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Candidate for Treasurer Biography Expand Dr. Chris Cunningham finished his Doctoral studies at the University of South Carolina. He received his Master in Library and Information Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, focusing on technology and his Bachelor in Art in History from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with minors in Mathematics…
Read MoreCandidate for Director-at-Large Biography Expand Dr. Rebekah (Becky) Willson is an associate professor at the School of Information Studies at McGill University (Montréal, Canada). Dr. Willson’s research is in the field of information behaviour and practices – particularly focusing on individuals and groups who are undergoing transitions and living with uncertainty, including academics working on…
Read MoreCandidate for Director-at-Large Biography Expand Professor Isto Huvila holds the chair in information studies at the Department of ALM (Archival Studies, Library and Information Studies and Museums and Cultural Heritage Studies) at Uppsala University in Sweden. His primary areas of research include information and knowledge management, information work, knowledge organisation, documentation, research data, and social…
Read MoreCandidate for President-Elect Biography Expand Dr. Marlene Holmner holds a DPhil in Information Science from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and is an Associate Professor and the current Head of the Department of the Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Her research interests lie in the fields of Information Ethics,…
Read MoreIn accordance with the ASIS&T Bylaws, all Professional, Retired, Student, Lifetime, and Institutional Members in good standing on May 1 of the election year shall be entitled to one vote on the Board of Directors Ballot. Should you prefer to vote by mail, please send an email to lmiddleton@asist.org to request a paper ballot. Paper…
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 MoreThe following comments have been received from ASIS&T and joint members in response to the ASIS&T/SLA merger framework: Some personal historical notes from Linda Smith: SLA/ASIS(T) merger discussions were active but failed in the summer of 1971 when I began studying for my MS in Library Science. Subsequently I joined SLA and helped found an…
Read MoreWebinar Description This webinar, Cripping Conferences – Rethinking Accessibility and Participation in Academic Spaces, will feature Rhys Dreeszen Bowman and Leah Dudak, co-authors of Cripping Conferences: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Disability in Academia. Drawing from their personal and scholarly insights as disabled scholars, they will critically examine how academic conferences often fail to meet accessibility…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Heidi Julien is the recipient of the 2025 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 Dr. Naresh Agarwal is the recipient of the 2025 Bob Williams Research Grant. The Grant is awarded to an outstanding research proposal exploring the history of information science and technology. Agarwal’s grant proposal is titled, “Weaving the history of the information science field…
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Dear Colleagues, The SIG Scientific & Technical Information (STI) is planning on doing a series of webinars for ASIS&T members. We would like to hear from you about potential webinar topics you would be interested in. By completing this survey you will be helping us prepare for potential interesting webinars for all members.Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TWBLY2S Thank you for…
Read MoreLet’s Connect Through Games: Building Your Network in the Digital Era Via Zoom Thursday, March 31, 2022 7:00 PM IST / 9:30 AM EST Zoom Meeting link available via iConnect
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2022 11:00 AM-12:00 PM EST. About the Webinar: Various tools have emerged in the past decade to facilitate the visualization of computer- and human-generated data in the Big Data environment with the help of algorithms and data architectures…. [abstract and recording]
Read MoreOverview Information Science has long worked at the intersection of technology development and the critical study of technologies in particular places, serving particular people, at particular points in time. Conceptual models-the abstract and formal representations of how systems work, and of the information objects they store, process, and transmit-are fundamental to each of these research…
Read MoreCall for Papers: 2022 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest Deadline: April 30, 2022 via email to Nosheen.im@pu.edu.pk The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) invites research papers from the library and information science (LIS) professionals of developing countries for the 22nd International Paper Contest…
Read MoreWe are happy to announce the winners of this year’s best paper award and best student paper award: Best Student Paper Award Title: Storyteller: The papers co-citing Sleeping Beauty and Prince before awakening Author: Takahiro Miura & Ichiro Sakata Affiliation: The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Best Paper Award Title: Is novel research worth doing?…
Read MoreSave the Date! What: NEASIS&T’s Annual Conference, co-hosted with Simmons ASIS&T. When: March 25, 2022 (9:30 – 4:00 EST, exact timing to be finalized closer to event) Where: virtual via Zoom Who: NEASIS&T (Northeast chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology) and Simmons ASIS&T Registration opens: mid-February Please save the date for NEASIS&T’s…
Read MoreThank you for NEASIS&T, ASIS&T, and sponsors for selecting me as an annual ASIS&T conference scholarship award winner to attend the conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a first-time attendee, I had a wonderful experience and broadened my knowledge on latest trends and research in information science and technology. I attended more than twenty-five…
Read MoreVoted CONFIRM on ISO 2709:2008, Information and documentation – Format for information exchange Question: Do you recommend ISO 2709:2008 be confirmed, revised or withdrawn? Description: This International Standard specifies the requirements for a generalized exchange format which will hold records describing all forms of material capable of bibliographic description as well as other types of…
Read MoreIn the fall of 2021, I was able to attend the ASIS&T 84th Annual Meeting thanks to the generous Conference Support Award from the Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (NEASIS&T). Throughout the week, I participated in a long list of virtual sessions on a variety of topics, from information injustice…
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