Webinars

2026 Webinars

“This Survey is Anonymous”: LIS Survey Demographics and Reidentification Risk
Abigail Goben

AI and ML Approaches for Improving Biomedicine and Healthcare (SIG-HLTH)
Javed Mostafa

AI as a Knowledge Worker: The Changing Roles of the Information Professionals (SIG-KM)
Suliman Hawamdeh

AI Empowered Metadata Research and Information Analysis in Uncertain Environments (DCMI)
Lu An

Cognitive Architecture for Digital Engagement: Structuring Information for Retention in Mobile-First Environments
Ronald A. Yaros

Generating Smart Data for Diverse Cultural Heritage Resources in the New Era of AI
Marcia Lei Zeng

How Does Information Literacy in the First Language Contribute to the Development of Information Literacy in the Second Language?
Chengyuan Yu

ImageSnippets: Experiences with a Linked Data Image Annotation System (SIG-CMR)
Margaret Warren

Information Justice in Humanitarian Contexts: An Information Science Perspective on Access, Power, and Justice in Refugee Communication Systems
Estiaq Hasan

Meet the Author: “Introduction to Documentation Studies” – What is Documentation?
Professor Emeritus Niels Windfeld Lund

Meet the Author: Making Ethical Choices in the Digital Age
James "Kip" Currier

Meet the Author: The Archive of Empire: Knowledge, Conquest, and the Making of the Early Modern British World
Asheesh Kapur Siddique

Multispecies Information Science: An Empathetic Vision for Peaceful Coexistence
Niloofar Solhjoo

Navigating Early Career Uncertainty in Information Professions: The Research Conundrum
Kawanna M. Bright

Passing it On: Preparing for Promotion in the Academy
Dietmar Wolfram

Passing it On: Up, Down, and Sideways: A Dean’s-eye View of Working with Leadership and Peers
Eric T. Meyer

Perceptual Learning and Rational Learning: Situating Knowledge Organization in the age of AI
Jian Qin

Result Assessment Tool (RAT): An Open-Source Toolkit for Conducting Studies based on Search Results
Prof. Dr. Dirk Lewandowski & Sebastian Sünkler

Unlocking Productivity and Creativity: Exploring Microsoft 365 Copilot
Pranjali V. Bramhe

2025 Webinars

AI and the Transformation of Metadata Research and Practices: Global and Regional Perspectives (DCMI)
Ying-Hsang Liu

AI Cybersecurity Synergy Foundations
Shaikhah Alkhadhr

AI in the Library: A Journey Through Transformation and Opportunities
Professor Fang Wang

Artificial Intelligence for Efficient Research
Hend Alqaderi

Breaking In & Standing Out: A Young Researcher’s Journey to Cyber Leadership
Tahmid Alam

Budgeting 101
Jessie Abraham, Kristen Coulas, Julie Smith Maekask

Centering LGBTQ+ Voices in Catalog Research: Insights from the Inclusive Catalog from the Inclusive Catalog Use Law
Brian Dobreski and Karen Snow

Changing AI Regulatory Landscape: AI and Shifting Governance Frameworks (The)
Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo

Cripping Conference - Rethinking Accessibility and Participation in Academic Spaces
Rhys Dreeszen Bowman and Leah T. Dudak

Demystifying AI: Bias, Truth, and Ethical Safeguards in the Age of Algorithms
Siobahn Day Grady

Equity in Scholarly Publishing & Access: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries
Md Anwarul Islam, Ruwan Gamage, Sourav Debnath, Naresh Agarwal

Future of Memory A History of Lossless Format Standards in the Moving Image Archive (The)
Jimi Jones

Generative AI for Research:  Completely and Correctly Understanding a Research Paper using Generative AI
Rao Muhammad Adeel Nawab

Granting Journeys: Applying for Canada's Tri-Council Agencies
Heather O'Brien; Devon Greyson; Orland Hoeber; Danielle Allard; Cansu Ekmekcioglu

How to Use iConnect Interactive Webinar

Journey of Journal Publishing (The)
Bernard (Jim) Jansen

Lived Experience Centered AI in Mental Health
Dong Whi Yoo

Living in the Misinformation Age: Personal and Professional Perspectives
Tara Zimmerman

Meet the Author Series: Data Borders: How Silicon Valley is Building an Industry to Know Immigrants & Responses
Melissa Villa Nicholas

Meet the Author Series: Data Cartels: The Companies that Control and Monopolize Our Information
Sarah Lamdan

Meet the Author Series: Media Ruins: Infrastructural Restitution and Building Futures in Post-Conflict Cambodia
Maggie Jack

