Infoshare News
Call for Nominations – InfoShare Membership Award 2024
The ASIS&T's Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) is sponsoring another group of deserving Information Professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive) for the year 2024.
We are soliciting nominations of candidates/individuals for the InfoShare Membership Award (2024)
Eligibility
- The preference InfoShare Award will be given to the candidates belonging to Tier 1 countries as the candidates from Tier 2 countries can get free membership (for two years).
- The current ASIS&T member cannot be the nominee for the award.
- The individual should not be the InfoShare award winner in the last five years
- Only ASIS&T members can nominate any suitable candidate
Key Responsibilities
- Join SIG-III
- Attend at least 3 ASIS&T webinars of their interest in a business year (July 1st to June 30th)
- Attend at least two quarterly SIG-III business meetings
- Help the InfoShare committee to organize at least one InfoShare event
- Invite at least five Library and Information Science professionals to join SIG-III
- At the end of the business year (30th June), they are required to submit a detailed report to the InfoShare Chair about the above-mentioned activities.
Nominators can mentor the award recipients for the above activities.
We encourage residents of Tier-1 Developing Nation to submit their application. Please note that as per the new policies, ASIS&T membership dues are optional for anybody who lives in a Tier-2 Developing Nation. If you are a resident of a Tier-2 Developing Nation and are still interested in applying for InfoShare Award, you are welcome to submit your application. We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, especially from countries that have never been ASIS&T members or have limited ASIS&T membership. Women, minorities, and candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Please include a one-page curriculum vitae and a one-page description of why you are deserving of the award. All curriculum vitae will be kept private, accessible only to SIG-III officers. Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the year.
Please contact sigiiiasist@gmail.com if you have any questions about the award.
The deadline for submitting nominations is May 15th, 2024 & the announcement of successful candidates is May 30th, 2024.
Regards,
Faiza Bashir (Chair InfoShare 2024)
Dharmveer Modi (InfoShare Member)
Elçin Ziya (InfoShare Member)
Massoomeh Niknia (InfoShare Member)
Would you like to meet and talk to "Human Books"?
Are you interested in lending ears to listening stories of growth? Then join an exciting event by InfoShare of SIG-III scheduled to be held on Friday, February 16, 2024, at 10.00 AM EST (Time zone Converter: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter ).
Every human has stories, stories of their struggles, successes, leadership stories, stories contributing to the success of patrons, stories of innovation they have started, and above all a lot of wisdom exists out there. The idea of Humans of the library is to make available an online interaction space, where there are potential storytellers (humans who have compelling stories and experiences) and there are listeners. So, this space facilitates deeper understanding, acknowledging diversity, connection, and learning.
The following are the HUMANS of the library and they will share their stories with the participants:
Presenters:
Arjun Sabharwal: Professor, Digital Initiatives Librarian of Indo-Hungarian, USA
Title of the story: Journey through Diaspora
W.S.Thrishala Warnasooriya:Assistant Librarian, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Title of the story: Silence Speaks Louder
Vanessa Reyes: Assistant Professor, East Carolina University, College of Education, Interdisciplinary Professions, Library Science Program
Title of the story: From Practitioner to Academic, Preserving Personal Digital Heritage
Syamili C.:Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Calicut University, India
Title of the story: In the Pursuit of Understanding: A Woman Graduate's Exploration in Information Science Research and Education
We invite all practitioners, faculty, and students to join us for an exciting event and listen to the exciting stories from human books on Friday 16th February 2024 at 10:00 am EST (Time zone Converter: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter
Register yourself as "Human of the library", an event by InfoShare of SIG-III
InfoShare of SIG-III is going to organize an event with the title "Humans of the Library". This event will take place virtually on February 16, 2024, at 10:00 AM (EST).
ASIS&T has been there for many years and there are member libraries and librarians from around the world. The librarians will have stories, stories of their struggles, their successes, leadership stories, stories contributing to the success of patrons, stories of innovation they have started, and above all a lot of wisdom exists out there. Most of the members know each other through profiles including qualifications and designations, which portray very limited information. The idea of Humans of the library is to make available an online interaction space, where there are potential storytellers (librarians who have compelling stories and experiences) and there are listeners. So this space facilitates deeper understanding, acknowledging diversity, connection, and learning.
