[Sig-l] Research agenda for ASIS&T

[Moriana Garcia]

Thank you Kathryn! This is useful.

Moriana

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Kathryn La Barre <
kathryn.labarre at gmail.com> wrote:

> Although I can't tell you whether or not ASIST has a current research
> agenda, I can tell you from my time at the ASIST archives at the Michigan
> University, ASIS did issue statements of pressing research questions from
> time to time, and that even more often (though not recently) SIGs did the
> same thing - often in the context of their newsletters. Some SIGs published
> annotated bibliographies in response - to capture the current state of a
> given area or research question. Some would also point to the work of ARIST
> in which each chapter of every volume listed research questions and outline
> fruitful areas worthy of continued research. From the website:
>
> The *Annual Review of Information Science & Technology (ARIST)*
> <http://books.infotoday.com/asist/arist45.shtml> was published annually
> on behalf of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T)
> from 1966-2011. The review is a landmark publication within the information
> science community, surveying the landscape of information science and
> technology and providing an analytical, authoritative, and accessible
> overview of significant trends and developments. Print copies of many
> *ARIST* volumes remain available for purchase from Information Today, Inc.
> <http://books.infotoday.com/>; contactcustserv at infotoday.com for
> information on availability and to order. ASIS&T's commitment to reviewing
> current developments in information science and technology is now handled
> through Advances in Information Science, published in the Association's
> *Journal* (*JASIST*) <http://www.asis.org/jasist.html>.
>
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Moriana Garcia <garciam at denison.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Someone asked for a clarification on what counts as a research agenda.
>> I did not receive any particular definition. But based on the published
>> research agenda of various organizations:
>>
>> -It is a document that outlines, or recommends, important research
>> questions to the members of an organization, based on future trends in
>> particular areas of interest to the membership.
>>
>> I hope this helps ;-)
>>
>> Moriana
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Moriana Garcia <garciam at denison.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear SIG colleagues,
>>>
>>> I am the current ACRL Liaison to ASIS&T, and had been asked to share
>>> with the ACRL Liaison Committee some information about ASIS&T's Research
>>> Agenda.
>>>
>>> As far as I know, ASIS&T does not have a "Research Agenda", at least not
>>> for the organization as a whole, but I might be wrong. If anybody has some
>>> information about that, could you please contact me?
>>>
>>> I suspect that individual SIGs might have their own research agendas, if
>>> that's the case, would you be willing to share with me? I can compile all
>>> answers in a document and send back to the list. I believe it would of
>>> interest to all SIGs.
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> Moriana (SIG-STI Treasurer)
>>> --
>>> Moriana L. M. Garcia, MS, PhD, MLIS
>>> Natural Sciences Liaison Librarian
>>> Denison University Libraries
>>> P.O. Box 805
>>> Granville, OH, 43023
>>> Phone: 740-587-5714
>>> Online profile: http://libguides.denison.edu/morianagarcia
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Moriana L. M. Garcia, MS, PhD, MLIS
>> Natural Sciences Liaison Librarian
>> Denison University Libraries
>> P.O. Box 805
>> Granville, OH, 43023
>> Phone: 740-587-5714
>> Online profile: http://libguides.denison.edu/morianagarcia
>>
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>
>
> --
> Kathryn La Barre
>
>


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Moriana L. M. Garcia, MS, PhD, MLIS
Natural Sciences Liaison Librarian
Denison University Libraries
P.O. Box 805
Granville, OH, 43023
Phone: 740-587-5714
Online profile: http://libguides.denison.edu/morianagarcia
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