Posts by ASIS&T Webmaster

On webinars on webinars Posted on January 26, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington How many of you know about ASIS&T’s webinar program? The association provides a wide range of webinars. Most webinars are free for ASIS&T’s members, and they are archived so you can view them at any time. With our webinars, you can learn about…

ASIS&T Web Site and Branding Project Status Update Posted on January 20, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Please see the message below from Kevin Hoffman from Seven Heads Design about the status of our web redesign project. You can view our progress at any time by visiting https://www.asist.org. If you have any comments or questions about…

Get to Know the Simmons Student Chapter Posted on January 13, 2015 by Adam Worrall Our “Get to Know a SIG / Get to Know a Chapter” series returns today with our first featured student chapter! We talked to the ASIS&T Student Chapter at Simmons College, which runs programs of interest to students of the Simmons School…

Get to Know SIG DL: Digital Libraries Posted on December 4, 2014 by Adam Worrall Our next interview in the “Get to Know A SIG / Get to Know a Chapter” series is with SIG DL (Digital Libraries), which “provides a forum for discussion about research, development, and use of digital libraries in corporate, academic, and…

ASIS&T’s new website is up! Posted on November 2, 2014 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington It’s a soft launch in beta, but it’s up! Check it out at https://www.asist.org!!! This website is the culmination of over four years of work for me. When Linda Smith was president, she asked me to chair the Webinar Task Force, which…

Help Shape the Future of ASIS&T! Posted on October 20, 2014 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Posted on behalf of Sandy Hirsh. –Diane Rasmussen Pennington, Social Media Manager As incoming ASIS&T President, one of my major initiatives this year is strategic planning for the association. With the ongoing changes to our field, the range of choices…

Get to Know SIG HFIS: History and Foundations of Information Science Posted on October 7, 2014 by Adam Worrall We’re starting a new monthly series on the ASIS&T Blog this week: “Get to Know a SIG / Get to Know a Chapter.” This new series will help existing and prospective ASIS&T members learn more about the groups that…

Calling all ASIS&T AM2016 Student Registrants! Posted on September 19, 2014 by ASIS&T Staff The ASIST Annual Meeting is being held in Europe for the first time — and we would like your help to document and celebrate this historic event! Throughout the conference, we would like you to document and share your experiences of ASIS&T in…

Web Redesign Update: Groups and SIGs and Chapters, oh my! Posted on September 12, 2014 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Hello ASIS&T! Once again, the Web Redesign Task Force needs your input. Those of us who have been involved with ASIS&T for a while might recognize that we have a bit of an “alphabet soup” when…

Web Presence Update: Do you favor a favicon? Posted on September 11, 2014 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington The Web Presence Task Force is really excited about the work that @SevenHeadsDesign continues to do for our website redesign! We’re still on track to launch the new site design at the Annual Meeting in November, but we’ll post some…