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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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Brenda Dervin For COASIS&T’s annual program we hosted Dr. Brenda Dervin who presented “Treat users well. Treat them as if they are human. Perhaps they are.” Dr. Dervin’s “Sense-Making” methodology and approach have been widely applied within libraries, information systems and numerous other fields. An active researcher, teacher, editor and reviewer, Dr. Dervin is…
Read MoreKeynote Speaker: Brian C. Gray Program: The information world is becoming more user-driven and “social” in scope. As information professionals, we must understand this new wave of Internet customization and collaboration. Our users are developing new expectations in information delivery and interaction, but are we meeting or exceeding their needs? Some libraries and information providers…
Read MoreKeynote Speaker: Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway Program: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc., Consulting Research Scientist,will discuss results from two IMLS-funded projects describing individuals’ preferences for finding and using information sources and services and why their first choices often do not include library sources and services. Presenter: Lynn Silipigni, Ph.D is…
Read MoreKeynote Speakers: Kristen Pool, KnowItNow, Meg Spernova, OhioLINK, and Jeff Penka, OCLC Program: What is the future of virtual reference in Ohio? Panelists Kristen Pool (KnowItNow), Meg Spernova (OhioLINK) and Jeff Penka (OCLC) will discuss this question and more, as well as their own experiences and recommendations for change in virtual reference services. This program…
Read MoreKeynote Speaker: Dr. Laura Cheng and Dr. Jason Holmes, Kent State University Program: You have a website – but how do you know if it is an asset to your organization, or a liability? Your users might like you, but hate your website. Can your users find what they need easily and efficiently? Do your…
Read MoreKeynote Speakers: Karen Diaz and Anne Fields, The Ohio State University Libraries Program: Digital storytelling is the practice of telling a personal story using multimedia to combine images, music and the storyteller’s voice to create compelling, 3-5 minute videos. What might this have to do with information science? Why might technically minded people be interested…
Read MoreKeynote Speaker: Anne Fields and Todd Wulfhorst, The Ohio State University Libraries Program: The Sullivant Learning Commons provides students with a “one-stop center for learning and technical needs”. It features wireless access, individual and group workstations, and provides equipment & software for presentation practice. Join Presenters Anne Fields and Todd Wulfhorst and see how Ohio…
Read MoreCO-ASIS&T Annual Meeting and Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Pat Losinski, Executive Director, Columbus Metropolitan Library Program: Our guest speaker is Mr. Pat Losinski, Executive Director of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Mr. Losinski will be speaking on findings from his recent Urban Libraries Council trip to the new National Library in Singapore and the new Central Library…
Read MoreKeynote Speaker: Tim Rhodus, Department of Horticulture & Crop Science, The Ohio State University. View presentation slides and Rhodus’ article “Podcasting! What’s All the Buzz?”
Read MorePROGRAM REMINDER: It is not too late to reserve space in the Central Ohio Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology workshop: “Your Environmental Scan” Are you wondering about how to begin the planning process for your library or information agency? Do your plans accommodate the changing environment of your users and…
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