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SIG SM Competition Award Recipients 2023

By SIG-SM Webmaster | October 21, 2024 | Comments Off on SIG SM Competition Award Recipients 2023

Awards Recipients 2023 Winners of the 2023 SIG-SM Paper Competition Runner Up 2023 SIG-SM Paper Competition Honorable Mention 2023 Research Competition SIG-SM Purpose of the Award This award is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes sustained contributions to and/or achievements in the field of information science and/or the professions in which it is practiced. Such…

ISO/DIS 16687 Impact assessment for museums

By SC Webmaster | September 26, 2024 | Comments Off on ISO/DIS 16687 Impact assessment for museums

Voted YES with Comments ; on ISO/DIS 16687 Impact assessment for museums Description: This document defines and describes methods for measuring and assessing the impact of museums on individuals and on society. The methods described can be used for identifying areas of influence of museums and their services, and for reporting such influence to stakeholders…

Z39.96-202x JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite (1.4)

By SC Webmaster | September 26, 2024 | Comments Off on Z39.96-202x JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite (1.4)

Voted YES on Z39.96-202x JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite (1.4) Description: The purpose of the NISO Journal Article Tag Suite (NISO JATS) standard is to define a suite of XML elements and attributes that describes the content and metadata of journal articles—including research and non-research articles, letters, editorials, book and product reviews—with the intent of…

President’s Column, September 2024

By pyonker@asist.org | September 17, 2024 | Comments Off on President’s Column, September 2024
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“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.”  – Antoine de Saint Exupery (1900-1944)    Autumn brings the fruition of our hard work over the past several months.  I’d like thank our ASIS&T team led by Lydia Middleton for progressing the work of the Association and for all…

From Your Executive Director, September 2024

By lydmiddleton1 | September 17, 2024 | Comments Off on From Your Executive Director, September 2024

Dear Colleagues, What an exciting time it has been here at ASIS&T Central! Today I had the pleasure of orienting our new incoming Board Members, Lu An and Timothy Dickey, and immediately after that we had the ASIS&T President’s Lecture with David Lankes. What a great presentation that was! At the end he issues a…

Governance Update, September 2024

By lydmiddleton1 | September 17, 2024 | Comments Off on Governance Update, September 2024

The Board of Directors met on July 29, 2024 via Zoom. In attendance were; Crystal Fulton, PhD (President); Ian Ruthven, PhD (President-Elect); Abebe Rorissa, PhD (Past-President); Chris Cunningham, PhD, (Treasurer); Joan Bartlett, PhD; Maria Bonn, PhD; Tina Du, PhD; Bhakti Gala, PhD; Lisa Hussey, PhD; Aylen Imeri, PhD; Luanne Sinnamon, PhD; and Lydia Middleton, MBA,…

2024 ASIS&T President’s Lecture

By lydmiddleton1 | September 17, 2024 | Comments Off on 2024 ASIS&T President’s Lecture

Demons, Determinism, and Divining the Future of Information Science Download Lecture Download Slides

New Members of ARIST Editorial Board Announced

By pyonker@asist.org | September 17, 2024 | Comments Off on New Members of ARIST Editorial Board Announced

Lisa Given, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) is pleased to announce the appointment of several new ARIST Editorial Board members. The Board includes experts drawn from around the globe and across the disciplines of information science, computing science, and technology studies. ARIST’s mandate is to be inclusive of…

Member Spotlight: Catherine Dumas

By pyonker@asist.org | September 17, 2024 | Comments Off on Member Spotlight: Catherine Dumas

In each issue of Inside ASIS&T, we feature a different member to discuss ASIS&T and the field of information science and technology. Please contact Pamela Yonker if you would like to be featured as a Member Spotlight. Catherine Dumas, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor Director UX & Immersive Technologies Lab Co-Faculty Advisor ASIS&T Student Chapter Information Sciences &…

2024 Annual Meeting News, September 2024

By pyonker@asist.org | September 17, 2024 | Comments Off on 2024 Annual Meeting News, September 2024

