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Meet the authors of the 2024 book “Doing Phenomenography: a practical guide”! Brought to you by ASIS&T European Chapter and the University of Sheffield Information School When: 20 January 2025 at 3-4pm GMT (which is 10-11am US EST – see https://tinyurl.com/phenombookfor times in other time zones) Where: via Zoom. Download our flyer for details https://tinyurl.com/phenombookflyer (Contact Sheila Webber s.webber@sheffield.ac.uk with any…
We’re excited to introduce the members of the 2024-2025 NEASIS&T Executive Committee! This talented group of professionals is committed to supporting our chapter’s mission and goals for the coming year. Each leader brings a unique set of skills and experiences to their roles, and we look forward to working together with all of you to…
This is part 3 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2024 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2024 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. I am deeply honored…
Hi NEASIS&T members! We’re excited to begin sharing periodic recap posts to keep everyone informed about the activities of the Executive Committee and upcoming events from the Programming Committee. Here’s what we’ve been working on over the past few weeks. Chapter Member Business Meeting A big thank you to everyone who attended our Chapter Member…
The recordings from our recent NEASIS&T Annual Meeting Experience Report event held on Thursday, November 21, are now available. You can access them via the below links. You will be required to be logged into the ASIS&T iConnect. These recordings are also available in the NEASIS&T iConnect Community’s Library tab. Annual Meeting Experience Report 2024-11-21…
The ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Program Committee is excited to announce several changes to the meeting that we will be piloting this year. If successful they will become a regular part of the Annual Meeting. These include: Meeting Format: The ASIS&T Annual Meeting remains primarily a face-to-face gathering, and no virtual or recorded presentations will…
Over the next several weeks, we’ll share reflections from our 2024 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2024 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. Yvonne Appiah Dadson University at Albany, SUNY…
Reflections from the ASIS&T Annual Meeting: Connections, Enriching Chats, and New Ideas – Kayla Burt
Over the next several weeks, we’ll share reflections from our 2024 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2024 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. *** Kayla Burt University at Buffalo Attending…
Voted APPPROVE onISO y (DLT) in relation to authoritative records, records systems and records managemen Description: This document analyses challenges, considerations, and potentila benefits of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in relation to records management standards and related standards for systems that: 1)create records that are required to be authoritative records; 2) can be…
Save the Date What: NEASIS&T’s Annual Conference When: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Where: Virtual Who: NEASIS&T (Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology) Registration Opens: February 3, 2025 Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $10 for non-members. This year’s theme: Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy This year’s conference…
Alexa, Please Understand Me
by Win Shih For non-native speakers, people with regional lilts, dialects, drawls, or people with speech impairments or mobility issues, it can be frustrating sometimes when voice assistant seems not getting their utterance. “Sorry, I can’t help with that,” “Sorry, I’m having trouble understanding right now,” or “Sorry, I didn’t get that.” It is not uncommon…
Integrating AI Technology in School Librarian Preparation Program
by Gigi Mohamad According to AASL, school librarians are instructional leaders, technology integrationists, Collaborators, and program administrators. Budget cuts in many school libraries deprived librarians of any personnel assistance and restricted them from extending their reach outside of their library spaces. With the advances in AI technology, the possibility of making up for the loss…
Close to the Machine
by Anchalee (Joy) Panigabutra-Roberts I thought about AI (artificial intelligence) and it took me back to a book I read many moons ago by Ellen Ullman, a woman computer programmer, with the title, Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its Discontents (San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1997). It is her memoir as a female computer…
Skill Deserts: How Pressures and Unfamiliarity Kill AI Projects
by Cas Laskowski Great AI applications require deliberate application, thoughtful planning, and meaningful data. Unfortunately, many projects are subject to various pressures that work against best practices. The seemingly never-ending hype around AI, and more specifically machine learning (ML) creates serious institutional fear of falling behind and losing opportunities. Budget cuts exacerbate these pressures as…
Machine Learning for Archival Image Classification
by Ismail Msuya I believe that the adoption of Artificial Intelligence in libraries and information environments would open the door to transformative opportunities for increasing library usage and enhancing the overall user experiences. A prime example of such opportunities includes the implementation of visual sensors that utilize AI technologies in a library setting so that…
Digital Transformation and the Public Librarian’s Role
by Tienya Smith A few years ago, I began to notice that my public library’s out-of-school time (OST) environment was changing. My OST colleagues at the New York Hall of Science and the American Museum of Natural History were using tools like evidence-based learning models and design thinking to enhance their curriculum. Their organizations integrated…
NISO Z39.4-202x, Criteria For Indexes
Voted YES with Comments on NISO Z39.4-202x, Criteria For Indexes Question: Do you approve this standard (NISO Z39.4, Criteria for Indexes) for publication as an American National Standard? Description: This standard provides guidelines for the content, organization, and presentation of indexes used for the retrieval of documents and parts of documents. It deals with the…
2021 Board Election Results
Congratulations to the members who have been elected to the ASIS&T Board of Directors for the 2021 – 2024 term. These individuals will assume office immediately following the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. President-Elect Abebe Rorissa Read Bio & Position Statement Directors-at-Large Joan Bartlett Read Bio & Position Statement Maria Bonn Read Bio & Position Statement Jia…
European Chapter invites you to Coffee with the Author Oct 15
The European Chapter Presents Coffee with the Author! ASIS&T’s EU Chapter warmly invites you to enjoy coffee and a chat with author Dr. Rafael Ball Zoom: will follow via iConnect Bibliometrics and altmetrics are increasingly becoming the focus of interest in the context of research evaluation. The Handbook Bibliometrics provides a comprehensive introduction to quantifying scientific…
New NISO Committee to Develop Taxonomy for Peer Review
Voted YES on Create an ANSI/NISO standard for a taxonomy for peer review Question: Do you approve of a Proposed New Work Item: Create an ANSI/NISO standard for a taxonomy for peer review? Description: This ballot is to approve a proposed new work item to create an ANSI/NISO standard for a taxonomy for peer review.
