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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Post Are you looking for an opportunity to have a chat and exchange ideas and stories about new year’s resolution in 2024? Would you like to share ideas on the last year’s achievement and the new year’s target on personal and professional life? Via Zoom Wednesday 24th January 2024 9:00 am EDT…
Read MoreWhat: NEASIS&T’s Annual Conference When: Friday, March 15, 2024 Where: Virtual via Zoom Who: NEASIS&T (Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology) Registration Opens: January 31, 2024 Information Science & Technology Tools and Systems: Emerging, Migrating, and Adapting This year’s conference will explore the evolving landscape of information science and technology tools and…
Read MoreSIG-III Executive Committee Meeting December 21 at 10:00 AM EST
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ASIS&T AI SIG and the European Chapter are organizing an online research symposium on AI. We are inviting ECR and PhD student ASIS&T members to propose short presentations for a symposium on Artificial Intelligence, through this form. The event will be held online on Monday 25th March 2024, 1-3 PM UK time Deadline for proposals is 26th…
Read MoreVoted ABSTAIN on ISO/DIS 24138, International Standard Content Code (ISCC) Description: This document specifies the syntax and structure of the International Standard Content Code (ISCC), as an identification system for digital assets (including encodings of text, images, audio, video or other content accross all media sectors). It also describes ISCC metadata and the use of…
Read MoreVoted YES on ISO/DIS 11799, Document Storage Requirements for archive and library materials Description: This document specifies the characteristics of repositories used for the long-term storage of archive and library materials. It covers the siting and construction and renovation of the storage facility and the installation and equipment to be used both within and around…
Read MoreASIS&T AP will be held on December 23, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. Beijing time (GMT +8). The conference theme is “The Inheritance, Integration, and Innovation of Information Science in the Context of Artificial Intelligence Development,” which means that in the era of artificial intelligence, information research needs to discuss what the core knowledge or foundation…
Read MoreVoted YES on TC 46 Strategic Business Plan 2023 Description: Standards developed under ISO/TC 46 “Information and documentation” aim to facilitate access to knowledge, culture and information and to help to develop appropriate automated tools, computer systems and services to disseminate the information that is curated and collated by libraries, archives, museums, publishers and other…
Read MoreEvent: 2023 NEASIS&T Annual Meeting Experience Report Where: Online (Zoom link will be sent to registrants before event) When: Wednesday, Nov. 29, 10-11AM EST Register: https://www2.asist.org/ap/Events/Register/4rJwvMNp Cost: Free for ASIS&T Members; $10 for non-ASIS&T Members Were you unable to attend the ASIS&T Annual Meeting this year? Or perhaps you’d simply like to keep the conference inspiration going! Experience a taste…
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ASIS&T 2023-2024 President Crystal Fulton addressed the attendees of the ASIS&T 2023 Annual Meeting in London via video. Watch the recording here. Back to Inside ASIS&T, November 2023
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