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The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo as the winner of the 2026 ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. Since 1980, this annual award has honored the unique teaching contributions of exceptional teachers of information science. Sanfilippo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Travis Wagner is the recipient of the 2026 James M. Cretsos Award for Leadership. The award’s purpose is to recognize a new ASIS&T member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIS&T activities. Wagner is an Assistant Professor at the University…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Katherine Knight has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award. The purpose of the award is to encourage student research and writing in the field of information science. Knight’s paper entitled, “Librarians, not lawyers:…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Lynn Silipigni Connaway is the recipient of the 2026 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…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Saira Hanif Soroya is the 2026 recipient of the Lois Lunin Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of information science and technology through leadership, mentoring, and innovation. Saira is an Associate Professor in the Department…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Nayana Kirasur is the recipient of the 2026 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship Award. The award’s purpose is to foster research in information science by recognizing the year’s most outstanding doctoral dissertation proposal while encouraging and assisting doctoral students in the field with…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Kate McDowell will receive the 2026 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 scholars wishing to translate research into…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Nathan Johnson is the recipient of the 2026 Bob Williams Research Grant. The Grant is awarded to an outstanding research proposal exploring the history of information science and technology. Johnson’s grant proposal is titled, “Where We Forget: Information Systems and the Redistribution…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Samuel Dodson has been awarded a 2026 Bob Williams History Fund Award for his research paper titled “The paper behind the program: a documentary history of FORTRAN.” The Bob Williams History Fund was created for the purpose of supporting and encouraging research…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that he Patina of Distrust: What People Do with Misinformation, written by Eugenia Mitchelstein, Pablo J. Boczkowski, MarÃa Celeste Wagner, and Facundo Suenzo, and published by MIT Press, is one of two recipients of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2026.…
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The ASIS&T staff would like to thank and recognize the following individuals who gave their time and talent to the associaton this year. Without your contribution we could not do all that ASIS&T does to advance information science & technology. June Abbas Waseem Afzal Naresh Agarwal Noa Aharony Isola Ajiferuke Müge Akbulut Daniel Alemneh David…
Read MoreSince 2020, there has been an increasing demand for presentation and attendance opportunities in a virtual format. Members wishing to engage with ASIS&T but unable or unwilling to travel have let us know that they would participate and engage with ASIS&T virtually if we created opportunities to do so. For this reason, we have made…
Read MoreHarry Bruce received the 2022 ASIS&T Award of Merit at the Annual Meeting. The following are his remarks upon accepting the award: Thank you very much, Heidi, What a great treat it is to receive this award from you in particular, and in the year of Naresh’s presidency. I predicted years and years ago when…
Read MoreHeather O’Brien received the 2022 Research in Information Science Award at the Annual Meeting. The following are her remarks upon accepting the award: It’s an incredible honor to be receiving this award today. I first want to extend my deep appreciation to all of my colleagues who serve on the awards committees for ASIS&T and…
Read More2023 Mid-Year Conference 11-13 April 2023 The virtual ASIS&T Mid-Year Conference addresses information science and technology in all its aspects, its expanding horizons and multiple strands and interdisciplinarity that have been interwoven into a rich tapestry, constantly pushing the boundaries, and presenting new opportunities and challenges. We invite researchers, practitioners, educators, and students to explore…
Read MoreFor the first time since 2019, more than 350 ASIS&T members from 29 countries came together to engage in learning, research sharing, meeting new people, and reconnecting with friends and colleagues. Everyone that attended seemed to be very happy to be back at a face-to-face meeting after three years of online meetings and gatherings. There…
Read More2023 Annual Meeting, 27-31 October 2023, London, UK The theme of the meeting is “Making a Difference: Translating Information Research into Practice, Policy, and Action” The global citizenship is facing multiple challenges: recovery from the worst pandemic in a century, economic depression, existential threats from climate change, and the reversal of hard-won civil liberties. Information research…
Read MoreIn 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 would like to be a featured member, email Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. Dr. Timothy J. Dickey Columbus Metropolitan Library; Kent State University; San José State University How long…
Read MoreMembers 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 11, November 2022 Full Issue RESEARCH ARTICLES Classifying papers into subfields using Abstracts, Titles, Keywords and KeyWords Plus through pattern detection and…
Read MoreCheck 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. Pulling the Curtain from AI Illusions by Chirag Shah Have you…
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