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The '''Association for Information Science and Technology''' ('''ASIS&T''') is a ] ] for ]s that sponsors an ] as well as several ], including the '']'' (JASIST). The organization provides administration and communications support for its various divisions, known as special-interest groups or '''SIGs'''; provides administration for geographically defined chapters; connects job seekers with potential employers; and provides organizational support for ] programs for information professionals.<ref name="asist-about"/> The '''Association for Information Science and Technology''' ('''ASIS&T''') is a ] ] for ]s that sponsors an ] as well as several ], including the '']'' (JASIST). The organization provides administration and communications support for its various divisions, known as special-interest groups or '''SIGs'''; provides administration for geographically defined chapters; connects job seekers with potential employers; and provides organizational support for ] programs for information professionals.<ref name="asist-about"/>


Founded as the '''American Documentation Institute''' (ADI) in 1937, the group became the '''American Society for Information Science''' (ASIS) in 1968 to reflect the organization's interest in "all aspects of the information transfer process" such as, "designing, managing and using information systems and technology."<ref name=history/> Updating its name in 2000, the '''American Society for Information Science and Technology''' (ASIS&T) signaled the widespread prevalence and increasing centrality of ]s and similar technical aspects of the information profession. In 2013 the organization adopted its current name, while retaining the ASIS&T acronym, to better reflect its international membership and the increasingly global nature of our ]. Today the organization comprises professionals from various fields including engineering, linguistics, librarianship, education, chemistry, computer science, and medicine. Members share "a common interest in improving the ways society stores, retrieves, analyzes, manages, archives and disseminates information ".<ref name="asist-about"/> Founded as the '''American Documentation Institute''' (ADI) in 1937, the group became the '''American Society for Information Science''' (ASIS) in 1968 to reflect the organization's interest in "all aspects of the information transfer process" such as, "designing, managing and using information systems and technology."<ref name=history/> Updating its name in 2000, the '''American Society for Information Science and Technology''' (ASIS&T) signaled the widespread prevalence and increasing centrality of ]s and similar technical aspects of the information profession. In 2013 the organization adopted its current name, '''Association for Information Science and Technology''', while retaining the ASIS&T acronym, to better reflect its international membership and the increasingly global nature of our ]. Today the organization comprises professionals from various fields including engineering, linguistics, librarianship, education, chemistry, computer science, and medicine. Members share "a common interest in improving the ways society stores, retrieves, analyzes, manages, archives and disseminates information ".<ref name="asist-about"/>


== History == == History ==
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During the 1970s many institutions were making the move from batch processing to online modes, from mainframe computers to more modern computers. With the advancement of technology the traditional boundaries began to fade and library schools started to add "information" in the titles of their programs. ASIS sponsored a bicentennial conference which focused on the role of information in the country's development. ASIS collaborated on planning and implementation of the {{section link|National Commission on Libraries and Information Science|White House Conferences}} in 1979 and 1991.<ref>National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. ''Information 2000: Final Report of the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services.''(1992).</ref><ref name="asist-about"/> During the 1970s many institutions were making the move from batch processing to online modes, from mainframe computers to more modern computers. With the advancement of technology the traditional boundaries began to fade and library schools started to add "information" in the titles of their programs. ASIS sponsored a bicentennial conference which focused on the role of information in the country's development. ASIS collaborated on planning and implementation of the {{section link|National Commission on Libraries and Information Science|White House Conferences}} in 1979 and 1991.<ref>National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. ''Information 2000: Final Report of the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services.''(1992).</ref><ref name="asist-about"/>


The popularity of personal computers in the 1980s marks a shift that allows individuals to access large databases, such as Grateful Med at the ], and user-oriented services such as Dialog and Compuserve from their homes. ASIS created groups on office information, personal computers, international information issues and rural information services in response to the changing environment. Eventually other groups were created, such as: non-print media, social sciences, energy and the environment, and community information systems. ASIS also added its first chapters outside North America.<ref name="asist-about"/> The popularity of personal computers in the 1980s marks a shift that allows individuals to access large databases, such as Grateful Med at the ], and user-oriented services such as Dialog and CompuServe from their homes. ASIS created groups on office information, personal computers, international information issues and rural information services in response to the changing environment. Eventually other groups were created, such as: non-print media, social sciences, energy and the environment, and community information systems. ASIS also added its first chapters outside North America.<ref name="asist-about"/>


