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ISO/CD 25279 International statistics for school libraries is out for committee comment. This document specifies rules for the school library community on the collection, interpretation and reporting of statistics. The aim of this document is to provide a selection of statistical data that cover the current services and activities of all types of school libraries. …
Read MoreApproval of Proposed New Work Item: Trust Markers (ITEM) The standards co. itbee has voted YES This ballot is to approve a proposed new work item to create aNISO Recommended Practice for identification of trust markers for increasing credibility and trust in research. Ethics and integrity cases in submitted manuscripts are becoming an increasingly common problem, whilst…
Read MoreCall for Participation Universitat de Barcelona, Spain and viewable on Zoom The Europe Chapter (EC) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) seeks participation in this year’s IST conference on Celebrating Theory and Practice. The conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, and presentations will also be viewable on Zoom. We invite researchers,…
Read MoreThe standards committee voted YES on Appointment of Co-Project Leader for ISO/TC 46/ SC 11/ JWG1 Steffan Schwalm has been appointed as Project Leader for ISO/NP 26277, Requirements for the use of blockchain and DLT with authoritative records, records systems, and records management ISO TC 307 has nominated Victoria Lemieux as co-project Leader. Note: Please note…
Read MoreThe standards committee has voted YES on this New Work Item and the appointment of the convener SO/TC 46/SC 9 resolves to create a new working group, ISO TC 46/SC 9/WG 21, titled “Global Media Identifier (GMId) for distribution channels and brands”, to develop work item ISO/AWI 25975, Global Media Identifier (GMId) and appoints Mr.…
Read MoreThe standards committee has voted NO on TC 46 /SC 9 Ballot – Re-appointment – Convenor ISO/TC 46/SC 9/WG 12 The standards committee has vote NO on Call for experts – ISO/TC 46/SC 11/AHG11 – ISO/PWI 26396 Archives and records management – Managing Records in Cloud Computing Environments Question: Do you wish to nominate an expert…
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Hello information people! In my part of the northern hemisphere the clocks changed overnight, and although that means that I am missing an hour of much-needed sleep, I am experiencing the annual seasonal glee of looking out the window at almost 7 PM and realizing it’s still light! Another hour of light means I’ll be…
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Greetings colleagues, As we move deeper into the year, I’m struck by the incredible momentum building across our community. The energy within ASIS&T has always been strong, but this year feels different-bigger, more connected, and full of possibility. Much of that is thanks to the exciting initiatives ahead and the remarkable progress we’re making together.…
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ASIS&T awards represent the greatest recognition and respect professionals may afford their colleagues. All ASIS&T members and non-members are invited and encouraged to submit nominations for the awards. Selections of award recipients are made after thoughtful and thorough consideration by appropriate jury or official body of the Association. The 2026 awards will be presented at…
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The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Board is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of the Association of Information Science & Technology, the official journal of the ASIS&T, who has the expertise to drive the journal forward.The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) is a leading international forum for peer-reviewed research in…
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The Book as iPad App: iBooks Author Slides from the event are now available via Slideshare The event is free, but registration is required. When: Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 5:30pm-7pm (EST) Where: MIT Pappalardo Room (Bldg 4-349) find it on MIT MAP What: 5:30-6pm: Refreshments & networking, 6-7pm: Guest speaker, Nicole Hennig Register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5113622984# iBooks Author is a free…
Read MoreSIG USE Business Meeting: Mon. Oct 29, 12pm-1:30pm in Calloway SIG USE Symposium on Sat. Oct 27, 1:30pm-6:30pm See more about the SIG USE Symposium here, including keynote speaker and topics of lightning talks: SIG USE Symposium; see also abstracts, and Flickr photostream Join us in Baltimore in October for the 2012 ASIS&T SIG USE Symposium exploring “Evolving and…
Read MoreInformation Science and Technology Conference June 5-6, Turku/Åbo, Finland Description: The second ASIS&T European Workshop is organized by the Department of Information Studies, School of Business and Economics, Åbo Akademi University and the Department Cultural Sciences, Lund University in association with the European Chapter of ASIS&T. The workshop is an ideal cross-disciplinary forum to present and…
Read MoreThe European Student Chapter (ESC) is partner of the ISSI 2013 Doctoral Forum: ISSI 2013 Doctoral Forum Fifth Doctoral Forum at 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference July 15, Vienna, Austria Description: The primary objective of the event is to provide doctoral students with a forum for presenting and discussing their research projects with…
Read MoreThe second ASIS&T European Workshop will be held at Åbo Akademi University, Turku/Åbo, Finland on the 5th and 6th of June 2013 (travelling on June 4 and the evening of June 6). The workshop is organised by the Department of Information studies, School of Business and Economics, Åbo Akademi University and Department Cultural Sciences, Lund…
Read MoreHello all SIG SI members! At our business meeting at ASIS&T 2012 in Baltimore it was decided to begin a SIG SI newsletter, to be coordinated by me, new Secretary Lysanne Lessard. It aims at gathering all SI-related activities in one place, in order to improve the visibility of SI activities in general and of SIG SI within ASIS&T. We’re aiming…
Read MorePhD research internships at Microsoft Research New England Social Media Collective. Please contact danah boyd with any questions you have. Application deadline: January 30th, 2013. Microsoft Research New England (MSRNE) is looking for PhD interns to join the Social Media Collective for Summer 2013. For these positions, we are looking primarily for social science PhD students (including communication, sociology, anthropology,…
Read MoreCall for Chapters: Global Wikipedia: International and cross-cultural issues in online collaboration
Call for Chapters: Global Wikipedia: International and cross-cultural issues in online collaboration. Proposals due January 15th, 2013; full chapters due March 15th. Please send chapter proposals to editors Pnina Fichman and Noriko Hara of Indiana University, Bloomington, or contact them with any questions you have. Introduction Wikipedia offers articles in 285 languages and more than 80% of Wikipedia articles are written…
Read MoreCall for Papers for the AMCIS 2013 mini track on “Global and Cross Cultural Aspects of Crowdsourced Content Production and Knowledge Repositories.” Paper and panel submissions due February 22, 2013. Please contact Pnina Fichman (fichman@indiana.edu) and Noriko Hara (nhara@indiana.edu) with any questions. 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2013) Hyperconnected World: Anything Anywhere Anytime Chicago, Illinois, USA…
Read MoreCall For Papers for AMCIS 2013 mini-track on Social Theory in Information Systems Research (STIR ’13). Paper submissions due February 22nd, 2013. Please contact mini-track chairs Howard Rosenbaum <hrosenba@indiana.edu> and Pnina Fichman <fichman@indiana.edu> with any questions you have. 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2013) Hyperconnected World: Anything Anywhere Anytime Chicago, Illinois August 15-17, 2013…
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