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Collection Development Workshop

Collection Development Workshop Our next meetup will be a collection development workshop led by Michael Leach, head of collection development at Harvard’s Cabot Science Library. Seating is limited for this one, so head over to our Meetup page to reserve your spot!

CfP: CoLIS9 in Uppsala June 27-29, 2016. Deadline Jan 15, 2016

CfP: CoLIS9 in Uppsala June 27-29, 2016. Deadline Jan 15, 2016 We invite authors to submit research papers (up to 5000 words), short research papers (up to 3000 words), panels, workshops, alternative events and posters to the 9th conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS) held in Uppsala, Sweden June 27-29, 2016. Conceptions…

Chapter Meeting at AM in St. Louis

Chapter Meeting at AM in St. Louis Following the tradition of meeting European colleagues during the AM, our chair Isabella would like to invite you to an informal get-together at the Red Kitchen & Bar (in the conference hotel) on November 8, 2015 at 8:30pm (after the Welcome Reception and the SIGRush). Topics to discuss:…

New International Fee Structure Adopted

New International Fee Structure Adopted ASIST headquarter has decided that ASIST membership fees will be based on the gross national income of a country in the future. Many European countries will be affected from this regulation. More information you can find in this >> document.

Digital Crossings in Europe: Gender, Diaspora and Belonging – Open Positions PhD and PostDoc

Digital Crossings in Europe: Gender, Diaspora and Belonging – Open Positions PhD and PostDoc There are 3 Phd positions available and one Postdoc position available within the project “Digital Crossings in Europe: Gender, Diaspora and Belonging”(CONNECTINGEUROPE). This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC), by way of a Consolidator Grant awarded to the…

Trivia with the Simmons Student Chapter of ASIST

Trivia with the Simmons Student Chapter of ASIST Join us at Thornton’s Fenway Bar and Grille on Friday, September 11, for a night of trivia with our regional student chapter! We hope to see you there.

Student membership awards

Student membership awards Thanks to an anonymous donation, seven student membership have been awarded to students nominated by country representatives and officers of the European Chapter. The awards are made based on publications in major information science journals and active participation in Chapter events. The awardees are: Farhan Ahmad MSc., doctoral candidate at Åbo Akademi…

Interview with current Chair Isabella Peters and past Chair Lai Ma

Interview with current Chair Isabella Peters and past Chair Lai Ma Adam: Could you tell me a little about the history of the European Chapter, especially recently? Isabella: The European Chapter is characterized by a diverse group of members spanning across a large geographical region which not only include European countries but also e.g. Israel.…

altmetrics15: 5 years in, what do we know?

altmetrics15: 5 years in, what do we know? Call for contributions: altmetrics15 workshop Altmetrics intend to measure impact of scholars and scholarly documents not captured by traditional bibliometrics, which are usually restricted to counting peer-reviewed journal articles and citations within them. Five years after the publication of the altmetrics manifesto, it seems time to take stock…

BOBCATSSS – LYON 2016

BOBCATSSS – LYON 2016 Call for Papers BOBCATSSS: January 27-29, 2016 Deadline for abstract submission: September 15 2015 BOBCATSSS 2016 explores the main theme of Information, Libraries, and Democracy through several key topics: The Role of Libraries in Democratic Cultures, Intellectual Freedom and Censorship, Libraries, Open Access and Open Data, and Protecting Privacy. We welcome your contribution! The…