Today ASIS&T is at the forefront of examining the technical bases, social consequences, and theoretical understanding of the information society. They also study the effects of widespread use of databases in government, industry, and education, and the development of information environments on the Internet and World Wide Web.<ref name="asist-about"/> Today ASIS&T is at the forefront of examining the technical bases, social consequences, and theoretical understanding of the information society. They also study the effects of widespread use of databases in government, industry, and education, and the development of information environments on the Internet and World Wide Web.<ref name="asist-about"/>
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== Membership == == Membership ==
Originally membership was based on representatives nominated by scientific societies, professional associations, foundations, and government agencies.<ref name="history"/> Changes made to the bylaws in 1952 opened the organization to any individual with interest in the dissemination of information. Today, fee-based memberships can be either individual or institutional, with no formal requirements to join as an individual. Similar to most organizations of its kind, ASIS&T offers benefits to its members in the form of subscriptions to publications, access to job assistance services (JobLine); and discounts to ASIS&T-sponsored events. Originally membership was based on representatives nominated by scientific societies, professional associations, foundations, and government agencies.<ref name="history"/> Changes made to the bylaws in 1952 opened the organization to any individual with interest in the dissemination of information. Today, fee-based memberships can be either individual or institutional, with no formal requirements to join as an individual.{{Cn|date=July 2024}} Similar to most organizations of its kind, ASIS&T offers benefits to its members in the form of subscriptions to publications, access to job assistance services (JobLine); and discounts to ASIS&T-sponsored events.{{Cn|date=July 2024}}


== Publications == == Publications ==
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===JASIS / JASIST=== ===JASIS / JASIST===
{{Main|Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology}} {{Main|Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology}}
ADI decided in 1950 to create a journal modeled after the defunct ''Journal of Documentary Reproduction'', which had been published by the ] from 1938<ref>{{cite journal |pmc=233737|year=1938|title=Journal of Documentary Reproduction|journal=Bulletin of the Medical Library Association|volume=26|issue=4|pages=270}}</ref> to 1942.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/asis62.html|title=THE LANDSCAPE OF INFORMATION SCIENCE: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AT 62|access-date=10 December 2012}}</ref> ADI published the journal ''American Documentation''.<ref>Tate, V. (1950). Introducing American Documentation, a quarterly review of ideas, techniques, problems, and achievements in documentation. ''American Documentation'', 1(1), 3-6.</ref> from 1950 until 1968, when ADI changed its name as an organization and renamed ''American Documentation'' as the ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science'' (JASIS). With the society's subsequent name changes the journal title followed suit, becoming the ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology'' (JASIST) in 2000, and then the '']'' in 2014. ADI decided in 1950 to create a journal modeled after the defunct ''Journal of Documentary Reproduction'', which had been published by the ] from 1938<ref>{{cite journal |pmc=233737|year=1938|title=Journal of Documentary Reproduction|journal=Bulletin of the Medical Library Association|volume=26|issue=4|pages=270}}</ref> to 1942.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/asis62.html|title=THE LANDSCAPE OF INFORMATION SCIENCE: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AT 62|access-date=10 December 2012}}</ref> ADI published the journal ''American Documentation''.<ref>Tate, V. (1950). Introducing American Documentation, a quarterly review of ideas, techniques, problems, and achievements in documentation. ''American Documentation'', 1(1), 3-6.</ref> from 1950 until 1968, when ADI changed its name as an organization and renamed ''American Documentation'' as the ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science'' (JASIS).{{Cn|date=July 2024}} With the society's subsequent name changes the journal title followed suit, becoming the ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology'' (JASIST) in 2000, and then the '']'' in 2014.{{Cn|date=July 2024}}


