SIG News, September 2024
SIG-AI
Congratulations to the new SIG-AI officers for 2024-2025, Chair Lala Hajibayova and Chair-elect Stefanie Havelka.
Many congratulations to Robin Brewer whose paper has been chosen by the committee for SIG-AH Publication of the Year for 2023.
Brewer, R. (2023). Understanding voice-based information uncertainty: A case study of health information seeking with voice assistants. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24854
SIG-AH
All members of SIG-AH and SIG-VIS are invited to a discussion to explore the potential of merging the two SIGs given their commonalities of purpose. If the SIG members agree that a merger would be beneficial to both SIGs, then a single purpose statement can be developed.
Join the discussion on Zoom on Friday, October 4 at 9:00 AM EDT HERE.
SIG-CMR
Congratulations to the new SIG-CMR officers for 2024-2025, Chair Brian Dobreski and Chair-elect Paulo Vicente.
SIG-EduLearn
SIG-ED and SIG-InfoLearn has merged to form SIG-EduLearn. If you were a member of either of these individual SIGs, you are now a member of SIG-EduLearn. ASIS&T looks forward to new and exciting activity from this SIG, particularly in light of the fact that education will be a focus area of the next Strategic Plan.
Congratulations to the new SIG-EduLearn officers for 2024-2025, Chair Muhammad Tariq and Chair-elect Faiza Bashir.
SIG-HLTH
Congratulations to the new SIG-HLTH officers for 2024-2025, Chair Vanessa Kitzie and Chair-elect Heejun Kim.
SIG-HFIS
Congratulations to the new SIG-HFIS officers for 2024-2025, Chair Lin Wang and Chair-elect Anna Maria Tammaro.
SIG-IEP
Congratulations to the new SIG-IEP officers for 2024-2025, Chair Priya Vaidya and Chair-elect Mahbub Shobhanee.
The latest SIG-IEP newsletter report for 2024 is available here.
SIG-III
Congratulations to the new SIG-III officers for 2024-2025, Chair Nosheen Warraich and Chair-elect Projes Roy.
Join us for the SIG III (International Information Issues Reception) on Sunday, October 27 at 9:00 pm. Light refreshments will be provided, and attendees can view a presentation by 2024 International Paper Contest Winner Wu, Qian. The Silent Auction and Raffle will raise funds for SIG III special initiatives, student scholarships, and conference attendance for developing countries. Donations for the auction can include trinkets, novelty items, postcards, refrigerator magnets, key chains, coins, tokens, miniature bells, models, and figurines.
Please complete the interest survey by Monday, October 07, 2024.
The SIG-III newsletter is looking for more SIG-III stories to highlight what you enjoy about being a SIG-III member. This could be anything from the general to the very specific; for example:
- what it means to you to be a part of SIG-III
- a favorite SIG-III memory
- a personal or professional goal that SIG-III helped you achieve
- how a SIG-III initiative has helped you in your career
- new practices, resources, or colleagues that SIG-III has introduced you to
If you have a SIG-III experience that you would like to share with other members, you can submit it using the form at the bottom of our SIG-III newsletter page - https://lnkd.in/gUV5rqRW.
We look forward to hearing your SIG-III story, and thank you!
SIG-KM
Congratulations to the new SIG-III officers for 2024-2025, Chair Darra Hoffman and Chair-elect Amy Rosellini.
SIG-LIB
SIG-DL (Digital Libraries) is now SIG-LIB (Librarians/Libraries), which more accurately reflects the needs and interests of ASIS&T members.
SIG-DL is seeking volunteers for Chair and Chair-elect. ASIS&T HQ provides significant support to SIG leadership to help them be successful. If interested, please contact Lydia Middleton at lmiddleton@asist.org.
SIG-MET
SIG-MET is seeking volunteers for Chair-elect. Serving as Chair-Elect provides you a full year working closely with a colleague to learn the ropes of how to run an ASIS&T SIG. Meanwhile, ASIS&T HQ provides significant support to SIG leadership to help them be successful. If interested, please contact Lydia Middleton at lmiddleton@asist.org.
SIG-OIM
SIG-OIM wants to hear from its members! There will be an in-person Focus Group meeting at the Annual Meeting this year in Calgary. It will be 10:30 - 11:30 am MST on Sunday, October 27th. Come for snacks and contribute to the future of SIG-OIM. Look for details about the location to be shared on iConnect as the meeting gets closer.
Congratulations to the new SIG-OIM officers for 2024-2025, Chair Fang Wang and Chair-elect Yujia Zhai.
SIG-SI
Congratulations to the new SIG-SI officers for 2024-2025, Chair Patrick Ngulube and Chair-elect Salman Bin Naeem.
SIG-SM
Congratulations to the new SIG-SM Chair Lingzi Hong. The election for SIG-SM Chair-elect closes on September 22, 2024. If you are a member of SIG-SM and you have not received an email with a link to vote in the eleciton, please contact Pamela Yonker before that date. Check iConnect next week for an update on the new Chair-elect.
SIG-STI
Congratulations to the new SIG-STI officers for 2024-2025, Chair Haihua Chen and Chair-elect Jingzhu Wei.
SIG-USE
Congratulations to the new SIG-USE officers for 2024-2025, Chair Tien-I Tsai and Chair-elect Maja Krtalicl.
Join SIG-USE for the VIRTUAL 24th Annual Research Symposium at ASIST 2024: Toward People-First Information Behavior Research and Practice
Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
See more information about the workshop and register HERE.
SIG-VIS
All members of SIG-AH and SIG-VIS are invited to a discussion to explore the potential of merging the two SIGs given their commonalities of purpose. If the SIG members agree that a merger would be beneficial to both SIGs, then a single purpose statement can be developed.
Join the discussion on Zoom on Friday, October 4 at 9:00 AM EDT HERE.