For this event, we invite you to become part of this event as "Human Book" and share your story with your global friends. As "Human Book", please register yourself before January 15, 2024, through the link (Humans of the Library - Registration Form)
For any query or question please don't hesitate to contact Noorudin Merchant, email nooranu@gmail.com
2023 InfoShare Award Announcement
The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III), InfoShare Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare Award for 2023. These will be really a great addition to ASIS&T and SIG-III family. These awardees have been selected after an extensive selection process. The “InfoShare Award for 2023” winners are:
Adeoye, Azeez Adebamgbola, Senior Librarian, Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, Ibadan, Nigeria
Elçin Ziya, PhD Student, Hacettepe University, Department of Information, Ankara, Türkiye
Khadije Moradi, Researcher, Judiciary of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Massoomeh Niknia, Archivist, Iranian Grid Management Company, Tehran, Iran
Mehdi Rahmani, Postdoctoral researcher, National Elite Foundation in Iran, Tehran, Iran
Nasira Munir, Assistant Librarian, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore, Pakistan
Nooruddin Merchant, Director Libraries, Habib University, Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Shammasu Musa Dantsoho, Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State, Lafia, Nigeria
Sima Esmaeilzad Hojbi, Manager Library, School of Dentistry, Library; Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Victoria Sokari, Senior Librarian, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria.
Congratulations to all awardees, and a very warm welcome to the ASIS&T family!
Dr. Muhammad Tariq Chair – InfoShare
Bushra Almas Jaswal Member – InfoShare
Sadaf Rafiq Member – InfoShare
Nifemi Segun Adetunji Member – InfoShare
Call for Nominations – InfoShare Membership Award 2023
The ASIS&T's Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) is sponsoring another group of deserving Information Professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive) for the year 2023.
We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award (2023).
Please include a one-page curriculum vitae and a one-page description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks and build relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations.
All curriculum vitae will be kept private, accessible only to SIG-III officers. Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the year.
Key Responsibilities
Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year's Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to:
- Join SIG III and Infoshare and will work with the other committee members
- Attend at least 3 ASIS&T webinars of their interest in a business year (July 1st to June 30th)
- Promote ASIS&T and SIG III in their social circle (Professionals/students). For instance, every month use at least one social media platform (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and/or professional listservs to
- (a) broadcast the SIG-III webpage (i.e., https://www.asist.org/sig/sigiii/),
- (b) encourage Library and Information Science professionals to join SIG-III, and (c) update your audience/followers with any new development related to ASIS&T and SIG-III. It is okay to repeat broadcasting the same information every month since it can still increase the visibility of SIG-III.
- Encourage professionals and students to get a membership and join SIG III (Submit the details of the professionals/students who joined ASIS&T on their recommendation)
- Sponsor lecture(s) on Library Science and Information Science topics (according to local needs) in their geographical area (city/province/country) on behalf of ASIS&T & SIG III. Awardees may plan webinars or on-site lectures and may request field experts to deliver a lecture, and after sharing the details and approval from the InfoShare Chair can announce the webinar/seminar by including ASIS&T & SIG III logos in the promotional stuff. InfoShare Chair may also join the webinar on behalf of ASIS&T & SIG III.
- Build a relationship between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations.
- Conduct seminars at the local and/or national level (one at least) to highlight the role of ASIS&T and SIG III (Submit a detailed report along with pictures)
- Write a brief on their experience with ASIS&T and SIG III at the end of the ASIS&T business year and send this to the SIG III Newsletter Officer for publication in the newsletter.
- Join SIG III annual business meeting (physical or online)
- At the end of the business year, they are required to submit a detailed report to the InfoShare Chair about the above-mentioned activities. They also have to broadcast this report on at least one of their social media accounts.
Nominators can mentor the award recipients for the above activities.
Please note that as per the new policies, ASIS&T membership dues are optional for anybody who lives in a Tier-2 Developing Nation. If you are a resident of a Tier-2 Developing Nation and are still interested in applying for InfoShare Award, you are welcome to submit your application.
We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, especially from countries that have never been ASIS&T members or have limited ASIS&T membership. Women, minorities, and candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Send your nominations of deserving candidates to Dr. Muhammad Tariq at tariqnajmi@cuilahore.edu.pk and sigiiiasist@gmail.com
The deadline for submitting nominations is May 15th, 2023 & the announcement of successful candidates is June 30th, 2023.
To learn more, please click the link https://www.asist.org/sig/sigiii/sig-iii-awards/infoshare/
Regards,
Muhammad Tariq (Chair InfoShare 2023)
Sadaf Rafiq (InfoShare Member)
Bushra Almas (InfoShare Member)
Nifemi Segun Adetunji (InfoShare Member)
2021 InfoShare Award Announcement
The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) is pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare Award for 2021.