==Awards== ==Awards==
''See also'': ]


ASIS&T bestows several awards including the Award of Merit, its highest honor, as well as the Best Information Science Book Award; the Bob Williams Research Paper Award and Bob Williams Research Grant which recognizes the best refereed paper and project relevant to the history of information science and technology; Best paper award in the ''Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology;'' the Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award; and the Watson Davis Award for Service.<ref> Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).</ref> ASIS&T bestows several awards including the Award of Merit, its highest honor, as well as the Best Information Science Book Award; the Bob Williams Research Paper Award and Bob Williams Research Grant which recognizes the best refereed paper and project relevant to the history of information science and technology; Best paper award in the ''Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology;'' the Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award; and the Watson Davis Award for Service.<ref> Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).</ref>

===Award of Merit===
'''Award of Merit- Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)'''<ref name="Award of Merit General">{{Cite web|title=Award of Merit General|url= https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/award-of-merit/aom-recipients/|website=Association for Information Science and Technology.}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|'''Name'''
!'''Date'''
!'''Major accomplishments'''
|+
| Andrew Dillon
| 2023
|''Understanding Users: Designing Experience through Layers of Meaning.''<ref> Association for Information Science and Technology, 2023.</ref>
|-
|Harry Bruce
|2022
|Dean, ]
|-
|Steve Sawyer
|2021
|Editor-in-Chief of the '']''.
|-
|Diane H. Sonnenwald
|2020
|''Theory Development in the Information Sciences.'' <ref>Sonnenwald, Diane H. (2016). ''Theory Development in the Information Sciences.'' 2016 First ed. Austin: University of Texas Press.</ref>

