[Sig-l] Research agenda for ASIS&T

[Kathryn La Barre]

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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