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SPOTLIGHTING RESEARCH DATA: STRATEGIES FOR MAKING INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH DATA MORE DISCOVERABLE

January 18, 2017 | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHTING RESEARCH DATA: STRATEGIES FOR MAKING INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH DATA MORE DISCOVERABLE

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara ASIS&T Offers Another Free Webinar for it’s Members on February 1, 2017:   SPOTLIGHTING RESEARCH DATA: STRATEGIES FOR MAKING INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH DATA MORE DISCOVERABLE A discussion of the metadata, curation, outreach and implementation strategies for an institutional data catalog used to make research datasets discoverable. This presentation will include…

ASIS&T Executive Director Search Open

January 18, 2017 | Comments Off on ASIS&T Executive Director Search Open

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara   The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) seeks an energetic, innovative, experienced and enthusiastic leader to be the association’s next executive director and to help the association achieve increased impact and stature. Given the rapidly evolving nature of information science and technology, this leadership position…

Passing of Dr. Robert V. Williams

January 18, 2017 | Comments Off on Passing of Dr. Robert V. Williams

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara In Memoriam: Dr. Robert V. Williams – College of Information and Communications | University of South Carolina It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Robert Williams, or Dr. Bob as so many of us called him with affection. A long time member…

AM17 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

January 16, 2017 | Comments Off on AM17 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara The ASIS&T 2017 Annual Meeting is gearing up to be a very special event. Celebrating our 80th anniversary as an organization, we also celebrate the myriad of ways Information Science influences our world. AM17 — Diversity of Engagement: Connecting People and Information in the Physical and Virtual Worlds provides…

Meet The Author Series Tomorrow!

January 11, 2017 | Comments Off on Meet The Author Series Tomorrow!

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES: Library Linked Data: From Proof of Concept to Action January 12, 2017 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST, U.S.A. Modeling data in a form that the broader Web understands may raise the visibility of libraries where searches for information are now most likely to…

ASIS&T President Wins ALISE Award

January 10, 2017 | Comments Off on ASIS&T President Wins ALISE Award

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara ASIS&T President, Lynn Silipigni Connaway is the recipient of the 2017 ALISE Service Award. This is Ms. Connaway’s second consecutive year winning the award, which acknowledges sustained engagement by enhancing the stature, reputation, and overall strength of the organization. In addition, nominees must provide evidence of active…

ASIS&T Member-Get-A-Member Campaign Launched

January 10, 2017 | Comments Off on ASIS&T Member-Get-A-Member Campaign Launched

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara   A new Member-Get-a-Member (MGM) campaign launched yesterday asking members to support ASIS&T by bringing in new members. In preparation of it’s 80th anniversary ASIS&T is looking to raise it’s membership levels to ensure the organization is around for another 8 decades. The campaign is asking members…

ASIS&T Opposes Executive Order to Suspend Visa to Nationals from Seven Countries

January 1, 2017 | Comments Off on ASIS&T Opposes Executive Order to Suspend Visa to Nationals from Seven Countries

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Yolande Nanayakkara The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) President, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, and the Board of Directors expresses deep concerns over President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order requiring a 90-day suspension of visas to nationals of seven nations. ASIS&T joins countless organizations in urging the lifting of…

iSchool Raced to Archive U.S. Environmental Science Data

December 22, 2016 | Comments Off on iSchool Raced to Archive U.S. Environmental Science Data

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara On a snowy day in December Professors Michelle Murphy, Matt Price and Patrick Keilty conducted a successful Guerilla Archiving event at the Inforum. Joined by other volunteers they worked to conserve environmental data that is currently available to the public on U.S. federal websites. Professors at the…

European Student Chapter Newsletter Out

December 22, 2016 | Comments Off on European Student Chapter Newsletter Out

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Yolande Nanayakkara The European Student Chapter’s (ESC) 9th edition e-newsletter is now available. Packed with information from meeting their new chapter advisor Rebekah Wilson, to various perspectives of AM16 in Copenhagen. An article covers their AM16 event — the miniBarcamp  and the memories that were made. Catch up on…