|-
|Christine Borgman
|2019
|''Big Data, Little Data, No Data: Scholarship in the Networked World'' <ref>Borgman, Christine.(2015). ''Big Data Little Data No Data: Scholarship in the Networked World.'' Cambridge Massachusetts: MIT Press.</ref>
|-
|Toni Carbo
|2018
|Executive Director, ] (NCLIS)
|-
|]
|2017
|"Fifty Years of Information Behaviour Research."<ref>Wilson, T. D. (2010). "Fifty Years of Information Behaviour Research." ''Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.'' 36 (3): 27–34.</ref>
|-
|Peter Ingwersen
|2016
|''The Turn - Integration of Information Seeking and Retrieval in Context.'' <ref>Peter Ingwersen, Kalervo Järvelin. (2005).
''The Turn - Integration of Information Seeking and Retrieval in Context.'' The Kluwer International Series on Information Retrieval 18, Kluwer 2005</ref>
|-
|Michael E.D. Koenig
|2015
|''Knowledge Management (Km) Processes in Organizations: Theoretical Foundations and Practice.'' <ref>McInerney, Claire R and Michael E. D Koenig. 2011. ''Knowledge Management (Km) Processes in Organizations : Theoretical Foundations and Practice.'' Cham Switzerland: Springer.</ref>
|-
|Marjorie M.K. Hlava
|2014
|President, Access Innovations.<ref> https://www.accessinn.com/leadership/</ref>
|-
|Carol C. Kuhlthau
|2013
|''Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century.'' <ref>Kuhlthau, Carolyn C. (2015) ''Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century.'' 2015 Second ed. Santa Barbara CA: Libraries Unlimited.</ref>
|-
|]
|2012
|''Information and Society''.<ref>Buckland, Michael. (2017),''Information and Society''. 2017. Cambridge Massachusetts: MIT Press.</ref>
|-
|]
|2011
|''Information Concepts: From Books to Cyberspace Identities.''<ref>Marchionini, G. (2010). ''Information concepts: From books to cyberspace identities.'' Morgan and Claypool
Publishers.</ref>
|-
|Linda C. Smith
|2010
|''Library and Information Science, Interdisciplinary Perspectives: A Festschrift in Honor of Linda C. Smith.'' <ref>Anita S. Coleman and Martha Kyrillidou, editors.''Library and Information Science, Interdisciplinary Perspectives: A Festschrift in Honor of Linda C. Smith.'' (2022), ''Library Trends'' 71 (August).</ref>
|-
|Carol Tenopir
|2009
|''Communication Patterns of Engineers''.<ref>Carol Tenopir and Donald W. King. ''Communication Patterns of Engineers.'' New York: IEEE Press, Wiley Interscience, 2004.</ref>
|-
|]
|2008
|Director of the ].
|-
|Donald H. Kraft
|2007
|''Operations Research for Libraries and Information Agencies;''<ref>Kraft Donald H and Bert R Boyce. 1991. ''Operations Research for Libraries and Information Agencies: Techniques for the Evaluation of Management Decision Alternatives.'' San Diego: Academic Press.</ref> editor ] for 24 years.
|-
|]
|2006
| Dean of the School of Library and Information Science, ].
|-
|]
|2005
|''Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences''<ref>Bates, Marcia J.and Maack, Mary Niles, Eds. (2010). ''Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences'', 3rd Ed. New York: CRC Press.</ref>
|-
|]
|2004
|“Combining Bibliometrics Information Retrieval and Relevance Theory."<ref>White Howard D. (2007). “Combining Bibliometrics Information Retrieval and Relevance Theory Part 1: First Examples of a Synthesis.” ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology'': 536–59; White, Howard D. 2007. “Combining Bibliometrics Information Retrieval and Relevance Theory Part 2: Some Implications for Information Science.” ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.'' 583–605.</ref>
|-
|]
|2003
|''Interaction in Information Systems: A Review of Research from Document Retrieval to Knowledge-Based Systems.''<ref>Belkin, Nicholas J. and A. Vickery. 1985. ''Interaction in Information Systems: A Review of Research from Document Retrieval to Knowledge-Based Systems.'' London: British Library.</ref>
|-
|]
|2002
|"A Statistical Interpretation of Term Specificity and Its Application in Retrieval."<ref>Spärck Jones, K. (1972). "A Statistical Interpretation of Term Specificity and Its Application in Retrieval". ''Journal of Documentation''. 28: 11–21.</ref>
|-
|Patrick G. Wilson
|2001
|''Two Kinds of Power; an Essay on Bibliographical Control.''<ref>Wilson, Patrick. 1968. ''Two Kinds of Power; an Essay on Bibliographical Control.'' Berkeley: University of California Press.</ref>
|-
|]
|2000
| ]; Dean of the ].
|-
|José-Marie Griffiths
|1999
|V.P., Board of Directors, King Research, Inc.
|-
|Henry Small
|1998
|]; ''Bibliometrics of Basic Research.''<ref>Small, Henry and Institute for Scientific Information. 1990. ''Bibliometrics of Basic Research.'' Springfield Va: National Technical Information Service.</ref>"Macrolevel changes in the structure of co-citation clusters."<ref>Small, Henry. (1993). Macrolevel changes in the structure of co-citation clusters: 1983–1989. ''Scientometrics.'' 26. 5-20.</ref>
|-
|Dagobert Soergel
|1997
|''Organizing Information: Principles of Data Base and Retrieval Systems.''<ref>Soergel, Dagobert. 1985. ''Organizing Information : Principles of Data Base and Retrieval Systems.'' Orlando Fla: Academic Press.</ref>
|-
|Jean Tague-Sutcliffe
