From worrall at ualberta.ca Mon Oct 9 16:18:58 2017 From: worrall at ualberta.ca (Adam Worrall) Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 14:18:58 -0600 Subject: [Sigtis-l] SIG SI Call for Nominations: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer Message-ID: Hi SIG SI members, we are now seeking nominations for three officer positions with the SIG. The first of these is for the position of *Chair* or *Co-Chair* of the SIG for 2017-18. The responsibilities of the SIG's Chair or Co-Chair include organizing and running SIG SI's annual symposium / workshop, with assistance from invited symposium committee members (if desired); coordinating panel proposals that SIG SI may sponsor for the ASIS&T Annual Meeting; support the process of determining the winners of SIG SI's awards, alongside SIG SI's Awards Coordinator (currently Kristin Eschenfelder); attend the SIG Cabinet Meeting at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting (or determine a suitable substitute delegate from among the SIG officers); and other leadership activities for the SIG, if desired and as determined along with SIG SI's other officers. Both outgoing SIG SI Co-Chairs, Kalpana Shankar and Eric Meyer, will remain around as past chairs to offer input and advice, help out with the transition, and encourage continuity. The second officer position we are seeking nominations for is *Secretary*. The responsibilities of the SIG's Secretary are focused on keeping notes from and records of all meetings (including the SIG's business meeting at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting) and assisting with arrangements for SIG meetings and activities. Examples of the latter for past Secretaries have included helping manage the peer review process for symposium submissions and assisting with the SIG's former newsletter. We are also seeking nominations for the position of *Treasurer*. The responsibilities of the SIG's Treasurer are focused on maintaining records of the SIG's budget, keeping in close contact with SIG Cabinet about our yearly allocations. The Treasurer ensures the SIG remains viable financially and provides report on the SIG's finances at the SIG's business meeting at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. The Treasurer, Secretary, and SIG Chair should collaborate with each other and in conjunction with other SIG SI officers to determine the SIG's planned activities each year, providing for submissions to SIG Cabinet as called for by that body. The Secretary and Treasurer have typically been separate people in the SIG's past, but the same person may serve in both roles if able and willing; the Chair / Co-Chair should not also be the Secretary or Treasurer. Once elected, the Chair / Co-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer would serve alongside the SIG's other continuing officers, including Communications officer Catherine Dumas (Albany), Social Chair Adam Worrall (Alberta), and Awards Coordinator Kristin Eschenfelder (Wisconsin - Madison). As noted, former and outgoing SIG officers will also be around to help with the transition and to offer input and advice where and when needed. If you or someone you know is potentially interested in stepping up and serving as SIG SI's Chair / Co-Chair, Secretary, and/or Treasurer, please *submit a nomination to myself (worrall at ualberta.ca )* by *Monday October 16th* at *8pm* US Eastern time. *Please include SIG SI in the subject line.* We thank you for your consideration of these crucial roles within the SIG! Adam Worrall, Ph.D. Elections Coordinator, ASIS&T SIG SI Assistant Professor, University of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies 3-15 Rutherford South Edmonton, AB T6G 2J4 worrall at ualberta.ca (780) 492-0179 http://www.adamworrall.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From worrall at ualberta.ca Mon Oct 16 13:02:45 2017 From: worrall at ualberta.ca (Adam Worrall) Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:02:45 +0000 Subject: [Sigtis-l] Reminder: SIG SI Call for Nominations: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A reminder that we are seeking nominations for the SIG SI officer positions of Chair/Co-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. View the full call for nominations in the quote below or at the link below, and please email me if you or someone you know may be interested! https://asistsigsi.wordpress.com/2017/10/09/sig-si-officer-positions-nominations/ - Adam (as SIG SI Elections Coordinator) On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 2:18 PM Adam Worrall wrote: > Hi SIG SI members, we are now seeking nominations for three officer > positions with the SIG. > > The first of these is for the position of *Chair* or *Co-Chair* of the > SIG for 2017-18. The responsibilities of the SIG's Chair or Co-Chair > include organizing and running SIG SI's annual symposium / workshop, with > assistance from invited symposium committee members (if desired); > coordinating panel proposals that SIG SI may sponsor for the ASIS&T Annual > Meeting; support the process of determining the winners of SIG SI's awards, > alongside SIG SI's Awards Coordinator (currently Kristin Eschenfelder); > attend the SIG Cabinet Meeting at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting (or determine a > suitable substitute delegate from among the SIG officers); and other > leadership activities for the SIG, if desired and as determined along with > SIG SI's other officers. Both outgoing SIG SI Co-Chairs, Kalpana Shankar > and Eric Meyer, will remain around as past chairs to offer input and > advice, help out with the