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This 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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We are excited to announce the new dates for the ASIS&T 2026 Annual Meeting taking place in Bangkok, Thailand from November 6-10. Every effort was made to secure a venue and date that did not create challenges for members wishing to attend both the ASIS&T and ALISE Annual Meetings in 2026. We recognize the proximity…
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Register Today and Reserve Your Hotel! We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the Information Science Summit & Special Libraries Conference (ISS/SLC26) taking place in June in Albuquerque, NM | USA! Carrying on the tradition of the very successful SLA Annual Conference, this conference will explore new frontiers of information science and librarianship…
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We are pleased to announce that the Exhibitor and Sponsor Prospectus for the ASIS&T Information Science Summit and Special Libraries Conference (ISSS/SLC26) is now available, and exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities are officially open. Carrying on the tradition of the very successful SLA Annual Conference, this meeting will bring together a highly engaged, international audience of…
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We are extremely excited that we are just a couple of weeks away from the 2020 Virtual ASIS&T Annual Meeting. This is new territory for everyone, so there has been a lot of work behind the scenes to ensure the same excellent quality you’ve come to expect from an ASIS&T meeting. The virtual meeting has…
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A Recognition of ASIS&T work on “Information for a Sustainable World: Addressing Society’s Grand Challenges” – Call for Submission of Actions to Advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals To recognize ASIS&T work on “Information for a Sustainable World: Addressing Society’s Grand Challenges,” the theme of the 83rd ASIS&T Annual Meeting, ASIS&T is acknowledging our members…
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What skills does one need to understand and study Information Science? Organization, Customer relations, multi-disciplinary science (social & natural sciences) so flexibility What skills and knowledge are over emphasized and are not necessary while working within the discipline? High level mathematics, detailed computer knowledge especially coding In your eyes, what are the major hurdles that…
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There are still a few chapters that have yet to complete their Chapter Officer elections for the upcoming year. If you haven’t gotten started with nominations process please reach out to Terrence Curtiss so he can assist you in getting started. Chapter Awards We are pleased to announce the 2020 ASIS&T Chapter Award Winners: Chapter…
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There are still a few SIGs that have yet to complete SIG Officer elections for the upcoming year. If you haven’t gotten started with nominations process please reach out to Terrence Curtiss so he can assist you in getting started. SIG Awards We are pleased to announce the 2020 ASIS&T SIG Award Winners: SIG of…
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Please join the Board and your fellow members of of ASIS&T to share your thoughts. We will hold these meet-ups monthly, alternating times so that those in all time zones can participate. Mark your calendars for these calls, and please join us on the first one if your schedule allows. Wednesday, 14 October 2020 – ASIS&T Hour: Launching…
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Check out some of the amazing events we have coming up here at ASIS&T! Upcoming Events Calendar Return to Inside ASIS&T, October 2020
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iConference Student Symposium The iConference Student Symposium, a forum for research conducted by Bachelor or Master’s students. The deadline is 2nd November 2020. Call for submissions for iConference Student Symposium The Student Symposium is an opportunity for undergraduate and master’s students to present their research in a friendly setting of peers and invited senior researchers. Students…
Read MoreThe ASIS&T European Student Chapter (ESC) is looking for nominations! Starting this fall a new board will be formed. We would like to continue connecting students all over Europe and foster exchange and communication amongst them to support scientific research and collaboration in our field. The ESC has a close partnership with the European Chapter…
Read MoreDear SIG/MET members, It is time to elect new SIG/MET officers for 2020–2021. We are seeking candidates for the following positions: Chair-Elect Secretary Treasurer Webmaster Communications Awards coordinator Others (we also accept proposal and nomination for potential new positions) You can nominate yourself or someone else by filling this form: Nomination – SIG/MET officers 2021.…
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