From yzhang4 at kent.edu Thu Sep 19 20:53:44 2013 From: yzhang4 at kent.edu (ZHANG, YIN) Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:53:44 +0000 Subject: [Sigiii-l] Garfield Research Fellowship in the History of Information Science Message-ID: <8331E79E8F8AFC449984EFDE9571BE461B9E7D55@BY2PRD0810MB379.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> From: Sigiii-l [mailto:mailman-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Fenske, Ruth E. Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 6:00 PM To: sigiii-l-owner at asis.org Subject: Could you help us Title: Garfield Research Fellowship in the History of Information Science The Medical Library Association Eugene Garfield Research Fellowship promotes and supports research in the history of information science. The $5000 fellowship, established in 2013, is to be used for research-related purposes regarding the history of information science to increase the underlying knowledgebase in this area and enhance the current and future practice of the information professions, particularly health sciences librarianship. Health sciences librarians and information scientists, health professionals, researchers, educators, and administrators are eligible. Applicants must have a master's or doctor's degree or be enrolled in a program leading to such a degree and demonstrate a commitment to the health sciences. The fellowship is not designed to support research for a doctoral dissertation or master's thesis. The award is not restricted to disbursement in a single year and funding may be disbursed over a period of up to two years depending on the needs of the research fellow. The award may be used to supplement or extend other awards, including other private or government-supported fellowships, but is not contingent on receiving other awards. Please see the MLA Grants and Scholarships page (http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/) on MLANET for more information. The submission deadline is December 1. Inquiries: E-mail, telephone or written inquiries are welcomed. Please direct inquiries to Maria Lopez, 312.419.9094 x15, grants at mlahq.org. -- Ruth E. Fenske, Ph.D., AHIP Associate Librarian Emeritus (academic title) John Carroll University Grasselli Library Mail to: 13610 Shaker Blvd, #302 Cleveland, OH 44120 Phone: 216-397-8785 e-mail: rfenske at jcu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Mon Sep 23 10:24:53 2013 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:24:53 -0400 Subject: [Sigiii-l] ASIST Annual Meeitng - Early reg.date extended to Sept 30 Message-ID: <388-220139123142453362@LEN-dick-2011> Early registration deadline extended to Sept. 30, 2013 Beyond the Cloud: Rethinking Information Boundaries ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-6, Montreal, Canada http://asis.org/asist2013/ 83 papers contributed papers 78 posters 28 panels. The program is extremely rich in content and will draw attendance from scholars and practitioners from information related fields all over the world. The conference program focuses on research and technological development on the latest issues affecting information environments, information phenomena, and information users. The program sets to provide a wide range of research topics and related practical issues such as cloud-based metadata, biomedical research, social informatics to collective information seeking, adoption of social media, digital humanities and human information interaction, among others. We hope that the discussions generated by the papers, panels and posters will contribute to expand our understanding of information problems and to help us in better addressing them in our research and professional endeavors. Keynote speaker: Jorge Garcia, a Montreal-based expert in the area of business intelligence and data management. His work involves the assessment and implementation of information technologies. This year, the Annual Meeting follows the 9th International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM), another great venue for learning about developments in information and knowledge management. The presence of ICKM attendees at ASIS&T Annual Meeting should provide additional opportunities for great discussions. http://asis.org/asist2013/ . Richard Hill Executive Director Association for Information Science and Technology 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510 Silver Spring, MD 20910 FAX: (301) 495-0810 (301) 495-0900 From yzhang4 at kent.edu Sat Sep 28 10:32:59 2013 From: yzhang4 at kent.edu (ZHANG, YIN) Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:32:59 +0000 Subject: [Sigiii-l] SIGIII Silent Auction at ASIST Message-ID: <8331E79E8F8AFC449984EFDE9571BE461B9F74E7@BY2PRD0810MB379.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> Attention ASIS&T SIG-III Members: Donations Needed For the International Reception Silent Auction Clear out your attic, Set aside items from home. Bring donated items to the 2013 Annual Meeting in Montreal for entry in the International Reception's silent auction, sponsored by SIG-III. If unable to attend, please send donated items with a friend or by postal mail. SIG-III will provide a box by the registration table in which ASIS&T members may drop off silent auction donation items prior to the International Reception. Contact: Kendra Albright, SIG-III Co-Chair, albright at sc.edu Abebe Rorissa, SIG-III Chair -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arorissa at albany.edu Wed Sep 25 16:58:44 2013 From: arorissa at albany.edu (Rorissa, Abebe) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 20:58:44 +0000 Subject: [Sigiii-l] FW: [Sig-l] PLEASE submit your nominations for SIG MEMBER OF THE YEAR award ASAP!! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ***Apologies for cross-posting*** From: Sig-l [mailto:sig-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Kathryn La Barre Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 4:31 PM To: sig-l at asis.org Subject: [Sig-l] PLEASE submit your nominations for SIG MEMBER OF THE YEAR award ASAP!! The SIG Cabinet asks that you submit your nomination for SIG Member of the Year as soon as possible. Deadline Midnight September 29th - we are trying for an extension since this is the first the award has been publicized this year. We only have ONE submission and I know SIGs have more than this to nominate!! More information http://www.asis.org/awards/sigmemberoftheyear.html Guidelines: http://www.asis.org/awards/sigmemberoftheyear.html#Guidelines Nomination Submission forms (deadline was August 15 - don't worry it is still live): http://www.softconf.com/asist2/SIG_Member/cgi-bin/scmd.cgi?scmd=basicSubmit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... 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