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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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A complete listing of the 2022-23 ASIS&T Committees & Task Forces is available HERE. Back to Inside ASIS&T, September 2022
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Tier 2 Membership has resulted in a significant increase in the size and scope of ASIS&T membership. In less than a year, the ASIS&T membership grew by 65% and today the majority of ASIS&T members are from outside the United States. While this membership model, which offers free membership to individuals in seventy-eight developing countries…
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We are just weeks away for the face-to-face 2022 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. We would love to see you there, and we hope you are planning to attend. Visit the Annual Meeting website or review the conference agenda for complete details on the program. It’s going to be outstanding meeting, and you don’t want…
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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. If you’d like to be a featured member, email Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. Yuelin Li Professor Director, Office of International Affairs, Nankai University Chair, Department of Information Resources Management, Business…
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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 Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. JASIST Volume 73, Issue 9, September 2022 Full Issue RESEARCH ARTICLES Are social sciences becoming more interdisciplinary? Evidence from publications 1960-2014 Hongyu Zhou,…
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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. Tips for Library Staff to Help Promote User Education in…
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Africa Chapter Elections for the 2023 Officers of the Africa Chapter are currently underway. All Africa Chapter members should have received a Survey Monkey email from Pamela Yonker. If you have not received your email, please contact Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. The deadline to cast votes is September 23, 2022 at 11:45 PM. Asia Pacific…
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The following SIGs are currently electing officers for 2023. If you are a member of one of these SIGs and you did not receive a Survey Monkey ballot, please contact Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. SIG-ED: Deadline- September 22, 2022 at 11:45 PM EDT SIG-MET: Deadline- September 22, 2022 at 11:45 PM EDT SIG-AI: Deadline- September…
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Webinar: Meet the Authors Series: Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence (Winner, 2022 Best Information Science Book Award) Presenter: Kate Crawford Thursday, September 29, 2022 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (DC-2022) Discounted rates for ASIS&T members October 3-5 |…
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