|1996
|''Measuring Information: An Information Services Perspective.''<ref>Tague-Sutcliffe, Jean. 1995. ''Measuring Information : An Information Services Perspective.'' San Diego: Academic Press.</ref>
|-
|Tefko Saracevic
|1995
|“A Study of Information Seeking and Retrieving. III. Searchers Searches and Overlap.”<ref>Saracevic, Tefko and Paul Kantor. 1988. “A Study of Information Seeking and Retrieving. III. Searchers Searches and Overlap.” ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science:'' 197–216.</ref> Editor-in Chief ''Information Processing & Management'' (1985-2008).
|-
|Harold Borko
|1994
|"Artificial intelligence and expert systems research and their possible impact on information."<ref>Borko, H., "Artificial intelligence and expert systems research and their possible impact on information." ''Education for Information.'' 3(2) 103-14, 1985.</ref> American Society for Information Science, president 1966.
|-
|]
|1993
|''Handbook of Data Processing for Libraries.''<ref>Hayes, Robert Mayo and Joseph Becker. 1970. ''Handbook of Data Processing for Libraries.'' New York: Becker & Hayes.</ref>
|-
|]
|1992
|''The Making of a Library; the Academic Library in Transition.''<ref>Taylor, Robert S. 1972. ''The Making of a Library; the Academic Library in Transition.'' New York: Becker and Hayes.</ref>“Value-Added Processes in the Information Life Cycle.” <ref>Taylor Robert S. 1982. “Value-Added Processes in the Information Life Cycle.” ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science'' 341–46.</ref>
|-
|]
|1991
|Founder of ], "father of modern online searching."
|-
|]
|1990
|One of the most highly cited authors in the field of ].<ref name="Barre10">{{cite journal | last=Barre | first=Kathryn La | title=Pauline Atherton Cochrane: Weaving Value from the Past | journal=Libraries & the Cultural Record | volume=45 | issue=2 | date=2010-05-01 | issn=2166-3033 | doi=10.1353/lac.0.0120 | pages=210–237 | s2cid=201769200 }}</ref>
|-
|]
|1989
|''Dynamic Information and Library Processing''.<ref>Salton, Gerard. 1975. ''Dynamic Information and Library Processing.'' Englewood Cliffs N.J: Prentice-Hall.</ref>]<ref name=fellow-acm>{{cite web |url=http://awards.acm.org/award_winners/salton_2316166.cfm |title=Gerard Salton ACM Fellows 1995 |website=acm.org |quote=contributions over 30 years to information organization and retrieval |access-date=10 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|]
|1988
|''Toward Paperless Information Systems.'';<ref>Lancaster, F. W. (1978). ''Toward Paperless Information Systems.'' New York: Academic Press.</ref> Most cited in 1970s- 1990s.<ref>Qin Jian. 2008. "F. W. Lancaster: A Bibliometric Analysis." ''Library Trends'' 56 (4): 954–67.</ref>
|-
|Donald W. King
|1987
|President of ASIS; ''Key Papers in the Economics of Information''.<ref>King, Donald W., Nancy K. Roderer, Harold A. Olsen and American Society for Information Science. (1983). ''Key Papers in the Economics of Information.'' White Plains N.Y: American Society for Information Science, Knowledge Industry Publications.</ref>
|-
|Bernard M. Fry
|1986
|Founding editor, ''Government Publications Review;'' ''Festschrift'';<ref>“Bernard M. Fry Festschrift; a Special Issue.” 1986. ''Government Publications Review'' 13 (January): 1–145.</ref>''Government Publications: Their Role in the National Program for Library and Information Services.'' <ref>''Government Publications: Their Role in the National Program for Library and Information Services.'' (1979). Washington: Government printing Office.</ref>
|}
Award of Merit from earlier years: 1985 Robert L. Chartrand <ref>Chartrand, Robert L.1970. “Computer Technology and the Congress.” ''Information Storage & Retrieval'' 6 (June): 229–40</ref>; 1984 Joseph Becker<ref>Becker, Joseph. (1966). “Communications Networks for Libraries.” ''Wilson Library Bulletin'' 41 (December): 383–87</ref>and Martha Williams;<ref>Williams, Martha E., 1977. “Education and Training for Online Use of Data Bases.” ''Journal of Library Automation'' 10 (December): 320–34;</ref> 1983 Dale B. Baker; <ref>Baker, Dale B. director of the Chemical Abstracts Service, American Chemical Society, (1974). “Baker Became President-Elect of the American Society for Information Science.” ''Wilson Library Bulletin'' 48 (January): 374.</ref> 1982; Andrew A. Aines;<ref>Director of COSATI. Penniman, W. David. "Remembering “Andy” Aines: A Look Back at His Call for a National STI Policy." ''Information Services & Use,'' 41, no. 1-2, (1 Jan. 2021): 185 – 189. 1981</ref> ]; 1980 ]; 1979 ]; 1978 ]; 1977 ]; 1976 Laurence Heilprin;<ref>Roderer, Nancy and Anthony Debons and Donald Kraft. 1993. "Laurence B. Heilprin, 1906-1993." ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science 4''4 (10) (Dec 01): 555-556;</ref> 1975 ]; 1974 Manfred Kochen;<ref>Founding Editor of ''Human Systems Management. ''Zeleny, Milan. “Manfred Kochen (1928–1989).” ''Human systems management'' 8.2 (1989): 95–96.</ref> 1973 ]; 1972 ]; 1971 Jerold Orne; 1970 ]; 1968 Carlos A. Cuadra; 1967 Robert Fairthorne; 1966 ]; 1965 Charles P. Bourne; 1964 ].<ref name="Award of Merit General"/>