European Chapter – Coffee with the authors, 20 January 2025 at 3-4pm GMT
Meet the authors of the 2024 book “Doing Phenomenography: a practical guide”! Brought to you by ASIS&T European Chapter and the University of Sheffield Information School When: 20 January 2025 at 3-4pm GMT (which is 10-11am US EST – see https://tinyurl.com/phenombookfor times in other time zones) Where: via Zoom. Download our flyer for details https://tinyurl.com/phenombookflyer (Contact Sheila Webber s.webber@sheffield.ac.uk with any…
Meet the 2024-2025 NEASIS&T Executive Committee
We’re excited to introduce the members of the 2024-2025 NEASIS&T Executive Committee! This talented group of professionals is committed to supporting our chapter’s mission and goals for the coming year. Each leader brings a unique set of skills and experiences to their roles, and we look forward to working together with all of you to…
A Grateful Reflection on the 2024 ASIS&T Conference Experience – Mubarak Hussein
This is part 3 of the blog series where we share reflections from our 2024 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2024 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. I am deeply honored…
NEASIS&T Executive Committee Recap – December 2024
Hi NEASIS&T members! We’re excited to begin sharing periodic recap posts to keep everyone informed about the activities of the Executive Committee and upcoming events from the Programming Committee. Here’s what we’ve been working on over the past few weeks. Chapter Member Business Meeting A big thank you to everyone who attended our Chapter Member…
Recordings now available from 2024-11-21 NEASIS&T Annual Meeting Experience Report event
The recordings from our recent NEASIS&T Annual Meeting Experience Report event held on Thursday, November 21, are now available. You can access them via the below links. You will be required to be logged into the ASIS&T iConnect. These recordings are also available in the NEASIS&T iConnect Community’s Library tab. Annual Meeting Experience Report 2024-11-21…
Changes Coming to ASIS&T Annual Meeting
The ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Program Committee is excited to announce several changes to the meeting that we will be piloting this year. If successful they will become a regular part of the Annual Meeting. These include: Meeting Format: The ASIS&T Annual Meeting remains primarily a face-to-face gathering, and no virtual or recorded presentations will…
Putting People First: Connecting, Contributing, and Learning at the 87th ASIS&T Annual – Yvonne Appiah Dadson
Over the next several weeks, we’ll share reflections from our 2024 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2024 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. Yvonne Appiah Dadson University at Albany, SUNY…
Reflections from the ASIS&T Annual Meeting: Connections, Enriching Chats, and New Ideas – Kayla Burt
Over the next several weeks, we’ll share reflections from our 2024 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award recipients, offering a glimpse into the value and impact of the 2024 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. Through their experiences, we aim to highlight the learning, networking, and growth that make this event so impactful. *** Kayla Burt University at Buffalo Attending…
ISO DTR 24332, Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)in relation to Authoritative Records, Record Systems and Record Management
Voted APPPROVE onISO y (DLT) in relation to authoritative records, records systems and records managemen Description: This document analyses challenges, considerations, and potentila benefits of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in relation to records management standards and related standards for systems that: 1)create records that are required to be authoritative records; 2) can be…
NEASIS&T 2025 Annual Conference: Save the Date and Submit a Proposal
Save the Date What: NEASIS&T’s Annual Conference When: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Where: Virtual Who: NEASIS&T (Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology) Registration Opens: February 3, 2025 Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $10 for non-members. This year’s theme: Voices Through Data: Integrating Information Science, Storytelling, and Digital Literacy This year’s conference…
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