[Sighfis-l] History track at ASIST annual meeting?

[Kathryn La Barre]

Greetings,

In further correspondence with Charles - he raised the issue about
whether or not and where History and Foundations research would fit
into the call for papers (etc.) for the upcoming ASIST annual meeting.
I know it has been difficult to identify the appropriate submission
track in the past.  I've included a description of the submission
expectations for Papers and Panels as you consider submitting your
work for consideration to ASIST by April 30th, in the case of panels
and papers, and by June 1 in the case of interactive showcase material
including: posters, demos or videos. I envision submitting the student
showcase as a pecha kucha proposal - and to be successful - I need to
hear from you about students who would be interested in presenting
their work both in poster form and in the short oral form favored by
pecha kucha (20 images with 20 seconds per image).

Though history and foundations is not foregrounded in any of the
descriptions, I suggest that most HFIS-related research fits into
Track 3: Innovation*** and may fit into
Track 1: Information as a contextual focus**:>

Track 3:  Innovation
Including submissions related to emerging technologies; Web 3.0; new
practices, methodologies, applications and/or services in digital
libraries, digital humanities, education, emergency response,
e-Research and other contexts; cloud computing; new theories and
paradigms in information science; ***foundations of information
science.

Your work may also fit into:

Track 1:  Information
Including submissions related to metadata, information retrieval,
organization of information, information management, knowledge
management, classification, information architecture, copyright,
bibliometrics and infometrics, data analytics, bioinformatics, and
information policy.

by adding the focal element of history as noted in **Contexts below:

Because each of these tracks represents a generic aspect of
information science and technology, each may be focused by additional
elements such as types of:

Organizations – schools, universities, research institutes,
government, for-profit corporations, non-governmental organizations,
not-for-profit organizations

Information – by topic, genre, type, size, medium, etc.

Technology – smart mobile phones, tablets and other personal computing
devices, wearable technologies, blogs, wikis, ebooks, hypermedia,
telepresence

Information consumers – from children to older adults, from front-line
employees to managers to CEOs, from individuals to large groups

Information workers – librarians, database and system developers,
information managers, information architects, archivists

**Contexts – entertainment, edutainment, education, **history,
learning, health, science, etc.

Research theories and paradigms – including new emerging theories and
evaluation of existing theories and paradigms

Methods – qualitative, qualitative, mixed, etc.

Types of Submission:
The Conference welcomes the following types of submissions:

1) Papers
Papers must report original, unpublished recent results substantiated
by experimentation, simulation, theoretical development, analysis, or
application. These papers should be reports of completed or
well-developed projects on topics suitable for publication in
scholarly and professional journals. The maximum length for a paper is
10 pages, single-spaced. All submissions will be refereed, and
accepted papers will be published in the digital conference
proceedings. Authors will choose their preferred track at submission
time; the chairs reserve the right to re-track submissions as
necessary.

2) Panels
Proposals for panels are invited on topics that include emerging
cutting-edge research and design, analyses of emerging trends,
opinions on controversial issues, analyses of tools and techniques,
and contrasting viewpoints from experts in complementary professional
areas. Panels are not a substitute for a set of contributed papers,
but must have a cohesive theme and promote lively interaction between
panelists and audience members. Submit 2-4 pages that provide an
overview of the issues to be discussed by the panel. Proposals should
also list panelists who have agreed to participate and indicate the
qualifications and contribution that each panelist will offer.
Proposals for Pecha Kucha-style presentations are encouraged.