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The 12th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium (SIG-SI): “The Social Informatics of Work and Play”

September 20, 2016

Please join us in Copenhagen and celebrate with us as we mark the 12th year of the SIG-SI Research Symposium! Saturday, October 15, 2015, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers Copenhagen, Denmark Organizers: Pnina Fichman, Indiana University (fichman@indiana.edu) Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University (hrosenba@indiana.edu) Eric Meyer, Oxford Internet Institute, United Kingdom Adam Worrall,…

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JASIST Special Issue on “The Social Informatics of Knowledge”

September 20, 2016

In this special issue of the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, we are calling for papers that advance the concepts, methods and theories that support the social informatics perspective.  Social informatics as the study of the connections among people and the technologies they use is a lens to understand a wide variety…

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Doctoral Student Research Videos

September 20, 2016

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Doctoral students, in the dissertation writing stage or close to defending, were invited by ASIS&T to submit a short video to introduce to the world the exciting and engaging research that they are doing.  We are proud to feature these amazing and powerful videos.  Enjoy! Top Winner…

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Call for Papers: LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2014

September 20, 2016

ASSESSING LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY USERS AND USE 16 – 20 June 2014, Zadar, Croatia Web site: http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/ Email: lida@unizd.hr Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) is a biennial international conference that focuses on the transformation of libraries and information services in the digital environment. In recognition of evolving online and social technological influences that present…

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Digital Humanities, Digital Libraries and Information Science: what relati …

September 18, 2016

Posted on September 18, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff lun, 24 ott alle 09:30, Firenze, Italy digital-humanitieslis-brochure The Seminar AIMS to open a conversation about the relationship between Digital Libraries, Digital Humanities and Information Science. The Seminar will be opened by the 2016-2017 President of ASIS&T, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, and includes presentations That highlights the applications of…

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Library Freedom Project workshop

September 17, 2016

CO-ASIS&T, in collaboration with NORASIST, presents a special 2-part workshop with Alison Macrina of the Library Freedom Project, presenting strategies to librarians to protect patrons from online threats to privacy. Alison Macrina is a librarian, privacy activist, and founder and director of the Library Freedom Project.  She will talk about surveillance threats, privacy rights and responsibilities, and technical tools to help…

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Seminar on Digital Humanities, Digital Libraries and Information Science

September 16, 2016

The Seminar “Digital Humanities, Digital Libraries and Information Science: what relation?” aims to open a conversation about the relationship between Digital Libraries, Digital Humanities and Information Science.  The Seminar will be opened by the 2016-2017 President of ASIS&T, Lynn SIlipigni Connaway, and includes presentations that highlight the applications of research methods for information issues. More…

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Preparing Information Professionals for an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing Future

September 15, 2016

Friday, September 30, 2016, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT JOIN: http://buff.ly/2cYuGAR “So Who’s Managing All that Organizational Information Anyway” was the title of an ASIS&T Workshop in 2015.  This Webinar continues and extends that discussion, which encompassed the degree requirements and continuing education for information professionals Information Management Professionals include those involved with libraries/museums, archives,…

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New Board 2016/2017

September 14, 2016

The European Chapter has voted on its board for the term 2016/2017. The new officers are found here. The EUChap welcomes all new and old officers! You can meet the officers at the next ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Copenhagen this year.

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New Annual Meeting Receptions!

September 1, 2016

Posted on September 1, 2016 by ASIS&T Staff We are proud to announce two new receptions to our Annual Meeting program being held in Copenhagen next month.  They are free and open to all attendees!   Friday 14th October 15:00 -17:00 Migrant and Refugee Information Studies (MARIs) Network Are you a Library and Information Science…

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SIG-Infolearn Events

President’s Message

November 15, 2024

Hello everyone I would like to start by saying how grateful I am to be able to work with you all. ASIS&T is a very special organisation, and I look forward to helping you develop it in fruitful and interesting new directions over the next year.  I particularly would like to thank Crystal, Lydia and…

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Immediate Past President’s Message

November 15, 2024
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Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,   Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless   With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees,   And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core.                                                    (John Keats, To Autumn)     It is hard to…

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From Your Executive Director, November 2024

November 15, 2024

The following is Lydia Middleton’s State of the Association address from the 2024 Annual Business Meeting. Back to Inside ASIS&T, November 2024

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Governance Update, November 2024

November 15, 2024

The Board of Directors met on October 25, 2024 in Calgary, AB, Canada. 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; Aylin Imeri, PhD; Luanne Sinnamon, PhD; and Lydia…

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Annual Meeting News, November 2024

November 15, 2024

ASIS&T 2024 Annual Meeting Recap We had another well attended Annual Meeting in Calgary, Canada with 421 individuals attending. There would have been more, but unfortunately many colleagues from around the globe were unable to obtain a visa into Canada. Of these, 395 were ASIS&T members. Registrants from 20 countries came together to engage in…

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AM24 Photo Album

November 15, 2024

Here are just a few of the thousands of AM24 photographs. To view the entirety of the photos, please visit our Dropbox Folder. Back to Inside ASIS&T, November 2024

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AM25 – Save the Date & CFP

November 15, 2024

Difficult Conversations: The Role of Information Science  in the Age of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence 88th Annual Meeting CALL FOR PROPOSALS Information science scholars and practitioners have anticipated the evolution (and expansion) of artificial intelligence (AI) for decades. AI has been called the “technology of a generation,” (UK Government, 2024) and as such, information science scholars will…

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ASIS&T Change of Address

November 15, 2024

Effective January 1, 2025, the new address for the ASIS&T office will be: 1935 County Road B2W Suite 165 Roseville, MN 55113 United States Please inform your business office (if applicable) of this change. Thank you! Back to Inside ASIS&T, November 2024

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New ASIS&T Members, November 2024

November 15, 2024

ASIS&T welcomes the following Institutions and Individuals who have joined ASIS&T since September of 2024. Institutions: University of South Carolina | United States | Institutional Affiliate Wuhan University | China | Institutional Affiliate Individuals: Anandhukrishna A S | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University | India | Professional Maria Alamgir | Manchester Metropolitan University | United Kingdom…

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New from JASIST, November 2024

November 15, 2024

Members of ASIS&T have full access to the Journal of Information Science and Technology (JASIST). If you are not sure how to access your member benefit, contact Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. To view issues of JASIST, log in to the Info Hub at www.asist.org and click Resources from the left-side navigation. Then click “Journal Access.” JASIST Volume 75, Issue…

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