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21 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, Issue12 of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST), is the recipient of the…
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…
Read MoreASIS&T will use this space to share information with our current and future members about the plans for and process of merger with the Special Libraries Association. A working group consisting of Heather Kotula, 2025 SLA President-Elect; John DiGilio, 2025 SLA Past President; Christine Pelosi, SLA Director; Julie Smith Maekask, SLA Director; James Manasco, SLA Director; Ian…
Read MoreDescription: Part 1 of ISO 25964 gives recommendations for the development and maintenance of thesauri intended for information retrieval, applications as well as broader use cases including web navigation, artificial intelligence, author tagging, management and use applications. It is applicable to vocabularies used for retrieving information from all types of information resources, irrespective of the…
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The Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (NEASIS&T) is looking for new members and a Programming Director for the 2023-2024 Programming Committee. The Programming Director chairs the Programming Committee and works with the committee members to plan the chapter’s annual conference (normally held in late winter/spring) and to organize 2-3 other…
Read MoreApplication Deadline: Monday, July 24 Notification of Award Winners: Monday, August 7 2023 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: 27-31 October 2023, London Application: NEASIST 2023 Conference Support Award application NEASIS&T Conference Support Award The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T is offering three conference support awards to support participation in the ASIS&T 2023 Annual Meeting. The awards will go…
Read More“Exploring Collaborative Interpretive Practice” A workshop co-located with ASIS&T 2023, Saturday, 28 October, 2023, London, UK Collaboration on the interpretation and analysis of texts, images, artifacts, qualitative data, and other recorded information is fundamental to knowledge production in many disciplines. However, collaborators may have different goals, work routines, research paradigms and methodologies, background knowledge, and…
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Although we are about four weeks past the summer equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, where the days begin to get shorter, summer is still in full swing. We are experiencing an intense heat wave across North America and Europe. I hope you are surviving the hot weather, taking a well-deserved vacation, and spending quality time…
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The Board of Directors met on May 31 -June 2, 2023 at Simmons University in Boston Massachusetts, USA for Strategic Discussions and a Business Meeting. In attendance were Abebe Rorissa, PhD (President); Crystal Fulton, PhD (President-Elect); Naresh Agarwal, PhD (Past-President); Ina Fourie (Treasurer) Joan Bartlett, PhD; Maria Bonn, PhD; Tina Du, PhD; Lisa Hussey, PhD;…
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The 2023 Board Elections closed on Saturday, July 8. The results have now been certified by the Governance Committee. Welcome to the new ASIS&T Board Members who will assume their roles after the 2023 ASIS&T Annual Meeting in London, October 29-31. President-Elect Ian Ruthven Bio and Interview Directors-at-Large Bhakti Gala Bio and Interview Luanne Sinnamon…
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The ASIS&T Awards and Honors Committee is delighted to announce the winners of the ASIS&T International Awards to individuals. Please join us in congratulating this year’s winners on their outstanding achievement. Award of Merit Andrew Dillon Best JASIST Paper Award “Integrative data reuse at scientifically significant sites: Case studies at Yellowstone National Park and the…
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Do you have a great idea about ASIS&T member benefits? Do you have ideas about how ASIS&T can support your professional development? ASIS&T Hour is your chance to discuss your ideas with the Board of Directors. The broad topic concerns how ASIS&T can improve membership benefits and best support your professional goals. Choose from two…
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ASIS&T seeks proposals from LIS faculty interested in utilizing the ASIS&T physical files as materials for a course in archiving and preservation of organizational materials. Background The ASIS&T office is closing in early 2024 and all physical assets in the office must be relocated prior to office closure. The ASIS&T archives are housed at the…
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