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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…

Jasy Liew Suet Yan is our 2013 Student Travel Award Winner!

Jasy Liew Suet Yan is our 2013 Student Travel Award Winner! Congratulations to Syracuse University student Jasy Liew Suet Yan, winner of this year’s NEASIST Student Travel Award to the 2013 ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Montreal! Ms. Yan won the award for her well-written and persuasive essay addressing why she wishes to attend the Annual…

New Look for NEASIST

New Look for NEASIST Welcome to our newly redesigned website! New features include a mobile-friendly design and a calendar page for viewing up-to-date meeting and event information, including the times and locations of our programming committee meetings. If you are interested in helping us plan future events, please keep an eye out for our next meeting, to…

2013 NEASIST Student Travel Award: Apply by Friday, May 3, 2013

2013 NEASIST Student Travel Award: Apply by Friday, May 3, 2013 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 (November 1-6, Montreal, Quebec). Applications must be received by Friday,…

2013 Annual NEASIST Networking Dinner

2013 Annual NEASIST Networking Dinner Join us for the 2013 Annual NEASIST Networking Dinner! Date: Tue., May 7 Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Place: MIT, Pappalardo Room (Bldg 4-349) find it on MIT MAP Register now until Sunday, May 5. Schedule: 6:00 Networking 6:30 Dinner (Mexican buffet)** 7:30 Award presentations followed by speaker, Dr. David…

Spring Event: So You Want to Publish an Ebook? Tools, Standards, & Metadata for Creation and Innovation!

Spring Event: So You Want to Publish an Ebook? Tools, Standards, & Metadata for Creation and Innovation! Thanks for attending! Slides from the event are available via the links below: Open-Source Online Textbooks Shifting Forward in Digital Publishing: EPUB 3 Creating EBooks Using Open-Source Tools When: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 8:15am to 1:00pm Where: Simmons College, School…

January Event – The Book as iPad App: iBooks Author

January Event – The Book as iPad App: iBooks Author The Book as iPad App: iBooks Author Slides from the event are now available via Slideshare The event is free, but registration is required. When: Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 5:30pm-7pm (EST) Where: MIT Pappalardo Room (Bldg 4-349) find it on MIT MAP What: 5:30-6pm: Refreshments & networking, 6-7pm:…

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…

2012 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…