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Looking back – Scientivity Contest

Looking back – Scientivity Contest Some time ago we launched our Scientivity contest for students. The task was to submit a piece of research in a creative way. We presented the great submissions in our last newsletter and announced the winners on our website. Tjaša Jug from Slovenia and Joanna Mazur from Poland finally made…

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Questions I never dared to ask… (miniBarcamp Annual Meeting 2018)

Questions I never dared to ask… (miniBarcamp Annual Meeting 2018) Our miniBARcamp is meant to be an open space for interesting discussions and relaxed conversations before the ASIS&T Annual Meeting starts. It is also a place to meet and get in touch with other students, researchers and practitioners from all over the world, to have…

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Engaging with Open Science in Learning and Teaching

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Engaging with Open Science in Learning and Teaching A special Issue of “Education for Information : https://www.iospress.nl/journal/education-for-information/ Technology has impacted almost all aspects of our lives today, and education is no exception. Technology enhanced learning and teaching (TELT) has changed the way universities, in general, and learning and teaching specifically,…

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RDAP Summary: Allison Gofman

RDAP Summary: Allison Gofman This year we were able to use the proceeds from our annual conference to help three professionals attend the Research Data Access & Preservation (RDAP) Summit. Held in conjunction with the Information Architecture (IA) Summit, RDAP explores themes such as open data, data infrastructure, metadata, and data preservation. The RDAP community brings…

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Visit the LIDA 2018

Visit the LIDA 2018 What? Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) When? 13 – 15 June 2018 Where? Zadar, Croatia How? Registration at http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/fees/ Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) address the changing and challenging environment for libraries, information systems and services in the digital world. LIDA is an international biennial conference that brings together researchers, educators, practitioners, and developers…

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Scholarship: European Summer School on Information Science 2018

Scholarship: European Summer School on Information Science 2018 The European Summer School on Information Science (ESSIS) is an intensive one week teaching event for BA students students other than information science who want to enrol in a MA program in information science. The lectures in core areas of information science will enable students to close…

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Announcing the Travel Award for ASIS&T Annual 2018! Apply by April 1!

Announcing the Travel Award for ASIS&T Annual 2018! Apply by April 1! Application Deadline: Sunday, April 1 Notification of Award Winners: Monday, April 16 About the Awards: Professional/Practitioner and Student The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIS&T) is pleased to announce two awards to support participation in the ASIS&T Annual Meeting.…

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Scientivity Contest: And the winner is…

Scientivity Contest: And the winner is… We recently launched our Scientivity contest for students. The task was to submit a piece of research in a creative way. Submissions were due on Friday, December 15th. We received five great submissions and had the difficult task to pick a winner, but we finally did. The jury, consisting…

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