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SIG AM24 To Do’s

July 10, 2024

Please complete the following not later than the dates specified.   Submit a request for ribbons, if you want them, HERE (September 23, 2024)   Reserve a SIG Business Meeting Time HERE (October 1, 2024)   Submit your award and certificate requests HERE (October 11, 2024)    

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NEASIS&T Summer Webinar – August 8

July 10, 2024

What: Untold Stories, Untraveled Paths: Exploring Oral Histories & Micro-Mobility Innovations When: Thursday, August 8, 2024 11:00 AM –  12:00 PM EDT Where: Virtual via Zoom Who: NEASIS&T (Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology)Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for non-members Registration Link Join us for an engaging webinar featuring two…

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Programme for Information Science Trends 2024

July 4, 2024

Information Science Trends 2024: Living online and offline, in darkness and light The ASIS&T European Chapter is delighted to share the programme for the IST 2024 conference, July 8-9 (via Zoom), featuring keynote presentations by Amber Cushing (UC Dublin) and Thomas Mandl (Uni Hildesheim) among further research presentations and posters. (Due to changes in the…

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Webinar: Local Government – Closest to Which People? Gender, Power, and Polarisation in 202

June 30, 2024

Presenter: Mayor Moira Were August 12, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT – Note time Website link: https://www.asist.org/meetings-events/webinars/local-government-closest-to-which-people-gender-power-and-polarisation-in-2024/

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Webinar: Local Government – Closest to Which People? Gender, Power, and Polarisation in 2024

June 30, 2024

Presenter: Mayor Moira Were August 12, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT – Note time Website link: https://www.asist.org/meetings-events/webinars/local-government-closest-to-which-people-gender-power-and-polarisation-in-2024/

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Webinar: Local Government – Closest to Which People? Gender, Power, and Polarisation in 2024

June 30, 2024

Presenter: Mayor Moira Were August 12, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT – Note time Website link: https://www.asist.org/meetings-events/webinars/local-government-closest-to-which-people-gender-power-and-polarisation-in-2024/

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Webinar: Local Government – Closest to Which People? Gender, Power, and Polarisation in 2024

June 30, 2024

Presenter: Mayor Moira Were August 12, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT – Note time Website link: https://www.asist.org/meetings-events/webinars/local-government-closest-to-which-people-gender-power-and-polarisation-in-2024/

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Four Members Chosen for the 2024 ASIS&T Fellowship

June 24, 2024

                        The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Michael Buckland, Lisa Given, Gary Marchionini and Diane Sonnenwald will be awarded the ASIS&T Fellowship in 2024. The Fellowship recognizes individuals who have made substantial and sustained contributions to ASIS&T…

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Greyson & McKay to Receive 2024 Lois Lunin Award

June 24, 2024

The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Devon Greyson of the University of British Columbia and Dana McKay of RMIT will both receive the 2024 Lois Lunin Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of Information Science and Technology through leadership, mentoring, and…

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SIG-Infolearn Events

And the Winners Are…

May 6, 2014

The ESC Student Chapter congratulates the winners of the first “Movie meets Science” contest 2014! Three amazing videos have been submitted and your votes have decided: If you have missed to watch a video, no worries! All videos are online on YouTube. We like to thank all contributors for their engagement. You are very inspiring…

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Dr. Allen Kent, Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Passed Away at 92 Years

May 1, 2014

Posted on May 1, 2014 by ASIS&T Staff Age 92, on Thursday, May 1, 2014, helped change the world through his pioneering work in computer technology. Born in Harlem, New York, in 1921, Kent was the son a a tailor. He attended City College of New York. Studying chemistry and served in the U.S. Air…

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Gretchen Whitney Passed

April 30, 2014

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ASIS&T Staff KNOXVILLE – – In Memoriam: Gretchen Whitney, UT Knoxville School of Information Sciences retired associate professor, passed away in early April. She graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree. She completed her doctorate at the University of Michigan…

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Columbus Metropolitan Library Aspirational Building Program

April 27, 2014

Join the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (COASIS&T) and learn all about CML’s ambitious building program: 10 buildings in 3 years. Always an industry leader, CML is putting into play new library concepts and finding fresh ways to make its strategies come to life in three-dimensional space. The first…

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New book on “Social Informatics: Past, Present and Future”

April 15, 2014

We are very happy to announce publication of the book Social Informatics: Past, Present and Future, edited by SIG SI co-chairs Pnina Fichman and Howard Rosenbaum of the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing and the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics. The book is a collection of twelve chapters, many originating from SIG SI symposium papers, that provides a state-of-the-art…

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Contextual Inquiry: A Must-Have Method For Your User Research Toolbox

April 9, 2014

Join us for SIG USE Webinar on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 2:00pm-3:30pm (EDT) Instructor: Kate Lawrence & Deirdre Costello Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST Cost: FREE for ASIS&T members, $45 for non-members Reservation:  Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: http://www.asis.org/Conferences/webinars/USEWebinar-4-16-2014-register.html  After registering you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the Webinar. This session will feature…

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Conference Recap: International Digital Curation Conference 2014

April 2, 2014

This past February, librarians, archivists, developers, scientists, and researchers descended upon San Francisco’s Omni Hotel to eat, sleep, and breathe digital curation. I was fortunate enough to be one of the over 200 attendees at this year’s International Digital Curation Conference, Commodity, catalyst, or change-agent? Data-driven transformations in research, education, business & society, organized by the…

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2014 NEASIST Student Travel Award: Apply by Friday, April 25

March 27, 2014

The Association for Information Science & Technology, New England Chapter (NEASIST) is pleased to announce the availability of one award of up to $750 to reimburse expenses for attendance at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting (October 31-November 4, Seattle, WA).  Applications must be received by Friday, April 25. The winner will be notified by Wednesday, April…

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Threats to Reader Privacy and Access to Information in the Digital Age

March 5, 2014

Professor Lipinski will discuss how the shift to e-readers, social networking sites, licensed content, etc. poses legal challenges to traditional notions of reader privacy that was often grounded in the library place or space and how libraries can respond to these challenges. WHEN: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Refreshments and Networking Time 7:30…

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Digital Liaisons 2013 (multimedia) Proceedings now online!

March 1, 2014

Proceedings for Digital Liaisons: Engaging with Digital Curation Theory and Practice, the SIG-DL session for ASIS&T 2013, are now online! Whether you want to view each presenter, listen to a keynote speaker, skim the abstracts, or read the bios, the entire session is now available. Enjoy!

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