SIG-Infolearn Events
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 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 award…
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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Lisa Given, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) is pleased to announce the appointment of the new ARIST Editorial Board. The Board includes experts drawn from around the globe and across the disciplines of information science, computing science, and technology studies. ARIST‘s mandate is to be inclusive of a…
Read MoreOverview General web search engines are an essential part of today’s information infrastructure. They have made it possible to find almost anything on the Internet by typing a few keywords into an empty search box. In fact, search engines have become so integrated into devices and practices that you can get an answer before you…
Read MoreCall for papers for the IST’22 conference organised by the ASIS&T European Chapter (June 17-19, 2022).
Read MoreVoted APPROVE on ISO FDIS 3297 International Serial Standard Number (ISSN) Question: Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/FDIS 3297 for publication Description: This document defines and promotes the use of a standard code (ISSN) for the unique identification of serials and other continuing resources. Each International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a…
Read MoreInternational Workshop on Publishing Impactful Research Date: Friday, June 10, 2022 Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM (EDT) Platform: Zoom Registration: bit.ly/sigiii-workshop-2022 ASIS&T SIG-III is delighted to announce an international workshop on Publishing Impactful Research. This event will happen online on June 10, 2022. Please do the registration, see the program schedule, abstract and bios of…
Read MoreASIS&T’s European Chapter warmly invites you to a discussion about theory and Information Behaviour with Professors Tom Wilson & Nigel Ford on Friday, May 13th 2022, 1-2pm BST. Professors Ford and Wilson will debate the meaning of theory in Information Behaviour. Questions may include: What is theory? What theories are there in Information Behaviour? Does…
Read MoreThe ASIST Standards Committee Voted CONFIRM on the following ISO review of some transiteration standards Systematic Review – ISO15919:2001 Transliteration of Devanagari and Eric Indic Scripts to Latin Characters Systematic Review – ISO 259-2:1994 Transliteration of Hebrew Characters – Part 2 Simplified Transliteration Systematic Review – ISO 259:1984 Transliteration of Hebrew Characters into Latin Characters…
Read MoreThe European Chapter is making a strong contribution to ASIS&T’s 24-Hour Global Conference, 26th-27th April, that will span time zones to bring you a fascinating programme of events. The final session (at 12.45 BST 27th April) is a panel from the European Chapter and the Africa Chapter: “Creating Connections for Enhancing Collaborative and Professional Development:…
Read MoreThe Spring 2022 Newsletter was published recently, covering (with clickable hyperlinks!) recent and upcoming chapter activity, awards, and events. It and past newsletters can be found on the Publications Page.
Read MoreAs information professionals, we may be familiar with the general requirements for accessioning, documentation, and management of arts and humanities object collections. But what happens when you have a very specific object collection?
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