== See also == == See also ==

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Membership association for information professionals

Association for Information Science and Technology
AbbreviationASIS&T
FormationMarch 13, 1937; 87 years ago (1937-03-13)
TypeNGO, professional association
HeadquartersSilver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Location
Membership2,000 (2011)
PresidentNaresh Agarwal, PhD
Executive DirectorLydia Middleton
Main organBoard of Directors
Staff5 (2022)
Websitewww.asist.org
Formerly calledAmerican Documentation Institute (1937–1967)
American Society for Information Science (1968–1999)
American Society for Information Science and Technology (2000–2012)

The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is a nonprofit membership organization for information professionals that sponsors an annual conference as well as several serial publications, including the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST). The organization provides administration and communications support for its various divisions, known as special-interest groups or SIGs; provides administration for geographically defined chapters; connects job seekers with potential employers; and provides organizational support for continuing education programs for information professionals.

Founded as the American Documentation Institute (ADI) in 1937, the group became the American Society for Information Science (ASIS) in 1968 to reflect the organization's interest in "all aspects of the information transfer process" such as, "designing, managing and using information systems and technology." Updating its name in 2000, the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) signaled the widespread prevalence and increasing centrality of online databases and similar technical aspects of the information profession. In 2013 the organization adopted its current name, Association for Information Science and Technology, while retaining the ASIS&T acronym, to better reflect its international membership and the increasingly global nature of our information society. Today the organization comprises professionals from various fields including engineering, linguistics, librarianship, education, chemistry, computer science, and medicine. Members share "a common interest in improving the ways society stores, retrieves, analyzes, manages, archives and disseminates information ".

History

1717 and 1719 S Street, N.W. – former headquarters of the American Documentation Institute

Watson Davis formed the Documentation Institute in 1935, which became the American Documentation Institute (ADI) on 13 March 1937 with the collaboration of Atherton Seidell and others. The organization was first concerned with microfilm and its role as a vehicle for the dissemination of information. ADI worked toward the development of microfilm readers and cameras. Their first microfilm laboratories were located in the U.S.Department of Agriculture Library in Washington, DC and the Institute distributed materials through the newly created Bibliofilm Service.

ADI established the Auxiliary Publication Program, which during its 30-year history released nearly 10,000 documents covering a wide range of subjects. The program enabled authors in the fields of physical, natural, social, historical and information sciences to publish and distribute research papers that were either too long, typographically complex or expensive to be published in journals using existing technology. In 1954, the Photoduplication Service at the Library of Congress took over the operation and became the source point for distributing ADI materials and in 2009 this material found its home in the Library's Technical Reports and Standards Unit.

ADI bylaws were amended in 1952 to allow individuals to become members due to the number of people that were engaged in the development of new principles and techniques. The goal was to make ADI a group that was concerned with all elements and problems of information science not just libraries. During this time there were increased interests and developments of automatic devices for searching, storage and retrieval.

