ASIS&T News

Column: Do we need librarians now that we have the internet? Posted on November 4, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff       Column: Do we need librarians now that we have the internet? by Robert Graboyes, PBS Newshour     Observe librarians, and you’ll learn quite a bit about 21st century physicians. Digital technologies are…

George Douglas Ryerson Posted on November 3, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff   George Ryerson George Douglas Ryerson, age 81, died on October 30, 2015 in Westerville, Ohio. George was ASIS&T Treasurer, 1999 – 2001, and served several terms as Treasurer of the Central Ohio Chapter, among other activities for the Chapter. As colleague Gerard Platau…

ASIS&T 2017 80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology Washington D.C. (Crystal City, Virginia), USA | Oct. 27-Nov 1, 2017 Submission Deadline (paper): April 16, 2017 Diversity of engagement: Connecting people and information in the physical and virtual worlds 2017 is a special year for the Association for Information Science &…

Primer for Falling Short of Their Professional Needs Posted on October 25, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara In a recent Inside Higher Ed article, Professor Wiegand provides an analysis based on his recent book, Part of Our Lives: A People’s History of the American Public Library, on how we fail to consider all the various assets public libraries provide. As…

Seeking Member Input for ASIS&T Executive Director Position Posted on October 24, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara Share your input to inform the search for new ASIS&T Executive Director! Due 10/31 The ASIS&T Board is interested in hearing your input on what you would like to see in our next Executive Director. If you haven’t already, please complete a…

New Developing Nation Membership Categories Posted on October 21, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff By vote of the Board of Directors, ASIS&T will provide reduced membership fees for all membership categories for countries whose GNI per capita as calculated by the World Bank (or GNP per capita as calculated by IMF for those countries not included…

AM2016 Welcome Reception Posted on October 16, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff A wonderful time was had by the attendees of the ASIS&T 2016 Annual Meeting at the Welcome Reception in Copenhagen.  This took place after a full and exciting opening day which started with the New Attendee/New Member brunch, immediately followed by plenary speaker, Greg Welch,…

President’s Reception Featuring Posters Posted on October 16, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff Visit with friends – old and new – at this John Wiley & Sons sponsored gala, Monday at 18:30. Interact with meeting attendees, Poster authors, and learn the winners of the Best Paper and Best Poster Awards from the Annual Meeting Committee. Featured Posters Engaging Young…

Diversity & Inclusion Luncheon Posted on October 16, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff The ASIS&T 2016 AM conference will host its first Diversity and Inclusion Luncheon on Monday, Oct. 17. This sold out luncheon is designed to deepen engagement with multiple aspects of diversity and inclusion. These issues include but are not limited to race, ethnicity,…

Strategic Plan Posted on September 28, 2015 by ASIS&T Staff If you missed the Strategic Planning Town Hall sessions, you can still review the slides from these sessions HERE. You can also send your thoughts about the draft Strategic Plan electronically until October 9, 2015. You can read the Strategic Plan HERE . If you couldn’t…