SIG-Infolearn Events
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo as the winner of the 2026 ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. Since 1980, this annual award has honored the unique teaching contributions of exceptional teachers of information science. Sanfilippo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Travis Wagner is the recipient of the 2026 James M. Cretsos Award for Leadership. The award’s purpose is to recognize a new ASIS&T member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIS&T activities. Wagner is an Assistant Professor at the University…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Katherine Knight has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award. The purpose of the award is to encourage student research and writing in the field of information science. Knight’s paper entitled, “Librarians, not lawyers:…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Lynn Connaway is the recipient of the 2026 ASIS&T Award of Merit, the highest honor presented by the Association. The award’s purpose is to recognize an individual who has made particularly noteworthy and sustained contributions to the information science field. The award…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Saira Hanif Soroya is the 2026 recipient of the Lois Lunin Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of information science and technology through leadership, mentoring, and innovation. Saira is an Associate Professor in the Department…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Nayana Kirasur is the recipient of the 2026 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship Award. The award’s purpose is to foster research in information science by recognizing the year’s most outstanding doctoral dissertation proposal while encouraging and assisting doctoral students in the field with…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Kate McDowell will receive the 2026 ASIS&T Research Impact Award sponsored by Rutgers University. The award makes more visible the dimensions of the societal contribution of Information Science and provides role models and examples for new scholars wishing to translate research into…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Nathan Johnson is the recipient of the 2026 Bob Williams Research Grant. The Grant is awarded to an outstanding research proposal exploring the history of information science and technology. Johnson’s grant proposal is titled, “Where We Forget: Information Systems and the Redistribution…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Samuel Dodson has been awarded a 2026 Bob Williams History Fund Award for his research paper titled “The paper behind the program: a documentary history of FORTRAN.” The Bob Williams History Fund was created for the purpose of supporting and encouraging research…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that he Patina of Distrust: What People Do with Misinformation, written by Eugenia Mitchelstein, Pablo J. Boczkowski, María Celeste Wagner, and Facundo Suenzo, and published by MIT Press, is one of two recipients of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2026.…
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Are you ready to step into Second Life? Do you want to know more about how libraries fit into this new world? Then you’re sure to enjoy and benefit from this Central Ohio Chapter, American Society for Information Science & Technology (CO-ASIS&T) workshop on Friday, October 2nd, 2009: “A Hands-On Introduction to Second Life and…
Read MoreThursday, 12 June 2008, 6-9PM Please join us in recognizing our colleagues for their hard work and valued contributions to the Society. MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive (Building E52) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Directions: How to get to MIT (includes public transportation and parking suggestions) | Campus map : Bldg E52 Schedule…
Read MoreGroundswell Friday, November 20th, 5:30-7:00pm Andala Cafe 286 Franklin St, Central Square Cambridge, MA 02139 http://www.andalacafe.com/ Join us for the Fall installment of the NEASIS&T Book Club Night! We will be delving into the world of social media and software in Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff’s book “Groundswell.” In which, the team from Forrester, Inc aim…
Read MoreThe Long Tail Friday, July 24, 5:30-7:00pm Cambridge Brewing Company, 1 Kendall Sq # 100 Cambridge, MA 02139 http://www.cambrew.com/ Join us for our summer installment of the NEASIS&T Book Club Night! We will be discussing the insightful, and exciting, book The Long Tail by Wired editor Chris Anderson. Anderson examines the phenomenon where “our culture…
Read MoreThursday, July 23, 6:00-9:00pm EBSCO Publishing in Ipswich, MA Registration Join SLA Boston and NEASIST for an evening at EBSCO Publishing. EBSCO will be hosting us in their “green building” with food, tours, and a talk on federated search, with plenty of time to network with your SLA Boston and NEASIST colleagues. There is…
Read MorePlease join us for our Annual Chapter Meeting: Libraries started moving their services to “the cloud” long before the metaphor emerged to describe the popular trend. Nevertheless, locally deployed and managed systems prevail in the world of library back-office operations. Andrew will talk about the library’s place in the web-scale landscape and the inherent opportunities…
Read MoreA special program, co-sponsored by the Central Ohio Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (CO-ASIS&T) and the Special Libraries Association (SLA) on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at The Columbus Dispatch: What types of information and systems does a news library (and a newspaper) use? We’ll answer that question by looking at…
Read MoreFor years, we have struggled to bring libraries and customers closer together by developing public access catalogs that are easy to use and understand. At the same time, new technologies have progressed at warp speed and information access has evolved dramatically. Are we meeting the challenge successfully? Learn more by coming to a special panel…
Read MoreNEASIST TED Talks Film Festival Wed., April 29, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Are you a lover of TED Talks? Or maybe you’re wondering just who this Ted person is that everyone keeps talking about? Either way, join us for an evening of TED Talks, pizza, and sparkling conversation. Vote on your top choices for…
Read MoreLisa Harrington was the recipient of Outstanding Chapter Member Award for 2008.
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