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2017 ASIS&T Chapter Service Award Recipients Recount Their Experiences — Louisa Choy
2017 ASIS&T Chapter Service Award Recipients Recount Their Experiences — Louisa Choy Last year we sent four New Englanders to the ASIS&T Annual Conference in Washington, DC (October 27 – November 1) with travel awards paid for out of the proceeds from our regional winter conference. We had awards for one practitioner, one student, and two awards…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Travel Award for ASIS&T Annual 2018! Apply by April 1!
Announcing the Travel Award for ASIS&T Annual 2018! Apply by April 1! Application Deadline: Sunday, April 1 Notification of Award Winners: Monday, April 16 About the Awards: Professional/Practitioner and Student The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIS&T) is pleased to announce two awards to support participation in the ASIS&T Annual Meeting.…
Read MoreTravel Stipends Available for RDAP Summit 2018!
Travel Stipends Available for RDAP Summit 2018! About the Stipends: The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIS&T) is pleased to announce three stipends to offset some costs of participation in the Research Data Access & Preservation (RDAP) Summit. Our goals are to support scholarship and connect research and practice, bringing new…
Read MoreUnderstanding and Using APIs NEASIS&T Winter Conference Schedule
Understanding and Using APIs NEASIS&T Winter Conference Schedule Looking forward to seeing so many of you at our conference on Monday, January 8, 2018! If you haven’t had a chance to register, go to our Eventbrite! Here is the schedule of events: Understanding and Using APIs Finding ways to connect information is one of our…
Read MoreRDAP Summit: Judy Spak
RDAP Summit: Judy Spak Note: Meet our board members and award winners at our summer meet-up! RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/neasist-327359588! This year we were able to use the proceeds from our annual conference to help three professionals attend the Research Data Access & Preservation (RDAP) Summit. Held in conjunction with the Information Architecture (IA) Summit, RDAP explores themes…
Read MoreNISO RESTful Scholarly APIs Workshop Review and Summary
NISO RESTful Scholarly APIs Workshop Review and Summary By Catherine Dixon Boston, MA This fall I participated in a NISO workshop on scholarly RESTful APIs and given the upcoming API conference NEASIS&T is holding (January 8th, 2018, details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-and-using-apis-tickets-39730351551) I thought I would share my experience with my fellow metadata and technology enthusiasts. The…
Read MoreAPI Uses — Looking forward to our winter conference on APIs!
API Uses — Looking forward to our winter conference on APIs! I’m looking forward to our conference on January 8th on APIs in libraries! You can sign up for the event here: On Eventbrite Because of this excitement, I feel like I’m seeing API information everywhere! Here is the recording of a session called Trends and…
Read MoreUnderstanding and Using APIs – Save the Date for Our Winter Conference 2018!
Understanding and Using APIs – Save the Date for Our Winter Conference 2018! NEASIST January Conference theme: APIs Research, reporting, and metadata management. APIs are available from all areas of the library and information science field and beyond. They have a lot of power, but how do we use them? Explore this topic with us…
Read MoreMeet Your Board Members for 2017/2018!
Meet Your Board Members for 2017/2018! We have a wonderful new group of folks on the NEASIS&T board and they are all looking forward to working with you, our members, to create great programming, explore new topics in information science, and learn from each other in this vibrant network of curious information technology enthusiasts. They…
Read MoreChapter Service Award Winners: Announcement and Interview
Chapter Service Award Winners: Announcement and Interview Louisa Choy and Kate Nyhan have been selected as our inaugural co-recipients of the ASIST New England Chapter Service Award for 2017 and will each receive $750 as a travel award. Together, Louisa and Kate have worked tirelessly as our Programming Committee Chairs after years of active membership…
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