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A very belated Meet the 2025-2026 NEASIS&T Executive Committee post! We are deeply grateful to these leaders for volunteering their time and energy to support the chapter’s mission and goals and engage the information science community in professional development. This year has been especially significant as we welcome our new Special Libraries Association colleagues to…
Read MoreAttendees: Prof. Shaobo Liang (Chair), Prof. Yuehua Zhao (Chair-Elect), Prof. Xiaoyu Chen (Webmaster), Prof. Shijie Song (Communications Officer), Prof. Huichuan Xia (Secretary) Time: 11:00 am — 11:30 am (EST), 12/06/2025 Location: Online/Zoom Meeting Theme: First all-hands meeting for the newly-elected ASIS&T-Asia Chapter members Topics: See the minute below Chair: Shaobo Liang, Wuhan University Chair-Elect: Yuehua…
Read MoreCandidate for President-Elect Biography Expand Professor Isto Huvila holds the chair in information studies at the Department of ALM (Archival Studies, Library and Information Studies and Museums and Cultural Heritage Studies) at Uppsala University in Sweden. His primary areas of research include information and knowledge management, information work, knowledge organisation, documentation, research data, and social…
Read MoreNEASIS&T enjoyed connecting with attendees and sharing information about our chapter at ISS/SLC26 in Albuquerque this past weekend. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table during the breaks to learn more about us and to get candy. And thank you to our chair-elect, Michele Costello, for organizing our presence at the conference. We had…
Read MoreThe standards committee has voted APPROVE on ISO/DIS 233-1, Transliteration of Perso-Arabic characters into Latin characters — Part 1: Arabic language This document establishes a system for the transliteration of Arabic characters into Latin characters used to write the Arabic language. This modification of the stringent rules established by ISO 233:1984 is especially intended to facilitate…
Read MoreThe standards committee has voted to APPROVE TC 46 /SC 4 Ballot – ISO/NP 26730-1 as a working draft This document describes the components of a data paper, as well as the presentation requirements for its writing and arrangement. This document is applicable to data papers in all forms of dissemination, including print, microform, and…
Read MorePart 1 This document describes the components of a data paper, as well as the presentation requirements for its writing and arrangement. This document is applicable to data papers in all forms of dissemination, including print, microform, and electronic versions. Part 2 This document describes the metadata for data papers, focusing on format and elements.…
Read MoreThe ASIS&T European Chapter is delighted to share the conference programme for Information Science Trends 2026, to be held at the Facultat d’Informació i Mitjans Audiovisuals (Universitat de Barcelona) in Barcelona on June 25-26, 2026. The exciting on-site programme includes a keynote from Carlos Aguilar (UB), presentation sessions, a conference dinner, and various opportunities to…
Read MoreCandidate for Director-at-Large Biography Expand Shannon M. Oltmann is the Associate Dean and Director of the School of Information Sciences at Wayne State University, where she is also a full professor. She obtained her Ph.D. from Indiana University. Oltmann’s research interests include intellectual freedom, censorship, information precarity, and qualitative research methods. She wrote the book…
Read MoreCandidate for Director-at-Large Biography Expand Anne N. Barker is a Senior Information Specialist in the Legal Department at Genentech, a biotechnology company in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she specializes in patent, litigation, and pharmaceutical pipeline research and analysis. Anne completed her MLIS from San Jose State University in 2005 and received her B.A. from Illinois…
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Watch the ARIST online issue launch parties – celebrations of ARIST issues with presentations from article authors. Here is the 2025 ARIST Launch Party from February 24, 2025 and the 2024 ARIST Launch Party from March 18, 2024. ARIST, Volume 76, Issue 1, January 2025 Full Issue REVIEW ARTICLES Sense-making, sensemaking and sense making-A systematic review and meta-synthesis…
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Europe Chapter: Information Science Pub Quiz! The ASIST Europe Chapter & SIG-III warmly invite all interested information scholars, educators, and students to an exciting Information Science Pub Quiz, a brain-teasing event designed to challenge and entertain via Zoom on 3 April 2025 at 3pm BST / 4pm CET (see in your time zone here). The Chapter & SIG have…
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SIG-EduLearn: Our Latest Newsletter is Here! Stay Updated! Dear all, We’re excited to bring you the latest edition of the SIG-EduLearn newsletter! 🚀 In this issue, you’ll find: Message from the chair, Business meeting, Webinar Report, Officers, Library and Information Science in Context, Revitalizing Library Science Education in Pakistan, SIG-EduLearn logo competition, Get involve Please find the newsletter here We hope you…
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ASIS&T Webinars, your source for online live and on-demand content created by the Association for Information Science & Technology, are free to ASIS&T members. Our webinars connect you with experts and global thought leaders in information science, management, and business on relevant professional issues. Webinar: The Future of Memory: A History of Lossless Format Standards…
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Upcoming Webinar (April 17): Navigating Provenance Policy in the U.S– Register Today! The IMLS-funded Building Community Around Provenance (B-CAP) grant team invites the ASIS&T community to a webinar on “Provenance policy objectives and tactics in the U.S”. The webinar will be held on April 17, 2025 from 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST. Please mark your calendar and click here to get registered!…
Read MoreThe ASIST Europe Chapter & SIG-III warmly invite all interested information scholars, educators, and students to an exciting Information Science Pub Quiz, a brain-teasing event designed to challenge and entertain via Zoom on 3 April 2025 at 3pm BST / 4pm CET (see in your time zone here). The Chapter & SIG have together created a fun-filled session of…
Read MoreThe US Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology (NEASIS&T) invites you to join us for our 2025 Annual Conference, which will be held virtually. Registration is now open: Register for the conference. What: NEASIS&T’s Annual Conference When: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Where: Virtual Who: NEASIS&T (US Northeast Chapter of the Association…
Read MoreAwards Recipients 2024 Winner of SIG Social Media Senior Researcher Award 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 contributions may include 1) scholarly contributions to the advancement of our…
Read MoreDear SIG-HLTH members, All SIGs were tasked by ASIS&T leadership this month to develop a list of up to five values that characterize ASIS&T as an organization: its members, events, and staff. This activity is aligned with the development of ASIS&T’s next strategic plan. On Wednesday, February 19, the SIG-HLTH executive board met and drafted values.…
Read MoreSIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2024 Annual Meeting Paper Awards Title: Standardizing Vehicle Travel Speed Data for Road Safety Authors: Liliana Salas, College of Information Science and Arlie Adkins, College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture and the College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA Abstract: In 2022, almost 50,000 people died in road crashes in the United States, with speeding…
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