Jiban K. Pal - Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (Email: jiban@isical.ac.in)
Leili Seifi - Associate Professor, Department of Knowledge & Information Science, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran. (Email: leili.seifi@gmail.com)
Shima Moradi - Assistant Professor, Policy Evaluation and Science, Technology and Innovation Monitoring Department, National Research Institute for Science Policy (NRISP), Tehran, Iran
(Email: moradi@nrisp.ac.ir)
Sadaf Rafiq - Librarian, Government College University Lahore, Pakistan (Email: sadaf.rafiq12@hotmail.com)
The following two InfoShare awardees are granted InfoShare 2021 Award based on their satisfactory performance during 2020.
Humphrey Lance Kombe Keah - Knowledge Management Consultant, Nairobi, Kenya (Email: humphreykeah443@gmail.com)
Ms. Nicoleta-Roxana Dinu - Librarian, National Library of Romania, Bucharest, Romania (Email: roxana.dinu@bibnat.ro)
Congratulations to all awardees, and a very warm welcome to the ASIS&T family!
Note: SIG-III would pay for the membership of the award winners from Tier 1 Developing Nations (https://www.asist.org/membership/tier-1/)
Best Regards,
Dr. Saira Hanif Soroya (Chair InfoShare Award 2021)
Abid Hussain (InfoShare Member)
Humphrey Keah (InfoShare Member)
2021 InfoShare Call for Nominations
The ASIS&T's Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) is sponsoring another group of deserving Information Professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive) for the year 2021.
We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award (2021).
Please include a one-page curriculum vitae and a one-page description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks and build relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations.
All curriculum vitae will be kept private, accessible only to SIG-III officers. Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the year.
Key Responsibilities
Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year's Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to:
- Join SIG III
- Attend at least 3 ASIS&T webinars of their interest in a business year (July 1st to June 30th)
- Promote ASSIS&T and SIG III in their social circle (Professionals/students). For instance, every month use at least one social media platform (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and/or professional listservs to (a) broadcast the SIG-III webpage (i.e., https://www.asist.org/sig/sigiii/), (b) encourage Library and Information Science professionals to join SIG-III, and (c) update your audience/followers with any new development related to ASIS&T and SIG-III. It is okay to repeat broadcasting the same information every month since it can still increase the visibility of SIG-III.
- Encourage professionals and students to get a membership and join SIG III (Submit the details of the professionals/students who joined ASIS&T on their recommendation)
- Sponsor lecture(s) on Library Science and Information Science topics (according to local needs) in their geographical area (city/province/country) on behalf of ASIS&T & SIG III. Awardees may plan webinars or on-site lectures and may request field experts to deliver a lecture, and after sharing the details and approval from the InfoShare Chair can announce the webinar/seminar by including ASIS&T & SIG III logos in the promotional stuff. InfoShare Chair may also join the webinar on behalf of ASIS&T & SIG III.
- Build a relationship between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations.
- Conduct seminars at the local and/or national level (one at least) to highlight the role of ASIS&T and SIG III (Submit a detailed report along with pictures)
- Write a brief on their experience with ASIS&T and SIG III at the end of the ASIS&T business year and send this to the SIG III Newsletter Officer for publication in the newsletter.
- Join SIG III annual business meeting (physical or online)
- At the end of the business year, they are required to submit a detailed report to the InfoShare Chair about the above-mentioned activities. They also have to broadcast this report on at least one of their social media accounts.
Nominators can mentor the award recipients for the above activities.
Please note that as per the new policies, ASIS&T membership dues are optional for anybody who lives in a Tier-2 Developing Nation. If you are a resident of a Tier-2 Developing Nation and are still interested in applying for InfoShare Award, you are welcome to submit your application.
We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, especially from countries that have never been ASIS&T members or have limited ASIS&T membership. Women, minorities, and candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Send your nominations of deserving candidates to Dr. Saira Hanif Soroya at one of the following emails.
Saira.im@pu.edu.pk; humphreykeah443@gmail.com ; abidmardan@gmail.com .
The deadline for submitting nominations is June 30th, 2021 & the announcement of successful candidates is July 10th, 2021.
Stay safe!
