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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. Â I particularly would like to thank Crystal, Lydia and…
Read MoreSeason 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…
Read MoreThe following is Lydia Middleton’s State of the Association address from the 2024 Annual Business Meeting. Back to Inside ASIS&T, November 2024
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreASIS&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…
Read MoreHere 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
Read MoreDifficult 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…
Read MoreEffective 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
Read MoreASIS&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…
Read MoreMembers 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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Do you have a great idea about ASIS&T member benefits? Do you have ideas about how ASIS&T can support your professional development? ASIS&T Hour is your chance to discuss your ideas with the Board of Directors. The broad topic concerns how ASIS&T can improve membership benefits and best support your professional goals. Choose from two…
Read MoreASIS&T seeks proposals from LIS faculty interested in utilizing the ASIS&T physical files as materials for a course in archiving and preservation of organizational materials. Background The ASIS&T office is closing in early 2024 and all physical assets in the office must be relocated prior to office closure. The ASIS&T archives are housed at the…
Read MoreDid you know one of your member benefits is free access to all ASIS&T webinars? You can attend live and or on-demand to learn more about interesting topics. Check out some of the 2023 webinars for some fascinating presentations on topics including Social Media Analytics, Critical Data Modeling, Health Information, SQL, Information Visualization and how…
Read MoreWe had unprecedented submission numbers this year so we anticipate record-setting attendance at the 2023 Annual Meeting. We hope those of you who are able will plan to attend the 86th Annual Meeting in person in London, UK. Â The Program Committee has finished selecting the scientific program which will include 95 papers, 32 panels and…
Read MoreKyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea 2023 November 6th to November 11th DCMI 2023, the twenty-first International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, will embrace the whole spectrum of innovation in metadata design, implementation, and best practices, with a special focus on challenges and opportunities in a data-intensive world. Discounted rates for ASIS&T members. Register…
Read MoreIn each issue of Inside ASIS&T, we ask a different member questions about their perspectives, advice, and experiences in the field of information science and technology. If you would like to be a featured member, email Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. How long have you been an ASIS&T member and why did you decide to join ASIS&T?…
Read MoreMembers 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…
Read MoreCheck out the newest articles from Information Matters (IM), ASIS&T’s digital-only communication translational forum for information science, bringing relevant and current research evidence and industry developments, news, and opinion to a global public audience free of charge. Sign up for our weekly newsletters from IM. ChatGPT: The Future of Patients’ Information Needs Zahra Mohammadzadeh Times New Plural – The…
Read MoreAfrica Student Chapter Professor Marlene Holmner played a key role in establishing the student chapter for the ASIS&T African Chapter, encouraging academic collaboration and knowledge exchange in the region. With a focus on empowering aspiring scholars, she guided the creation of the student chapter, providing a supportive platform for students in the field of information…
Read More SIG-AH (Arts and Humanities) “Exploring Collaborative Interpretive Practice” workshop sponsored by SIG-AH and SIG-USE [check the online CFP for updates on submissions and pre-workshop activities!] A workshop co-located with ASIS&T 2023, Saturday, 28 October, 2023, London, UK Collaboration on the interpretation and analysis of texts, images, artifacts, qualitative data, and other recorded information is fundamental to knowledge…
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