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Read MoreType: New Work Item Proposal (Technical Specification) Scope: Provides methodology and structured listing of technical activity fields for classifying standards publications. Description: This standard provides a methodology, and a listing of fields of (technical) activity, organized by groups and subgroups, for classifying standards publications. By inheritance, it provides a common, harmonized understanding of standards application…
Read More21 August 2025 – The Special Libraries Association (SLA) and the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) today announced that their members have cleared the way for the organizations to merge. SLA members voted overwhelmingly to accept the dissolution plan proposed by their Board of Directors. Separately, ASIS&T members resoundingly approved their Board’s proposal…
Read MoreCall for Submissions SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper & Poster Awards SIG-HLTH, ASIS&T’s Special Interest Group on Health Informatics, is pleased to open submissions for the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Long Paper Award, the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Short Paper Award, and the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Poster Award. We define health broadly to encompass research…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Sneaked references: Fabricated reference metadata distort citation counts,” written by Lonni Besançon, Guillaume Cabanac, Cyril Labbé, and Alexander Magazinov, published in Volume 75, Issue 12 of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST), is the recipient of…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Niels Windfeld Lund’s Introduction to Documentation Studies, published by Facet Publishing, is the recipient of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2025. The award’s purpose is to recognize the outstanding book in information science published during the preceding calendar year.…
Read MoreDescription: This document offers guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes. Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/DIS 999? Decision: Approved with comments Comments: This draft is relevant to standard practices in index creation and presentation. However, the following revisions are suggested:
Read MoreDescription: ISO/CD 25244, Information and documentation – Performance indicators for archives specifies guidelines for the archives community on the collection and reporting of statistics for the following purposes: Question: Do you have comments on the technical content of ISO/CD 25244? Vote: No comments.
Read MoreDescription: ISO 30300:2020 provides a foundational vocabulary for the records management domain, promoting consistency and clarity across related standards developed by ISO/TC 46/SC 11. It includes key terms and definitions but does not restrict the creation of new terms in future standards. This vocabulary supports professionals and organizations aiming to align with international best practices…
Read MoreDescription: ISO/TS 22943:2022, Information and documentation – Principles of identification, presents the foundational rationale behind the existence and use of identifiers. It provides a consistent framework for structuring and understanding identifiers in both trade and information management contexts. The standard outlines core expectations, characteristics, and the broader business case for identifiers, while also acknowledging that…
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JOIN US AT THE 2025 ASIS&T ANNUAL MEETING – REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE The 88th ASIS&T Annual Meeting is set to take place November 14-18, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Virginia, USA. This year’s theme, “Difficult Conversations: The Role of Information Science in the Age of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence,” promises a thought-provoking program filled with dynamic…
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25-28 AUGUST 2025 Online/On-Demand Certificate Course Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a disruptive but transformative technology that can bring value to libraries by enabling increased library use, optimizing collection analysis, and enhancing the user experience. Library and information professionals must keep abreast of advances in AI technologies in order to provide innovative and value-added services, access,…
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Watch the latest Member Spotlight featuring Brady Lund. 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, July 2025
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ASIS&T would like to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of members. Please share with us news of your tenure, promotion, doctoral defense, job change, publication and/or grant receipt. We will recognize these accomplishments in each issue of Inside ASIS&T. Please complete this form to let us know what you’ve done! Dirk Lewandowski The Search Studies research group,…
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ASIS&T welcomes the following Individuals who have joined ASIS&T since May of 2025: Kotrayya Agadi | India | Professional José Aguiñaga | United States | Professional Qazi Imran Ahmad | Pakistan | Professional Hamed Ahmadinia | Finland | Early Career Md. Fujael Ahmed | Bangladesh | Professional Kiran Ashraf | Pakistan | Professional Nazira Banu…
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Members of ASIS&T have full access to the Journal of Information Science and Technology (JASIST). If you are not sure how to access your member benefit, contact Marlo Russell at membership@asist.org. To view issues of JASIST, log in to the Info Hub at www.asist.org and click Resources from the left-side navigation. Then click “Journal Access.” JASIST Volume…
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Check out the newest articles from Information Matters (IM), ASIS&T’s digital-only communication translational forum for information science, bringing relevant and current research evidence and industry developments, news, and opinion to a global public audience free of charge. Sign up for our weekly newsletters from IM. Academic Libraries’ Spending Matters for College Student Success Yong Ju Jung & Junghee Choi…
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US Midwest Chapter: Invitation to Midwest ASIS&T Symposium – November 15, 2025 ASIS&T members are invited to the upcoming symposium hosted by the Midwest Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) on Saturday, November 15, 2025, as a pre-conference event for the 88th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Crystal City, Virginia.…
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SIG-AI: Call for proposals for the ASIS&T SIG-AI Symposium The ASIS&T SIG-AI Symposium is “Investigating Interdisciplinary Approaches to Responsible and Ethical AI: Challenges and Opportunities”. For more information, visit here. The submission form is here. Proposal Submissions: June 25-July 20, 2025 Review: July 21- 31, 2025 Notification of Acceptance: August 1, 2025 SIG-CMR Workshop at…
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