We are just weeks out from the 2024 Annual Meeting in Calgary, AB, Canada. It looks like we will have another record attendance – with more than 450 people registered for the event already. We would love to see you there, and we hope you are planning to attend! Visit the Annual Meeting website or…

SIG SM Competition Award Recipients 2023

By SIG-SM Webmaster | October 21, 2024

Awards Recipients 2023 Winners of the 2023 SIG-SM Paper Competition Runner Up 2023 SIG-SM Paper Competition Honorable Mention 2023 Research Competition SIG-SM Purpose of the Award This award is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes sustained contributions to and/or achievements in the field of information science and/or the professions in which it is practiced. Such…

ISO/DIS 16687 Impact assessment for museums

By SC Webmaster | September 26, 2024

Voted YES with Comments ; on ISO/DIS 16687 Impact assessment for museums Description: This document defines and describes methods for measuring and assessing the impact of museums on individuals and on society. The methods described can be used for identifying areas of influence of museums and their services, and for reporting such influence to stakeholders…

Z39.96-202x JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite (1.4)

By SC Webmaster | September 26, 2024

Voted YES on Z39.96-202x JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite (1.4) Description: The purpose of the NISO Journal Article Tag Suite (NISO JATS) standard is to define a suite of XML elements and attributes that describes the content and metadata of journal articles—including research and non-research articles, letters, editorials, book and product reviews—with the intent of…

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President’s Column, September 2024

By pyonker@asist.org | September 17, 2024

“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.”  – Antoine de Saint Exupery (1900-1944)    Autumn brings the fruition of our hard work over the past several months.  I’d like thank our ASIS&T team led by Lydia Middleton for progressing the work of the Association and for all…

From Your Executive Director, September 2024

By lydmiddleton1 | September 17, 2024

Dear Colleagues, What an exciting time it has been here at ASIS&T Central! Today I had the pleasure of orienting our new incoming Board Members, Lu An and Timothy Dickey, and immediately after that we had the ASIS&T President’s Lecture with David Lankes. What a great presentation that was! At the end he issues a…

Governance Update, September 2024

By lydmiddleton1 | September 17, 2024

The Board of Directors met on July 29, 2024 via Zoom. In attendance were; Crystal Fulton, PhD (President); Ian Ruthven, PhD (President-Elect); Abebe Rorissa, PhD (Past-President); Chris Cunningham, PhD, (Treasurer); Joan Bartlett, PhD; Maria Bonn, PhD; Tina Du, PhD; Bhakti Gala, PhD; Lisa Hussey, PhD; Aylen Imeri, PhD; Luanne Sinnamon, PhD; and Lydia Middleton, MBA,…

2024 ASIS&T President’s Lecture

By lydmiddleton1 | September 17, 2024

Demons, Determinism, and Divining the Future of Information Science Download Lecture Download Slides

New Members of ARIST Editorial Board Announced

By pyonker@asist.org | September 17, 2024

Lisa Given, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) is pleased to announce the appointment of several new ARIST Editorial Board members. The Board includes experts drawn from around the globe and across the disciplines of information science, computing science, and technology studies. ARIST’s mandate is to be inclusive of…

Member Spotlight: Catherine Dumas

By pyonker@asist.org | September 17, 2024

In each issue of Inside ASIS&T, we feature a different member to discuss ASIS&T and the field of information science and technology. Please contact Pamela Yonker if you would like to be featured as a Member Spotlight. Catherine Dumas, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor Director UX & Immersive Technologies Lab Co-Faculty Advisor ASIS&T Student Chapter Information Sciences &…

2024 Annual Meeting News, September 2024

By pyonker@asist.org | September 17, 2024

We are just weeks out from the 2024 Annual Meeting in Calgary, AB, Canada. It looks like we will have another record attendance – with more than 450 people registered for the event already. We would love to see you there, and we hope you are planning to attend! Visit the Annual Meeting website or…