Meet the Author Series: The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy
Ignacio Cofone

Meet the Author Series: To Know Is to Compare: Studying Social Media across Nations, Media, and Platforms
Mora Matassi and Pablo J. Boczkowski

Metadata and Beyond: Understanding and Addressing the Representation of Chinese Students in University Archives with Radical Empathy
Ruohua Han & Yingying Han

Navigating the Research Maze: Tools and Strategies for Discovering Middle East-Focused Scholarship
Abdulaziz S. Alenezi

Open Science and How Creative Commons Licenses Can Make Your Research More Accessible
Monica Granados

Passing it On: How to Negotiate Favorable Salary, Resources, and Employment Conditions with Confidence
Abebe Rorissa

Passing it On: Leading an iSchool - Lessons Learned
Heidi Julien

The Public Voice on Generative AI: Perceptions of Its Impact on GLAM Institutions
Yuan Li

Who Even Wrote This? Welcome to the Post-AI Library
Jon Ippolito and Kate Nyhan

2024 Webinars

A Balanced Life is an Ideal Life
Rao Adeel Nawab

AI and Law/Regulation in Australia and Globally: The Trajectory to Date
Nina Rossi

AI for Information Access: How Do We Do It Responsibly?
Chirag Shah

Archive and Library Structures and Personnel in Hittite Civilization
Şafak Beldan

Article Writing Anxiety: Encountered Challenges and Adopted Strategies
Fawzi Shamsi

Assessing the Accessibility of Digital Special Collections for Print-disabled Users
Victoria Van Hyning

Data Quality Assurance Practices in Research Data Repositories (SIG-STI)
Besiki Stvilia & Dong Joon Lee

Developing a Responsible AI Strategy for your Library
Andrew Cox

Domain Analysis (DA) and Its Dialogical Relations with Discourse Communities, Epistemic Communities, Metatheory, and Invisible Colleges: Interdisciplinary Methodological Perspectives in Knowledge Organization (KO)- Sponsored by SIG-CMR
José Augusto Chaves Guimarães

Enhancing Metacognitive Awareness & Metaliteracy Skills Towards Becoming a Self-Determined Researcher
Brenda Van Wyk

Evidence Doesn't Speak for Itself
Sue Lacey Bryant

Grey Digital Divide - Sponsored by the ASIS&T Africa Chapter
Alice Odu

Information Ethical Considerations of Generative AI: Research, Teaching & Learning
Marlene Holmner

Information Ethics & Digital Wellness Toolkit
Naailah Parhboo

Knowledge Graph in Neo4J for Helping Student Success: a Case Study
Dr. Stanislava (Stasha) Gardasevic

The Legacy of Ancient Libraries to the Middle Ages: The Library of Alexandria and the Origin of Knowledge Brief Description- Sponsored by SIG-LIB
Özlemi Gökkurt Demirtel

Meet the Authors: Quantum Steampunk: The Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow
Nicole Yunger Halpern

Meet the Editors
Steve Sawyer, Dan Wu

Networks of Screen Diplomacy: The United States Information Agency and Analog Disinformation Wars
Brian Real

New Thoughts about AI Literacy
Andrew Cox, Jutta Haider, Brenda Van Wyk

On the Duality of Metadata: Potential Uses and Abuses of Provenance Informatio
Sponsored by DCMI
Amelia Acker

Opening the Black Box: Exploring Important Themes in AI and Libraries
Michael Ridley, Danica Pawlick-Potts

Research Dissemination Beyond Academic Publications- Sponsored by the ASIS&T Asia Chapter
I Made Andi Arsana

Research Methods at the Intersection of VIS and AH- Sponsored by SIG-VIS and SIG-AH
Katrina Fenlon, LaVerne Gray, Kate McDowell, Travis Wagner, Morgan Wofford

Resilience and Innovation to Navigate Adversity in Crowdfunded Projects- Sponsored by SIG-SM
Prof. Shahla Ghobadi

The Theoretical Relevance of Social Epistemology in Library and Information Science- Sponsored by SIG-CMR
Daniel Martínez Ávila

Untold Stories, Untraveled Paths: Exploring Oral Histories & Micro-Mobility Innovations- Sponsored by the ASIS&T U.S. Northeast Chapter
Seul Lee and Bradley Hershenson

Values of the Metaverse and Its Use in Marketing and Collaboration- Sponsored by the ASIS&T Asia Chapter
Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah

2023 Webinars

5 (or More) Tips for Thriving in Your Ph.D. Program (Sponsored by the ASIS&T Midwest Chapter)
Emily Knox