During the 1970s many institutions were making the move from batch processing to online modes, from mainframe computers to more modern computers. With the advancement of technology the traditional boundaries began to fade and library schools started to add "information" in the titles of their programs. ASIS sponsored a bicentennial conference which focused on the role of information in the country's development. ASIS collaborated on planning and implementation of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science § White House Conferences in 1979 and 1991.

The popularity of personal computers in the 1980s marks a shift that allows individuals to access large databases, such as Grateful Med at the National Library of Medicine, and user-oriented services such as Dialog and CompuServe from their homes. ASIS created groups on office information, personal computers, international information issues and rural information services in response to the changing environment. Eventually other groups were created, such as: non-print media, social sciences, energy and the environment, and community information systems. ASIS also added its first chapters outside North America.

Today ASIS&T is at the forefront of examining the technical bases, social consequences, and theoretical understanding of the information society. They also study the effects of widespread use of databases in government, industry, and education, and the development of information environments on the Internet and World Wide Web.

Mission

In a world where "information is of central importance to personal, social, political, and economic progress", ASIS&T seeks to advance the information sciences and information technology by providing focus, opportunity, and support to information professionals and information organizations. ASIS&T seeks to advance knowledge "about information, its creation, properties, and use" as well as increase "public awareness of the information sciences and technologies and their benefits to society."

Vision

To establish an information professionalism in the world by: Advancing knowledge about information; Providing analysis of ideas; Valuing theory, research, applications, and service; Nurturing new perspectives, interests, and ideas; Increasing public awareness of the information sciences and technologies and their benefits to society."

Membership

Originally membership was based on representatives nominated by scientific societies, professional associations, foundations, and government agencies. Changes made to the bylaws in 1952 opened the organization to any individual with interest in the dissemination of information. Today, fee-based memberships can be either individual or institutional, with no formal requirements to join as an individual. Similar to most organizations of its kind, ASIS&T offers benefits to its members in the form of subscriptions to publications, access to job assistance services (JobLine); and discounts to ASIS&T-sponsored events.

Publications

In 1966, ADI began publication of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology. Its successor organizations continued publishing the annual review under that title until 2011.

JASIS / JASIST

Main article: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology

ADI decided in 1950 to create a journal modeled after the defunct Journal of Documentary Reproduction, which had been published by the American Library Association from 1938 to 1942. ADI published the journal American Documentation. from 1950 until 1968, when ADI changed its name as an organization and renamed American Documentation as the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS). With the society's subsequent name changes the journal title followed suit, becoming the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) in 2000, and then the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology in 2014.

Awards

See also: Award of Merit - Association for Information Science and Technology

ASIS&T bestows several awards including the Award of Merit, its highest honor, as well as the Best Information Science Book Award; the Bob Williams Research Paper Award and Bob Williams Research Grant which recognizes the best refereed paper and project relevant to the history of information science and technology; Best paper award in the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology; the Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award; and the Watson Davis Award for Service.

See also

Related governmental agencies

References

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Further reading

  • Buckland, M. (1999). The landscape of information science: The American Society for Information Science at 62. Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 50(11), 970–974.
  • Dierking, Angela Lynn (August 1975). "A History of the American Society for Information Science Masters Thesis". Texas Women’s University, School of Library Science, Denton, Texas. files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED116713.pdf
  • Farkas-Conn, Irene S. (1990). From Documentation to Information Science: the Beginnings and Early Development of the American Documentation Institute, American Society for information Science, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press ISBN 0-313-25505-9. OCLC 468249773.
  • Garfield, E. (1999). "From 1950s Documentalists to 20th Century Information Scientists - and Beyond: ASIS Enters the Year 2000 Facing Remarkable Advances and Challenges in Harnessing the Information Technology Revolution." Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 26(2), 26–29.
  • Miller, Karen. 2013. “The History of ASIS&T and Information Science and Technology.” Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science & Technology 39 (3): 33–37.
  • Williams, Robert. 2012. "The Changed and Changing ADI/ASIS/ASIS&T After 75 Years." Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 38(5).

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