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Join us on June 25th

Join us on June 25th You are invited to NEASIST’s June Meetup, Meet and greet and eat (nachos), happening next Wednesday, June 25th, at 6pm at Champion’s in Kendall Square. Join members of the Program Committee as we brainstorm topics, speakers, activities and events for the coming year. We’ll buy the nachos, you bring the…

Slides and video now available — The Spider and the Web

Slides and video now available — The Spider and the Web Thanks to everyone who turned out for our 2014 Networking Dinner on the 7th! It was a great event with a timely presentation on information policy by Bryant University’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. José-Marie Griffiths. If you were unable to attend, be…

2014 NEASIST Student Travel Award: Apply by Friday, April 25

2014 NEASIST Student Travel Award: Apply by Friday, April 25 The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIST) is pleased to announce the availability of one award of up to $750 to reimburse expenses for attendance at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting (October 31-November 4, Seattle, WA). Applications must be received by Friday,…

Spring Meetup — Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Libraries and Privacy in the Digital Age

Spring Meetup — Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Libraries and Privacy in the Digital Age Join us for an informal and lively discussion on the issue of privacy in the digital age. Historically, libraries have been staunch defenders of patron privacy. But in an era when citizens routinely share their information, particularly in the…

Speakers’ slides now available — Big Data & You

Speakers’ slides now available — Big Data & You We now have presentation slides to share from our January event, Big Data & You. Special thanks to our excellent presenters and moderator, Sands Fish, Bradley Strauss, Christopher Erdmann, and Michael Leach, and to everyone in attendance who made Big Data & You a terrific event!…

January Event – Big Data & You: Preparing Current & Future Information Specialists

January Event – Big Data & You: Preparing Current & Future Information Specialists The New England Chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology, together with the Simmons College Student Chapter, invite you to join us at our 2014 winter event on the topic of Big Data! Big Data is rapidly changing the way…

Call for NEASIST Officer Nominations: Secretary and Treasurer Positions Open

Call for NEASIST Officer Nominations: Secretary and Treasurer Positions Open Think back to all of the great programs you have attended that were sponsored by the New England Chapter of ASIST! Now you can be a part of it all. We need YOU to help us continue to thrive and grow. In return, NEASIST will…

Call for Leadership Volunteers

Call for Leadership Volunteers Think back to all of the great programs you have attended that were sponsored by the New England Chapter of ASIST! Now you can be a part of it all. We need YOU to help us continue to thrive and grow. In return, NEASIST will offer you enriching leadership experiences in…

Beata Panagopoulos wins this year’s Watson-Davis Award

Beata Panagopoulos wins this year’s Watson-Davis Award Beata Panagopoulos, NEASIST Program Committee member, has won the 2013 ASIS&T Watson-Davis Award. The award, commemorating the founder of the Society, recognizes an individual member of the Society who has shown continuous dedicated service to the membership through active participation in and support of ASIS&T programs, chapters, SIGs, committees, and…

Fall Meetup: Too Much Stuff — Curating Digital Content for Archives?!

Fall Meetup: Too Much Stuff — Curating Digital Content for Archives?! Join us for an informal and lively discussion on the issue of curating digital content for archives. In a world of overabundant information, is there a way to define what is significant or worth preserving in a way that will allow for future meaning. Or…