ARIST Paper Writing Workshop
Lisa Given, Bhuva Narayan, and John Budd

Critical Data Modeling (DCMI)
Karen Wickett

Doing your Research Work? Discover the Power of Qualitative Research through MAXQDA
Priya Vaidya

Early Career Researchers and Scholarly Communication: Attitudes, Behaviours, and Challenges
Hamid Jamali

Enhancing Collaboration and User Experience: Study Insights from Molly Rogers, Stacey Knight, Zhan Hu, and Catherine Dumas
Molly Rogers, Stacey Knight, Zhan Hu, and Catherine Dumas

Exploring ChatGPT: Unveiling the Power, Ethical Issues, and Educational Potential of AI Language Models (sponsored by US Midwest Chapter)
Amanda Hovious, Lala Hajibayova, Brady Lund, Andrew Smith

Foundations, Techniques, and Applications of Information Visualization (SIG-III and South Asia Chapter)
Jiangen He

Get Published in Information Matters!
Chirag Shah

Getting Started with SQLite (DCMI)
Nishad Thalhath

Mapping Library and Information Schools: An International Approach
Fatih Oguz, Núria Bautista-Puig, Tiago Braga, and Chris Cunningham

Meet the Authors: Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance (Winner: 2023 Best Information Science Book Award)
Karen Levy

Meet the Authors: Dealing With Change Through Information Sculpting
Ian Ruthven

Meet The Authors: Everyday Adventures with Unruly Data
Melanie Feinberg

Meet the Authors: Law and Policy for the Quantum Age
Chris Hoofnagel

Meet the Author: Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy: The Crisis of Information
Jutta Haider and Olof Sundin

Meet the Author: The Political Lives of Information: Information and the Production of Development in India
Janaki Srinivasan

Meet the Author: Proximity and Epidata: Attributes and Meaning Modification (Sponsored by the ASIS&T US South Chapter)
Laurie Bonnici and Brian C. O'Connor

Meet the Authors: Text Mining for Information Professionals: An Uncharted Territory
Manika Lamba

Meet the Authors: The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future
Orly Lobel

Meet the Authors: There Are No Facts: Attentive Algorithms, Extractive Data Practices, and the Quantification of Everyday Life
Mark Shepard

Meet the Authors: Viral Cultures: Activist Archiving in the Age of AIDS
Marika Cifor

Reshaping the Narrative: First-Generation Scholars in Information Science
Rebecca D. Stallworth, Rebekah (Becky) Willson, Kaushar Mahetaji, Cansu Ekmekcioglu

Social Media Analytics for Information Science and Systems Research: Unveiling Opportunities Through Big Data Insights (Hosted by SIG-SM)
Amir Zadeh

To Skimp or to Step in: Does Timely Service Recovery via Twitter Win Customers’ Hearts (SIG-Social Media)
Pei Xu

Understanding Metadata Collection, Management, and Standardization within Scholarly Research (DCMI)
Matt Mayernik

Useful e-Health Systems or Useful Health Information? (Hosted by Asia Pacific Chapter)
Isto Huvila

2022 Webinars

Applying FAIR Principles to Ontologies (DCMI)
María Poveda-Villalón

Building a Literacy Pedagogy Framework for Approaching Visualization of Archival Data (SIG-VIS)
Arjun Sabharwal

Centering Relationality in Indigenous Knowledge Organization (DCMI)
Sandy Littletree

Connected But Not Collective: Unsuccessful Digital Activism on Wikipedia (SIG-SM)
Amber Young

Covid-19 Discussions on Twitter: Identifying Key Issues (SIG-KM)
Mike Thelwall

The Fog of War: Examining the Spread of Dis- & Misinformation in the Russia-Ukraine War on Social Media (SIG-SM)
Anatoliy Gruzd

The Future Isn't Textbook: A View of the Textbook Publishing Landscape
Rachel Rubin and Richard Rubin

Information in Organizational Wrongdoing (SIG-KM & The Center for Studies of Information Resources of Wuhan University)
Chun Wei Choo

Linking Challenges for Pseudonyms (DCMI)
Charlene Chou

Meet the Authors Series:  Architects of Memory
Nathan R. Johnson

Meet the Authors Series: Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence (Winner, 2022 Best Information Science Book Award)
Kate Crawford

Meet the Authors Series: The Digital Environment: How We Live, Learn, Work and Play Now
Pablo Boczkowski and Eugenia Mitchelstein

Meet the Authors Series: The Distance Cure: A History of Teletherapy
Heather Zeavin

Meet the Authors Series: The Evolutionary Dynamics of Discursive Knowledge: Communication-Theoretical Perspectives on an Empirical Philosophy of Science
Loet Leydesdorff