EAD and the Evolution of Archival Description

By COASIST Webmaster | October 18, 2011

EAD and the Evolution of Archival Description WHEN: Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.  Refreshments, Sign-In & Networking 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Presentation and Q & A WHERE:   OCLC’s Kilgour auditorium on the OCLC Campus,  Online Computer Library Center, Inc. at* 6565 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH 43017 PRESENTER Jackie Dooley is an internationally recognized…

White papers & Symposium schedule

By SIG-USE Webmaster | October 9, 2011

SIG USE Research Symposium participant white papers discussing the intersections of information seeking and use with domains outside of information science: Information Behavior and Medical/Health Domains – Jeanette de Richemond (Rutgers University) Intersecting Constructs in an Online Community – Ellen Rubenstein (Oklahoma University) Bring it on home!: Information use in games studies – Natascha Karlova…

NEASIST TED Talks & Pizza Gathering

By NEASIST Webmaster | October 7, 2011

Tuesday, November 1, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Are you a lover of TED Talks? Or maybe you’re wondering just who this Ted person is that everyone keeps talking about? Either way, join us for an evening of TED Talks, pizza, and sparkling conversation. TED Talks are “inspired talks by the world’s leading thinkers and…

NEASIST Gathers to Celebrate Chapter Awards

By NEASIST Webmaster | September 8, 2011

Come join in a lively (and informal) gathering to celebrate a few of our successes this year! When: Monday, September 26, starting at 5:30 to 7:30 Come and go at your leisure! NEASIST will be with a Wonder Woman image on a stick! Where: Meadhall 4 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142 http://themeadhall.com/ The gathering is…

Laments for Reference?

By COASIST Webmaster | September 6, 2011

A polemic, but trenchant view (dictionary words???) on how dictionaries and other print media on our reference shelves are disappearing from John Walsh at the Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/no-we-shouldnrsquot-just-google-it-john-walsh-laments-the-death-of-the-reference-book-2347173.html) “…as early as 2007 some publishers were predicting that paper dictionaries will die out completely, as the word-curious turn wholly online. And if they go the way of…

Books after Amazon

By COASIST Webmaster | September 2, 2011

It has been very good news for libraries that Amazon has agreed to allow checkouts of e-books on the Kindle at public libraries. At the same time, we should consider the overall practice of this company and how it could impact the book industry over the long term. The author here compares the possibly predatory…

Doing Data Like a Pro: Tips for Managing Your Digital Life

By COASIST Webmaster | August 15, 2011

As more of our life becomes digital, it’s easy to get buried under a deluge of data. The growing number of gadgets and networks around us give us even more data to manage. Can’t keep up with email? Can’t reach the cloud? Curious about our digital future? Join us on Monday evening, August 29th, 2011…

Library Closings Still in the News in the UK: “Book Barbarians”

By COASIST Webmaster | July 22, 2011

Authors continue to weigh in on potential library closures in Britain. Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials Trilogy, e.g. http://www.worldcat.org/title/amber-spyglass/oclc/44627113&referer=brief_results) helps to raise funds protesting library cuts, arguing in the UK there are 9 million people who have still never used the Internet. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8648309/Philip-Pullman-Why-we-must-stand-up-to-the-book-barbarians.html

“Library Data – why Bother?”

By COASIST Webmaster | July 22, 2011

One of the best and most provocative presentations at ALA this year: http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2011/07/library-data-why-bother.html Eric Hellman, discussing the history of library data and the potential future of library linked data. His blog post now contains a link to the complete PowerPoint, which includes some examples of how easy it is to code links. This version unfortunately…

Kindles in the News – in Time for Tonight’s Program!

By COASIST Webmaster | July 20, 2011

Just in time for tonight’s “Kindles and Kobos and Nooks” (Smith Boardroom, OCLC Conference Center, Dublin, OH 6:30pm), Amazon announces a new program for textbook rental on a variety of readers and other computers: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000702481.

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