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Bob Williams Awards 2022

Bob Williams Awards 2022 The Special Interest Group on the History and Foundations of Information Science (SIG-HFIS) of ASIS&T seeks submissions and nominations for the 2022 Bob Williams History Awards. Applicants need not be ASIS&T members. Research Grant    The Bob Williams Research Grant will be awarded to outstanding research proposals exploring the history of information science and technology.…

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Upcoming Webinars and Events

Upcoming Webinars and Events Webinar: Meet the Author Series: Architects of Memory March 24, 2022, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT (Find your time here.) Sponsored by ASIS&T NEASIST Conference: With Great Power: AI and Equity March 25, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM EDT Conversations with the ASIS&T Board March 29 @ 8:30 AM EDT and…

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Affiliated Organization News- March 2022

Affiliated Organization News- March 2022 DC-2022 CONFERENCE: METADATA INNOVATION – INCLUSIVITY, INTELLIGENCE & INTEROPERABILITY   The DC-2022 conference is expanding its scope to the whole spectrum of innovation in metadata design, implementation and best practices, with a special focus on challenges and opportunities in a diverse and data-intensive world. Link to Call for Participation: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2022/cfp/ Venue: University…

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SIG News- March 2022

SIG News- March 2022 SIG-AH SIG-AH Virtual Symposium Title: Documenting, Describing, Differentiating: Stories of Singular Object Collections Date and Time: Thursday, April 21, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT Abstract: As information professionals, we may be familiar with the general requirements for accessioning, documentation, and management of arts and humanities object collections. But what happens…

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Chapter News- March 2022

Chapter News- March 2022 Africa Chapter This year, the ASIS&T Africa chapter’s priority is to build a strong network of professors, researchers, students, and professionals in the field of information sciences and technologies. The chapter’s main objective is to promote collaboration and sharing spirit within the community. For this purpose, the chapter establishes a mentorship…

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Member Spotlight

Member Spotlight In each issue of Inside ASIS&T, we ask a different member questions about their perspectives, advice, and experiences in the field of information science and technology. If you’d like to be a featured member, send an email to Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. Return to Inside ASIS&T, March 2022

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What’s New in Information Matters

What’s New in Information Matters Check out the newest articles from Information Matters (IM), ASIS&T’s digital-only communication translational forum for information science, bringing relevant and current research evidence and industry developments, news, and opinion to a global public audience free of charge. Sign up for our weekly newsletters from IM from here.   Different Flavors of AI: The…

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New from JASIST

New from JASIST JASIST Volume 73, Issue 3, March 2022 Full Issue   RESEARCH ARTICLES Information asymmetry in Wikipedia across different languages: A statistical analysis Dwaipayan Roy, Sumit Bhatia, Prateek Jain Authentic versus synthetic: An investigation of the influences of study settings and task configurations on search behaviors Yiwei Wang, Chirag Shah The more, the…

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March 2022 Annual Meeting News

March 2022 Annual Meeting News Plans for the 85th ASIS&T Annual Meeting are well underway! The 2022 ASIS&T Annual Meeting will be a fully in-person meeting without virtual attendance or presentation options. There will be satellite events (poster sessions and workshops) that will be held virtually in early October prior to the Annual Meeting. As…

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