Dr. Saira Hanif Soroya (Chair InfoShare Award 2021)
Abid Hussain (InfoShare Member)
Humphrey Keah (InfoShare Member)
2020 InfoShare Award Announcement
The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) is pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare Award for 2020:
- Jlouk Yahya, Knowledge and data engineering student, ESI in Alirfane, Rabat, Morocco
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Mayank Trivedi, University Librarian & Senate Member, University of Baroda, Gujarat, India
- Nkeiru Amauche Emezie, Librarian, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
- Nicoleta-Roxana Dinu, Librarian/International Relation Officer, Bucharest, Romania
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Humphrey Lance Kombe Keah, Knowledge Manager, Nairobi, Kenya
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Arjun Sanyal, Assistant Librarian, Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), Dharamshala, India
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Fatemeh Pazooki, Librarian, Alzehra University, Tehran, Iran
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Salman bin Naeem, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Omobolade Adeagbo, Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
2020 InfoShare Call for Nominations
The ASIS&T’s Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) is sponsoring another group of deserving information professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive) for the year 2020. We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award. The award will be given to LIS professionals. Please include a one-page curriculum vitae and a one-page description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks and build relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations. Awardees will be decided by a vote of the SIG-III officers. All curriculum vitae will be kept private, accessible only to SIG-III officers. Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the year. Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year's Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to:
- sharing ASIS&T publications that they receive (the Bulletin of ASIS&T and JASIS&T) with other colleagues
- promoting the SIG-III paper contest among their colleagues
- serving as a contact/coordinator for ASIS&T members traveling to their area who may be able to speak about ASIS&T and information science
- having the ability to strengthen the relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations, and
- sponsoring lectures on information science topics in their area on behalf of ASIS&T
Nominators can mentor the award recipients for the above activities. We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, especially from countries that have never been ASIS&T members or have limited ASIS&T membership. Women, minorities, and candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Please feel free to circulate the Call in your professional networks (e.g., your alma mater listservs, professional contacts at IFLA, OCLC, international organizations, practitioner groups, academic institutions, etc.). Send your nominations of deserving candidates to Dr. Saira Hanif Soroya (Saira.im@pu.edu.pk).
The deadline for submitting nominations is June 15th, 2020 & the announcement of successful candidates is June 25th, 2020.
Saira Hanif Soroya
Chair, InfoShare Program, SIG-III, ASIS&T
For more details, please visit https://www.asist.org/sig/sigiii/sig-iii-awards/infoshare/)
2019 InfoShare Award Announcement
The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) is pleased to announce the winners of the InfoShare Award for 2019:
- Allistair Mbele, Librarian, Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
- Muhammad Tariq, Incharge, Library Information Services, COMSATS University, Lahore, Pakistan.
- Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Associate Librarian, Aga Khan University-Faculty of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
- Mayank Trivedi, Librarian, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
- Abid Hussain, Library Officer, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Sumaira Hussain, Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
- Shima Moradi, Assistant Professor, Scientometrics Department, National Research Institute for Science Policy (NRISP), Iran.
Congratulations and a warm welcome to the ASIS&T family!
2019 InfoShare Call for Nominations
The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III) is pleased to announce that for 2019 we will be able to sponsor another group of deserving information professionals from developing countries for complimentary ASIS&T memberships (the financial burden of which would otherwise be prohibitive). We are soliciting nominations of candidates for the InfoShare Membership Award. The award will be given to LIS professionals.
Please include a one-page curriculum vitae and a one-page description of why this person is deserving of membership, including their willingness to promote ASIS&T within their networks and build relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations. Awardees will be decided by a vote of the SIG-III officers. All curriculum vitae will be kept private, accessible only to SIG-III officers.
Each membership award will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year if the new member proves to be a strong advocate for ASIS&T in their home country during the course of the year. Awardees will be asked to submit a report on their activities by next year’s Annual Meeting, which may include, but are not limited to:
• sharing ASIS&T publications that they receive (the Bulletin of ASIS&T and JASIS&T) with other colleagues
• promoting the SIG-III paper contest among their colleagues
• serving as a contact/coordinator for ASIS&T members traveling to their area who may be able to speak about ASIS&T and information science
• having the ability to strengthen the relationships between ASIS&T and the national/regional organizations, and
• sponsoring lectures on information science topics in their area on behalf of ASIS&T
Nominators can mentor the award recipients for the above activities.
We look forward to welcoming new members to ASIS&T from across the globe, especially from countries that have never been ASIS&T members or have limited ASIS&T membership. Women, minority, and candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
Please feel free to circulate the Call in your professional networks (e.g., your alma mater listservs, professional contacts at IFLA, OCLC, international organizations, practitioner groups, academic institutions, etc.). Please send your nominations of deserving candidates to Dr. Saira Hanif Soroya (Saira.im@pu.edu.pk) or Hemalata Iyer (hiyer@albany.edu)
The deadline for submitting nominations is June 15th, 2019.
Announcement of successful candidates June 25th, 2019.
Thank you!
Saira Hanif Soroya
Chair, InfoShare Program, SIG-III, ASIS&T
(Visit us at: https://www.asist.org/SIG/SIGIII/about/infoshare/)