SIG-Infolearn Events
Registration now open for webinar, Exploring Generative AI and Libraries with Chris Rosser. We’re really excited for this event, planned by our former SLA-NY chapter members / new NEASIS&T members. When: Thursday, January 29, 11 am – 12 pm EST Where: virtual Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for non-ASIS&T members Registration In the form…
Read MoreThis is part 2 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. Attending the 2025 ASIS&T…
Read MoreEvent: 2025 NEASIS&T Annual Meeting Experience Report Event Where: Online via Zoom When: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 4 PM – 5 PM EST Register Cost: Free for ASIS&T Members; $10 for non-ASIS&T Members Catch up with NEASIS&T at the Annual Meeting Experience Report online event. Were you unable to attend the ASIS&T Annual Meeting back…
Read MoreThis is part 1 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. Attending the ASIS&T Annual…
Read MoreThe 2025 SIG-IEP business meeting will be held on Sunday, November 16th, 2025 at 4:30pm EST [time zone converter]. The meeting will be held in hybrid format. If you’re attending the ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting in Arlington, Virginia, the in-person meeting will be taking place in Potomac V on the Ballroom level of the Hyatt…
Read MoreSIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper and Poster Award Winners SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Long Paper Award Title: When Chatman Meets Chinese Rural Older People with Health Anxiety: From Life in the Round to Concentric Life Circles Authors: Lin Wang, Xinyi Wu, and Huajian Zhu, Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation, Hangzhou Dianzi…
Read MoreWe had a great Chapter Member Business Meeting reviewing the past year’s accomplishments, member survey results, and goals for the year ahead. We’re especially excited about members of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) joining us and were thrilled to see so many SLA colleagues participate in the meeting. The recording, slides, and minutes from our…
Read MoreWith the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting taking place nearby in Crystal City, VA., NEASIS&T has offered several Presenter Stipends to help offset travel and registration costs for current NEASIS&T Chapter members presenting in person. Recipients were selected for how strongly their submissions aligned with our rubric criteria, demonstrating meaningful contributions to the field, clear professional…
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Dear friends We’re almost there! It’s nearly time for the 88th Annual Meeting. When I began my term as President I said that I wished for a year of conversations. The theme of this year’s Annual Meeting is Difficult Conversations: The Role of Information Science in the Age of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence and there are so…
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Greetings friends and colleagues, As we wrap up another remarkable year for ASIS&T, I’m delighted to share several exciting updates that speak to the incredible momentum and growth of our community. A Record-Breaking Annual Meeting Our 2025 Annual Meeting in Crystal City promises to be one for the books-with record attendance nearing 600 participants! I…
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Voted YES to Create an ANSI?NISO Standard for a U.S. PID Strategy Description: The proposed NISO Working Group will further develop these components into an ANSI/NISO standard. Ideally, the resulting standard will be adopted widely by organizations throughout the research ecosystem in the US and potentially adapted globally in other national contexts around the world,…
Read MoreEvent: Fall Meet & Greet, Northeast chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology (NEASIS&T) Where: Online When: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EDT Register: https://www2.asist.org/ap/Events/Register/QZFN2g0FdCnC0 Cost: Free for everyone! You do not have to be an ASIS&T member. Please register to get the zoom link, which will be sent…
Read MoreTime: 20:00-21:00, August 27, 2024 Meeting Room: Zoom Participants: Yuxiang Chris Zhao, Sarira Khoir, Huichuan Xia, Yuehua Zhao Recorded by Yuehua Zhao Agenda Items:
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Devon Greyson of the University of British Columbia will receive the 2024 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…
Read MoreVoted CONFIRM on ISO 15511:2019, Information and documentation – International standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL) Description: This document specifies the International Standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL), which comprises a set of standard identifiers used for the unique identification of libraries and related organizations such as museums and archives with…
Read MoreVoted APPROVE on ISO/FDIS 27729, Information and documentation – International standard name identifier (ISNI) Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/FDIS 27729? Description: This document specifies the International Standard name identifier (ISNI) for the identification of public identities of parties, i.e. the identities used publicly by parties involved throughout the media content industries…
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Summer has arrived! As the Isley Brothers sang, “Sweet days of summer, the jasmine’s in bloom. July is dressed up and playing a tune.” We have entered a more relaxed period in the calendar, although there is still much happening in your Association. We are excited to announce a new, annual lecture event: the ASIS&T…
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Dear Colleagues, It seems like we just left London and the 2023 Annual Meeting yet here we are in the throes of preparations for Annual Meeting 2024. This is the time of year when our attention turns from awards and selecting meeting content to the exciting process of registering attendees and making final preparations. October…
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ASIS&T is delighted to announce the launch of the Annual ASIS&T President’s Lecture. The Lecture will be open to the public and delivered via Zoom to ensure that all who wish to may attend. The inaugural ASIS&T President’s Lecture will take place September 19 at 10 am Eastern Time (find your time here) and be…
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The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce Media Ruins: Cambodian Postwar Media Reconstruction and the Geopolitics of Technology, written by Margaret Jack and published by MIT Press is the recipient of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2024. The award’s purpose is to recognize the outstanding book in information…
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