[Asist-announce] Regional Meeting, Webinars + Bulletin TOC

[Richard Hill]

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ASIS&T Regional Meeting 	Friday, 15 April 2016 
Rutgers University, School of Communication & Information 
 https://www.asist.org/events/asist-regional-meeting-2016-rutgers-university/

If you are on the East Coast, do not miss the ASIS&T Regional Meeting to be held on Friday, 15 April 2016, at Rutgers University (School of Communication & Information). 
ASIS&T President, Nadia Caidi, will open the day-long event.
Three workshops will be held on: 
- Creativity, Imagination & Innovation in the Workplace & Home Life:  Practical Methods & Techniques
- Library as Community: New Directions in Multicultural Public Library Research and Services
- Wearable Technology – Behaviors, Data Management & Policies

ASIS&T SIGs, Student and Regional Chapters will also share best practices. 
Do not miss the opportunity to network with your peers.

Member Registration Rates:
$35 – Professional Member
$25 – Student Member

Non-Member Rates:
$50 – Professional, non-member
$40 – Student, non-member

Friday Afternoon Session Only
$15  – “Library as Community”
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Upcoming Webinars   https://www.asist.org/events/webinars/

April 4, 2016 	Mixed Methods Research	Pierre Pluye and Vera Granikov
This webinar provides an overview of mixed methods research, and will be followed by a webinar on mixed studies reviews. These two approaches are used to combine the strengths of quantitative and qualitative methods and to compensate for their respective limitations. This webinar is structured in two main parts. First, the worldviews associated with mixed methods are presented. Afterward, we will present the main types of mixed methods research designs and techniques as well as guidance for planning, conducting, and appraising mixed methods research.
Webinar sponsored by SIG HLTH: https://www.asist.org/groups/health-informatics-hlth/
Moderator:  Si Sun
Pierre Pluye MD PhD is FRQS Senior Research Scolar, Full Professor at the Department of Family Medicine (McGill University, Montreal, Canada), and Director of the Methodological Developments for the Quebec SUPPORT Unit. 
Vera Granikov holds an MLIS in Knowledge Management from McGill University, where she now works as a research-embedded information specialist.

April 7, 2016	Cast Aside into the Public Domain: The Resurrection of an Esoteric Jules Verne Adventure Novel	Jared Bendis
1898, Jules Verne serialized an adventure across the United States entitled “The Will of an Eccentric”. In the story, a group of strangers compete for a 60 million dollar fortune by playing the classic board game The Noble Game of the Goose, but adapted as a map of the United States! The book is extremely rare, was only published in the UK in 1900, and has never seen mainstream publication in the US. This presentation outlines how an out of print book can be brought back to life for all to enjoy!
Webinar sponsored by the ASIS&T Northern Ohio regional chapter: http://norasis.slis.kent.edu/
Presenter
Jared Bendis
Jared received his B.A. from Case Western Reserve University in Psychology with minors in Music and Art Studio and his M.A. in Art Education from the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Institute of Art joint program and is currently enrolled in the MFA program at Case Western Reserve University in Contemporary Dance with a focus on Performance Media.
Jared Bendis is a specialist in photography, game design, virtual reality, interactive and new media and serves as the Creative New Media Officer for Case Western Reserve University’s Kelvin Smith Library. 

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Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology
April/May 2016
Volume 42, No. 4, (Size: 5.3mb)
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Special Section
iSchools Around the World
Introduction
by Koraljka Golub, Joacim Hansson and Lars Selden

Overview of the iSchool Movement: An Interview with Ronald L. Larsen, iCaucus Chair

iSchools and Africa: Trends and Developments
by Ruth Nalumaga

The Asia-Pacific iSchools
by Sam Oh

The European iSchools by Michael Seadle

The Challenge and Obstacles of Becoming an iSchool:  The Case of Zadar, Croatia  by Tatjana Aparac-Jelušic

IA Column
Staying on Top of Your Skills by Laura Creekmore

RDAP Review
Strategic Planning for Research Data Services by Kristin Briney

Departments
Editor’s Desktop by Irene Travis

President’s Page by Nadia Caidi

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