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This is part 5 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. Uhjin had already recently…
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The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Board is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of the Association of Information Science & Technology, the official journal of the ASIS&T, who has the expertise to drive the journal forward. The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) is a leading international forum for peer-reviewed research…
Read MoreThe SIG-BIZ board will be meeting this Thursday, Feb. 12, at 2pm CST. This as an open meeting all SIG-BIZ members are invited. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/95884595380?pwd=4ajiDfzuErAjSa07HuarpdbyVgTZSD.1 Meeting ID: 958 8459 5380Passcode: Price102
Read MoreThis is part 4 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. Attending the Association for…
Read MoreThis is part 3 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2025 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. In 2025, I marked…
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Hello good info-folk. I am writing to you for the first time in my term as ASIS&T president. As a member of the board of directors and as president-elect, I have worked with several presidents, and admired their collaborative leadership styles, incisive intelligence and good humor. I hope I can fill those big shoes! (Metaphorically…
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Greetings colleagues, As we move into a new year of activity and opportunity for ASIS&T, I am pleased to reflect on a period marked by momentum, resilience, and forward-looking collaboration across our community. First, I want to celebrate the tremendous success of the 2025 ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Crystal City. Nearly 600 colleagues joined us…
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The Board of Directors met on November 15, 2025 in person in Crystal City, Virginia and via Zoom. In attendance were; Ian Ruthven (President) (zoom); Maria Bonn (President-Elect); Chris Cunningham, PhD, (Treasurer); Lu An (Zoom), Anne Barker (SLA Appointee) (zoom), Timothy Dickey, Bhakti Gala; Lisa Hussey; Aylin Imeri; Heather Kotula (SLA Appointee) (zoom), Luanne Sinnamon,…
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Vicki Gregory ASIS&T was saddened to learn of the passing of long-time member Vicki Gregory on January 4. Vicki joined ASIS&T in 1983 and, during her membership tenure, served in the leadership of several SIGs and Chapters, served as Treasurer of ASIS&T from 2008 to 2015, and was awarded the Watson Davis Award for Service…
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ASIS&T will be launching the search for a new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST) in February of 2026. Steve Sawyer, the current Editor-in-Chief, will be retiring from his position in July of 2026. A search committee, chaired by Isto Huvila of Uppsala University, Sweden will be issuing…
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1) Voted YES on Approval of Proposed New Work Item: Update NISO RP-8-2008, Journal Article Versions (JAV) Question: Do you approve of a Proposed New Work Item: Update NISO RP-8-2008, Journal Article Versions (JAV)? Description: This ballot is to approve a proposed new work item to Update NISO RP-8-2008, Journal Article Versions (JAV) [https://www.niso.org/publications/niso-rp-8-2008-jav] to…
Read MoreASSIS&T SIG-III is gearing itself toward celebrating its 40th anniversary. Welcome to see SIG-III previous achievements in the ASSIS&T SIG-III 30th Anniversary Commemorative Publication.
Read MoreWe are happy to announce the winners of this year’s best paper award and best student paper award: $1000 Best Student Paper Award Title: Was the Peer Review Helpful? Automatically Judging Quality of Peer Reviews Author: Tirthankar Ghosal, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India $1000 Best Paper Award (sponsored by Altmetric and Dimensions) Title: The…
Read MoreThe SIG-SI annual business meeting will be held on Friday, October 30, at 15:30 – 17:00 (UTC). (Check for your local time zone here.) All current and potential SIG-SI members are encouraged to attend the meeting and offer input into future directions and activities of the SIG for the 2020-2021 year. The meeting will be hosted…
Read MoreWorkshop sponsored by ASIS&T SIG/MET ASIS&T 2020 Annual Meeting Part I: Thursday, October 22, 2020, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT Part II: Friday, October 23, 2020, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT Day 1 8:00-8:10 Opening Remarks 8:10-9:50 Paper Session I 8:10-8:30 Enhancement of knowledge retrieval in cancer context: Network analysis of semantic tagging in Twitter Elaheh Hosseini,…
Read MoreHouman Hadad will be the ASIST2020 Keynote Speaker. Houman’s organization, the World Food Project, was just announced as a 2020 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Don’t miss this chance to learn more about the project and the use of Blockchain in addressing food shortages around the world. Depoliticizing Information Through Blockchain The humanitarian aid…
Read MoreDear ASIS&T members, It is time to elect our SIG-STI officers for 2020-2021. We are seeking candidates for the following positions: Chair-Elect Secretary/Treasurer Communications/Webmaster You can nominate yourself or someone else. Please submit the name of your nomination and a brief bio, if you are interested in being a part of creating the future of…
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In my last “Message from the President,” I take note that it is an exciting as well as challenging time for our community as we will soon be connecting virtually for our inaugural virtual conference but continue to face the uncertainties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and systemic racism and other inequities. This past…
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Greetings colleagues! It is hard to believe that it is already October and another Annual Meeting looms before us. It seems not that long ago that we were in Melbourne celebrating the 82nd meeting. This year’s meeting will be nothing like last year’s meeting, and nothing like anything we’ve done before. But we are confident…
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The following meetings are open to all members of ASIS&T who wish to attend: ASIS&T Annual Business Meeting 29 October, 11 am – 12:30 pm EDT (find your time) Via Zoom: https://zoom.us/join Zoom Meeting ID: 826 6763 7357 Passcode: asistam20 unCommons: Where are we Going? Information Science Research in Europe: Planning for 2030 26 October,…
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