Meet the Authors Series: Fostering Wisdom at Work
Jeff Allen

Meet the Authors Series: Hyperdocumentation
Oliver Le Deuff

Meet the Authors Series: Libraries, Digital Information, and COVID: Practical Applications and Approaches to Challenge and Change
David Baker and Lucy Ellis

Meet the Authors Series: Media Disrupted: Surviving Pirates, Cannibals, and Streaming Wars
Amanda Lotz

Meet the Authors Series: Search Interface Design and Evaluation
Chang Liu, Ying-Hsang Liu, Ralf Bierig

Natural History Data Curation: Maintaining Infrastructures and Turning Documents Into Datasets (DCMI)
Andrea Thomer

Non-Library MLIS Careers (NEASIST)
Amanda Bloom and Lauren Wojcik

Querying Wikidata: All the Knowledge in the World
Daniel Garijo Verdejo

SIG-AH Virtual Symposium: Documenting, Describing, Differentiating: Stories of Singular Object Collections
Lucas Petzold, Michèle Cloonan, Debbie Behan Garrett

Stories to Tell: The Role of Indigenous Women in Preserving and Data Visualization of Traditional Knowledge in Today's Contemporary Context (SIG-DL and SIG-VIS)
Jelina Haines

Social Media Analytics for Information Science and Systems Research: Unveiling Opportunities Through Big Data Insights (Hosted by SIG-SM)

2021 Webinars

Computer-Assisted Analyses of Digitized Fine Art: Cézanne and His Sources
Melinda Weinstein

Deployment of Knowledge Management: A Ripple Effect
Shantanu Ganguly

The Engaging Technology Leader
Diana Lowe

The Future of Library Collaboration
Timothy Dickey, Brittany Brannon, Nancy Kirkpatrick, Wes Osborn, and Amy Pawlowski

The Impact of Information Literacy in the Digital Workplace (SIG-KM)
Gunilla Widén

In the Streets; On the Walls: Archiving, Activism, and the Urban Art Mapping Street Art Database (SIG-AH and SIG-VIS)
Todd Lawrence and Heather Shirey

Information and Knowledge Organisation in Digital Humanities: Global Perspectives (DCMI)
Koraljka Golub and Ying-Hsang Liu

Information Resilience as a Precondition to Build a Resilient Community: A New Research Paradigm
Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Privacy: The Role of Contextual Integrity in Supporting Diverse Inquiries and Contextual Practice (SIG-IEP)
Kirsten Martin, Helen Nissenbaum, Yan Shvartzshnaider, and Elana Zeide

Introduction to OpenRefine (DCMI)
Elizabeth Wickes

KNIME Analytics Platform (DCMI)
Magnus Pfeffer and Kai Eckert

Meet the Author Series: Autoethnography for Librarians and Information Scientists
Ina Fourie

Meet the Author Series: Ideology and Libraries Subtitle: California, Diplomacy, and Occupied Japan, 1945–1952
Michael Buckland

Meet the Authors Series: A First Course in Network Science: How Networks Help Us Understand Social Media and Their Vulnerabilities
Filippo Menczer

Meet the Authors Series: Coding Democracy: How Hackers are Disrupting Power, Surveillance, and Authoritarianism
Maureen Webb

Meet the Authors Series: Cyber Republic: Reinventing Democracy in the Age of Intelligent Machines
George Zarkadakis

Meet the Authors Series: History and Information
Paul Duguid

Meet the Authors Series: Human‐Machine Shared Contexts
William F. Lawless, Ranjeev Mittu, and Don Sofge

Meet the Authors Series: Introduction to Information Visualization: Transforming Data into Meaningful Information
Gerry Benoit

Meet the Authors Series: Prototype Nation: China and the Contested Promise of Innovation
Silvia Lindtner

Meet the Authors Series: The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope
Daniel Greene

Meet the Authors: Hacking Diversity: The Politics of Inclusion in Open Technology Cultures
Christina Dunbar-Hester

Meet the Editors
Steven B. Sawyer, Jim Jansen, June M. Abbas, Andrew Dillon 

Modeling Intangible Entities in the Cultural Domains for Digital Archiving (DCMI)
Shigeo Sugimoto

Open Practices in Science and Education Think Pragmatically, Less Idealistically
Tamara Heck

Springer NatureSponsored Webinar: Bringing Deeper Insight to Data: The Role of Info Pros in Text and Data Mining Initiatives
Mary Ellen Bates and Robin Padilla

Team Power Dynamics and Team Impact
Huimin Xu