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AMCIS 2016: Call for Proposals

December 14, 2015

Call for Papers: 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems August 11 – 13, 2016, San Diego, CA, USA We welcome papers for the mini track titled “Social Theory in Information Systems (STIR ’16)”, for AMCIS 2016. Details are as follows: Track: Social Technical Issues and Social Inclusion Track Mini Track Title: Social Theory in Information…

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UX & You: User Experience Design & Research

December 10, 2015

The New England Chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology, together with the Simmons College Student Chapter, invite you to join us at our 2016 Winter Event: UX & You: User Experience Design & Research Whether you are providing a service for free or for profit, in-person or virtually, your organization’s success depends…

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3 PhD scholarships for 2016

December 9, 2015

The Connected Intelligence Centre at the University of Technology Sydney is currently advertising 3 PhD scholarships for 2016 on the following topics/themes: * Learning Analytics, Agency and Algorithmic Accountability * Learning Analytics for Student Writing Practices * Learning Analytics Across Digital and Physical Spaces http://utscic.edu.au/research/phd CIC?s mission is to invent, evaluate and theorise the design…

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EPSRC PhD scholarships within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester

December 8, 2015

Expressions of interest are sought from UK/EU students for EPSRC PhD scholarships within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Manchester; tenable within the University’s Centre for Development Informatics. ICT4D topics within priority areas of relevance could include: Digital enterprises and business models in developing countries Other “development 2.0” models: users as digital producers, the…

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Two funded PhDs at the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen’s

December 8, 2015

Two Scholarships at the PhD level (starting September 2016) are available in the Department of Sociology at Queen’s University to work on a project, funded through a SSHRC Partnership Grant on “Big Data Surveillance” under the supervision of David Lyon and/or David Murakami Wood. The project is a multi-disciplinary and comparative analysis of the development…

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CfP Libraries In the Digital Age (LIDA), 13-17 June 2016, Zadar, Croatia

December 1, 2015

Authors are invited to submit paper abstracts (up to 1500 words); poster, panel, demonstration, workshop, dissertation (PhD forum) and student showcase abstracts (up to 750 words) to the conference Libraries In the Digital Age (LIDA) which will be held at the University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia, 13-17 June 2016. Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA)…

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Indiana University Ph.D. Program in Information Science Accepting Applications by January 15th, 2016

November 30, 2015

Apply Today! Funding packages with $46,000 per year stipends are available for top candidates. We welcome applications to our doctoral program at Indiana University Bloomington. Our Ph.D. in Information Science celebrates over 50 years and over 185 graduates. Our doctoral program is one of the longest continuously running Information Science programs in the U.S. and has one…

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Fall Webinar TODAY

November 24, 2015

Greetings, colleagues and friends. CO-ASIS&T would like to share with you the following announcement from our partner chapter NORASIS to the northeast. Note especially that you can participate in the meeting remotely at no cost by way of the WebEx link provided below. – – 7:00 PM Thursday November 19 Kent State University School of…

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Nine Reasons to be an ASIS&T Student Volunteer, by Si Sun

November 15, 2015

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Si Sun, the author of this post, is a student volunteer at #ASIST2015.  1. Reduction of conference registration fees  One of the biggest benefits to be an ASIS&T student volunteer is that our work is paid generously with the conference registration fee. The duties do not…

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Thrilled for being in this heaven of information world! by Stephanie Lee

November 15, 2015

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Diane Rasmussen Pennington Stephanie Lee, the author of this post, is a student volunteer at #ASIST2015.  Before I start my report, I’m truly grateful for having an opportunity to participate as a member in this heaven of the information world. Attending ASIST 2015 was definitely invaluable experiences, and the…

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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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