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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 SIG-Social Media (SM) invites you to participate in the 2021 SIG-SM Elections. Your vote is important. Please join this opportunity to contribute to SIG SM. The election is due before September 20, 2021. For more information and to vote, click here. Thank you for taking your time.
Read MoreSIG AH is pleased to announce the call for nominations for officers for the 2021-22 year. We are seeking candidates for the open positions of Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer, and Social Media – Communications Officer. The SIG AH Committee service is a wonderful opportunity to help drive research and scholarship in information science and technology, combined…
Read MoreVoted YES on Create a NISO Recommended Practice for unique electronic resource package identifiers Question: Do you approve of a Proposed New Work Item: Create a NISO Recommended Practice for unique electronic resource package identifiers? Description: This ballot is to approve a proposed new work item to create a NISO Recommended Practice for unique electronic…
Read MoreWhat “Information Science” Means to Me For 84 years, ASIS&T researchers and practitioners, along with those from related fields, have been pushing advancements in information understanding, technology, and use, making substantial progress and contributions. Our members have been at the forefront of improving the ways society stores, retrieves, analyzes, manages, archives and disseminates information. We…
Read MoreUpcoming SIG-STI Virtual Coffee Hours Please join us for another SIG-STI Virtual Coffee Hour! This one is scheduled for Wednesday, August 25th, at 01:00 UTC. That works out to: 9:00 a.m. Wednesday in Nanjing, China 9:00 p.m. Tuesday in New York City 3:00 p.m. Tuesday in Honolulu, Hawaii 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in New Delhi, India…
Read MoreThe Awards Jury of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (SIG SI) is excited to announce the winners of our 2021 ASIS&T SIG SI Awards. First, we are pleased to announce the winner of our 2021 Social Informatics Best Paper Award. We had several excellent nominations this…
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August Deployment of Knowledge Management: A Ripple Effect Sponsored by the ASIS&T South Asia Chapter and SIG-KM Dr. Shantanu Ganguly August 26, 11:00 AM EDT-12:00 PM EDT (Find your local time.) September The Future of Library Collaboration Sponsored by ASIS&T and the ASIS&T Midwest Regional Chapter Timothy J. Dickey (Moderator), Brittany Brannon, Nancy Kirkpatrick, Wes…
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iConference 2022 Call for Submissions As we build our post-COVID-19 realities, we have an unprecedented opportunity to apply information for a better world. In iConference 2022, Information for a Better World: Shaping the Global Future we invite scholars to reflect and contribute through their research and engagement. Submissions are invited for: Full Research Papers Short…
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SIG-AH Information resources like books, AV/social media, performing arts, gaming, etc., can play an important role in a person’s life and are a source of creating good positive society. Reading books is an adequate remedy for readers to relieve stress. Books make people stress-free and motivate the readers to change their life by charging them…
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