SIG-Infolearn Events
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)
Read MoreWhat: 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…
Read MoreInformation 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…
Read MorePresenter: 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/
Read MorePresenter: 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/
Read MorePresenter: 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/
Read MorePresenter: 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/
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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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Members of ASIS&T have full access to the Journal of Information Science and Technology. If you are not sure how to access your member benefit, contact Pamela Yonker at pyonker@asist.org. JASIST Volume 73, Issue 7, July 2022 Full Issue RESEARCH ARTICLES Fairness in digital sharing legal professional attitudes toward digital piracy and digital commons…
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Check 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 from here. Towards Responsible AI: Leveraging Multi-partner Engagement-Fireside Chat with Carolyn Watters by…
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Africa Chapter The Africa chapter celebrated its second anniversary on June 17, 2022, during its third general meeting of this year. In two years, the chapter was able to grow from 2 members to more than 200. During the anniversary, the current projects were presented as well as the promotional video realized by the chapter’s…
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SIG-AH The latest issue of the SIG-AH newsletter can be found here. In this issue, meet SIG-AH member Timothy Dickey and read “Research in Progress: A decade of bibliometrics research in the humanities” by Jeremy L. McLaughlin, University of Wisconsin-Madison SIG-AH Chair Ann Graff has been invited to give the keynote address to the Pakistan…
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Meet the Author Series: The Evolutionary Dynamics of Discursive Knowledge: Communication-Theoretical Perspectives on an Empirical Philosophy of Science July 28 | 11:00 AM – Â 12:00 PM EDTÂ The Fog of War: Examining the Spread of Dis- & Misinformation in the Russia-Ukraine War on Social Media (SIG-SM) August 4 | 10:00 AM – Â 11:00 AM…
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Call for Applications- Dr. George N. Atiyeh Prize 2022 Students who are enrolled in library and information science in ALA Accredited Universities, as well as Middle Eastern universities, are eligible to apply for this award.  Criteria for the application: 1. Applications should be submitted through email to the George Atiyeh Prize Committee (atiyehprize@mela.us). 2. Applications…
Read Moreby Rafia Mirza In our research technology workshop series at my home institution we discuss not only the technical skills that go into a project, but also the ethical considerations as well. In our workshops we often start with the conceptual questions-why might you do something a certain way-before we focus on the how. We…
Read Moreby Sharon Clapp In the discipline of artificial intelligence (AI) known as machine learning (ML), “supervised learning” takes place when a set of data that has already been classified by humans is used to “teach” the machine how to classify additional data on its own. While it is underpinned by a lot of math and…
Read Moreby Robert Wilson In January 2022, my role changed to Systems and Analytics Librarian at Middle Tennessee State University’s Walker Library. In this role, time is dedicated to reporting including the formalization and automation of past data analytics and data visualization work as well as predictive analytics. This work includes improving and automating descriptive reports…
Read Moreby Thomas (T.J.) Ferrill It was such a privilege to have been invited to participate as a fellow in the 2022 IMLS IDEA Institute on AI. Learning alongside researchers, practitioners, and scholars working in library and information science was an unparalleled opportunity to consider the impacts of AI on library workflows at many levels. Broadly…
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