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Fall Meet-up: Hacking the Library – USA vs. Swartz
Fall Meet-up: Hacking the Library – USA vs. Swartz Join us for an informal and lively discussion about the impending United States of America vs. Aaron Swartz case. Swartz has been charged with 13 felonies for hacking into the JSTOR database from the MIT network and downloading millions of articles. Whose side are you on – was…
Read MoreAnnual ASIS&T meeting 2011 in New Orleans
Annual ASIS&T meeting 2011 in New Orleans Written by Laura Schumann and Jens Terliesner, students of information science and language technology at the Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf (Germany) The annual ASIS&T meeting 2011 was held in October in New Orleans (Louisiana). The meeting subtitled with the slogan ‘Bridging the Gulf: Communication and Information in Society,…
Read MoreCfP ASIS&T European Workshop, June 5-6, 2013 in Turku/Åbo, Finland
CfP ASIS&T European Workshop, June 5-6, 2013 in Turku/Åbo, Finland We invite all researchers and practitioners including senior and junior faculty members, researchers, Masters and PhD students and for instance, librarians, and information specialists, to submit research papers, position papers, panels and alternative events and posters to the workshop. All submissions should be in English.…
Read MoreDoctoral Forum 2012 – Quantitative Research in Information Science
Doctoral Forum 2012 – Quantitative Research in Information Science endorsed by the ASIS&T European Chapter, SIGIII and SIGMETRICS 12-13 April 2012, University of Wolverhampton, UK organised by Dr Jonathan Levitt and Prof Mike Thelwall From April 12th to April 13th 2012 Dr Jonathan Levitt and Prof Mike Thelwall invited doctoral students to their doctoral forum…
Read More2012 Annual Awards Banquet: Register now
2012 Annual Awards Banquet: Register now Announcing the NEASIST 2012 Annual Awards Banquet Date: Wed., May 23 Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Place: MIT Faculty Club, Cambridge, Mass. Directions & Parking Schedule: 6:00-6:30 Cocktails & light hors d’oeuvres 6:30-7:45 Dinner 7:45-9:00 Award presentations followed by speaker, Dr. Andrew Dillon NEASIST welcomes ASIS&T President-Elect, Dr. Andrew…
Read MoreGoing Mobile – Slides Posted
Going Mobile – Slides Posted Thank you to everyone who made it to yesterday’s event, and a special thanks to our terrific speakers for your good humor and awesome presentations! Help us make better events. Fill out a quick survey Join our program committee Going Mobile Slides Bobbi Fox and Corinna Baksik, Library Technology Services,…
Read MoreSummer Meet-up: Sharing on Data Visualization
Summer Meet-up: Sharing on Data Visualization When: Thursday, August 16, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Where: Uno’s Pizzeria (lower level) 22 JFK Street (Harv. Square) Cambridge, MA What: All Things Data Visualization Data Visualization is a method of presenting information in a graphical form. Good data visualization should appear as if it is a work…
Read MoreGoing Mobile: Library websites, services, and apps on mobile devices
Going Mobile: Library websites, services, and apps on mobile devices When: Monday, April 23rd, 1pm-5pm Where: MIT Bush Room Directions and Parking Smartphone sales eclipsed PC sales for the first time in late 2010. Some analysts predict mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common web device worldwide by 2013. Designing for mobile web…
Read More2012 NEASIST Student Travel Award: Apply Now
2012 NEASIST Student Travel Award: Apply Now STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD AVAILABLE (Deadline: Monday, April 9, 2012) The American Society for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIST) is pleased to announce the availability of one award of up to $1000 to reimburse expenses for attendance at the ASIS&T 75th Annual Meeting (October 26-31, 2012,…
Read MoreLibrary & Information Science in Europe : Regional Perspectives
Library & Information Science in Europe : Regional Perspectives 22 june 2012, within the LIDA conference in Zadar Croatia Location: Aula Magna, University of Zadar As a part of the 75th Anniversary of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), the European Chapter of the ASIST organized a 1-day workshop in conjunction with…
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