transition, and encourage continuity. > > The second officer position we are seeking nominations for is *Secretary*. > The responsibilities of the SIG's Secretary are focused on keeping notes > from and records of all meetings (including the SIG's business meeting at > the ASIS&T Annual Meeting) and assisting with arrangements for SIG meetings > and activities. Examples of the latter for past Secretaries have included > helping manage the peer review process for symposium submissions and > assisting with the SIG's former newsletter. > > We are also seeking nominations for the position of *Treasurer*. The > responsibilities of the SIG's Treasurer are focused on maintaining records > of the SIG's budget, keeping in close contact with SIG Cabinet about our > yearly allocations. The Treasurer ensures the SIG remains viable > financially and provides report on the SIG's finances at the SIG's business > meeting at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. > > The Treasurer, Secretary, and SIG Chair should collaborate with each other > and in conjunction with other SIG SI officers to determine the SIG's > planned activities each year, providing for submissions to SIG Cabinet as > called for by that body. The Secretary and Treasurer have typically been > separate people in the SIG's past, but the same person may serve in both > roles if able and willing; the Chair / Co-Chair should not also be the > Secretary or Treasurer. Once elected, the Chair / Co-Chair, Secretary, and > Treasurer would serve alongside the SIG's other continuing officers, > including Communications officer Catherine Dumas (Albany), Social Chair > Adam Worrall (Alberta), and Awards Coordinator Kristin Eschenfelder > (Wisconsin - Madison). As noted, former and outgoing SIG officers will also > be around to help with the transition and to offer input and advice where > and when needed. > > If you or someone you know is potentially interested in stepping up and > serving as SIG SI's Chair / Co-Chair, Secretary, and/or Treasurer, please *submit > a nomination to myself (worrall at ualberta.ca )* by *Monday > October 16th* at *8pm* US Eastern time. *Please include SIG SI in the > subject line.* We thank you for your consideration of these crucial roles > within the SIG! > > Adam Worrall, Ph.D. > Elections Coordinator, ASIS&T SIG SI > Assistant Professor, University of Alberta > School of Library and Information Studies > 3-15 Rutherford South > Edmonton, AB T6G 2J4 > worrall at ualberta.ca (780) 492-0179 > http://www.adamworrall.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ajmillion at gmail.com Wed Oct 25 12:58:20 2017 From: ajmillion at gmail.com (A.J. Million) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:58:20 -0500 Subject: [Sigtis-l] Final Call, ASIS&T '17, SIG IEP Workshop Call for Participation // Sent on Behalf of Shannon Oltmann Message-ID: Greetings, colleagues! As you prepare for the ASIST Annual Meeting, please consider joining us at a half-day workshop on Saturday, 10/28 (held in the Lincoln Room): The New Information State: How Information Ethics and Policy Affects Everyone. The abstract is pasted below. Please note that renowned scholar Sandra Braman will join us and give the opening keynote for the workshop; see attachment for full schedule. We will have paper and panel presentations, including a panel of policy experts. This workshop is designed not only for information ethics and policy scholars and students, but for anyone with an interest in these areas. In particular, we will discuss how to incorporate information ethics and policy into an array of research and teaching areas. Workshop participants are encouraged to bring related pedagogical materials?syllabi, assignments, case studies, and so on. We will share these in the workshop setting and discuss how to improve our teaching of information ethics and policy (whether as a stand-along course or incorporated with other topics). *Abstract:* In today?s milieu of fake news, misinformation, and generalized distrust of institutions, information ethics and policy affects everyone, across different information science research areas. In this workshop, we will analyze these changes to the informational state and discuss how we can address them through *three themes: information ethics and policy across information science, engagement with policymakers, and pedagogy for information ethics and policy.* Workshop participants are encouraged to participate in a variety of ways and will leave the workshop with tangible products that can be used in research and teaching. Please feel free to contact me with any questions: shannon.oltmann at uky.edu - Shannon Oltmann Chair, SIG-Information Ethics & Policy -- *?A.J. Million?, Ph.D.* Media Center Director, Drury University Review my professional portfolio: *www.amillion.us * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The timing will allow for returning to the hotel for the poster session at 6:30pm that evening. Join us for food, casual conversation, and networking! If you plan to attend, a brief email to me (worrall at ualberta.ca) would be appreciated and will help give us an idea of the numbers we'll be expecting. Feel free to invite friends and colleagues who may be interested as well. Look forward to seeing you all for all of SIG SI's events and activities during ASIS&T 2017! Adam Worrall, Ph.D. Social Chair, ASIS&T SIG SI Assistant Professor, University of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies 3-15 Rutherford South Edmonton, AB T6G 2J4 worrall at ualberta.ca (780) 492-0179 http://www.adamworrall.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: