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Call for Applications: ARIST Editorial Board Due February 11, 2022 The Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) is a collection of peer-reviewed, comprehensive, and systematic reviews on topics relevant to information science, computing science, technology studies, and related fields. Published under the banner of Wiley’s Journal of the Association for Information Science and…

COVID-19 Health Informatics Project: Experiences From a Pan-South Asia and Asia Pacific Project Funded by ASIS&T As we reel under the impact of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic globally, access to accurate health information has become the key to winning this battle. We are surrounded by lots of information related to COVID-19. These…

ASIS&T 24-Hour Global Conference Call for Proposals April 26-27, 2022 (Online) Theme: Networking, Sharing, and Learning: Challenges and Opportunities The Covid-19 pandemic has inevitably changed the world through challenges and potential opportunities. The value of networking, sharing, and learning, especially with advances in technology, has greatly increased. ASIS&T provides continuously new ways of learning and…

January 2022 President’s Column Hi everyone, Hope you all are doing well and got some well-deserved rest during the year-end holidays. Wish you all a very happy new year and health and happiness always! The Coronavirus situation continues to challenge us with the Omicron variant and its ramifications. With the news of falling cases during…

Upcoming Webinars 2021 Webinars Introduction to OpenRefine (DCMI) November 18, 2021 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST Sponsored by ASIS&T and DCMI Presenter: Elizabeth Wickes Additional Information and Registration   In the Streets; On the Walls: Archiving, Activism, and the Urban Art Mapping Street Art Database (SIG-AH and SIG-VIS) December 9, 2021, 2:00 PM – 3:00…

Affiliated Organization News The 2021 International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) will be held online from December 1st to 3rd, 2021 (JST time zone). ICADL is a major digital library conference that started in Hong Kong in 1998 and has traveled to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region over the years. https://icadl.net/icadl2021   The 2021 AP-iConference is a regional satellite event…

SIG News SIG-AI SIG- AI is looking for nominations for two officer positions for this newly formed SIG: Chair-Elect and Secretary.   More information and position descriptions are available here. If you are interested in either of these positions, please fill out this short nomination form. Contact Chirag Shah if you have any questions. The deadline for submitting…

Chapter News European Chapter (EC) The EC’s Autumn 2021 Newsletter is available here. ASIS&T’s EC recognises the unique and influential work of individuals to the area of Information Science through its Community of Information Science Fellows. They are our Champions of Information Science in the European Chapter, sharing their expertise and leadership to our community.…

Member Spotlight Alamir Novin Alamir Novin is a PhD candidate researching Cognitive and Collaborative Information Seeking involving Human-Computer Interactions at the University of British Columbia’s School of Information. He is currently researching the cognitive biases that emerge when people seek answers to complex open problems, such as science controversies. What skills does one need to be successful in…

Annual Meeting News Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Meeting virtually or in person, and thank you to everyone who planned or presented to make the meeting a success.   Meeting Evaluations Meeting evaluations have been sent to all attendees. If you have not received one, please let us know. Everyone who completes…