University School of…
Read MoreWe would like to wish the recipients of this years awards one more hearty congratulations! Your efforts to both NEASIST, and to the Simmons Student Chapter of ASIS&T, have been invaluable. This year’s recipients are: Member of the Year: Nicole Hennig Student Member of the Year: Luke Gaudreau Thanks again…
Read MoreMonday, May 17 at 6:00 pm Come out to celebrate with friends and colleagues at this year’s annual NEASIST Awards Dinner! Nicole Hennig, Head of User Experience at the MIT Libraries, will present on new gadgets and their influence on library services. Come to hear her ideas on iPads, e-book readers, and mobile devices, and…
Read MoreWould you like to know more about how Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn can benefit you and your customers? Our speakers will provide a brief overview of each medium and discuss how they can benefit us as information professionals, our customers and our organizations. Learn more, and join colleagues for a CO-ASIS&T panel discussion at the Dublin Branch…
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