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	=== Awards ===		=== Awards ===
	ASIST and its Chapters and SIGs confer numerous awards. The Award of Merit, the association's highest honor, is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes sustained contributions to and/or achievements in the field of information science and/or the professions in which it is practiced. For list of past recipients see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Award_of_Merit_-_Association_for_Information_Science_and_Technology]		ASIST and its Chapters and SIGs confer numerous awards. The [[Award of Merit]], the association's highest honor, is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes sustained contributions to and/or achievements in the field of information science and/or the professions in which it is practiced. For list of past recipients see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Award_of_Merit_-_Association_for_Information_Science_and_Technology]

	Other awards include the Best Information Science Book Award; the Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award; and the Watson Davis Award for Service to the Association. For details of these awards and recipients see the ASIST website [https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/]		Other awards include the Best Information Science Book Award; the [[Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award]]; and the Watson Davis Award for Service to the Association. For details of these awards and recipients see the ASIST website [https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/]

	== Further Reading ==		== Further Reading ==

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	ASIST (or ASIS&T) is a professional association which creates, organizes, disseminates, and applies knowledge regarding information and its transfer. Established as the American Documentation Institute, the name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science and Technology in 2000, and as part of a move to become more international, is now the Association for Information for Information Science and Technology.		ASIST (or ASIS&T) is a professional association which creates, organizes, disseminates, and applies knowledge regarding information and its transfer. Established as the American Documentation Institute, the name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science and Technology in 2000, and as part of a move to become more international, is now the Association for Information for Information Science and Technology.

	== History ==		== [[ASIST History\|History]] ==
	=== American Documentation Institute ===		=== American Documentation Institute ===
	On March 13, 1937 nearly sixty delegates of scholarly, scientific, and professional societies and government bureaus met at the US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, at the invitation of [Watson Davis], director of Science Service, to discuss creation of an organization devoted to the idea of acquiring and indexing the knowledge of the world.		On March 13, 1937 nearly sixty delegates of scholarly, scientific, and professional societies and government bureaus met at the US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, at the invitation of [Watson Davis], director of Science Service, to discuss creation of an organization devoted to the idea of acquiring and indexing the knowledge of the world.

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	Initially, its primary interest was in microfilm as an aid to learning and the dissemination of learning. Involved in developing microfilm readers, cameras and services, ADI fostered negotiations and research which resulted in the "gentlemen's agreement" covering the duplication of copyrighted materials, the establishment of programs for the storage and reproduction of auxiliary materials in support of journal editors, and the support of international science communications.		Initially, its primary interest was in microfilm as an aid to learning and the dissemination of learning. Involved in developing microfilm readers, cameras and services, ADI fostered negotiations and research which resulted in the "gentlemen's agreement" covering the duplication of copyrighted materials, the establishment of programs for the storage and reproduction of auxiliary materials in support of journal editors, and the support of international science communications.

	ADI was a service organization whose members were nominated by and affiliated with scientific and profession societies, foundations and governmental agencies. A revival and modernization influenced by [[Luther Harris Evans]], ADI President 1950-52, transformed ADI into a professional association with primarily personal membership in 1952.		ADI was a service organization whose members were nominated by and affiliated with scientific and profession societies, foundations and governmental agencies. A revival and modernization influenced by [[Luther Harris Evans]], ADI President 1950-52, transformed ADI into a professional association with primarily personal membership in 1952. A more complete history can be found [[History of ASIST\|here]].

	=== ASIS(T) ===		=== ASIS(T) ===

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	ASIST, the Association for information Science and Technology, is a professional association founded in 1937.		ASIST, the Association for information Science and Technology, is a professional association founded in 1937.

	ASIST (or ASIS&T) is a professional association which creates, organizes, disseminates, and applies knowledge regarding information and its transfer. Established as the American Documentation Institute, the name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science and Technology in 2000, and as part of a move to become more international is now the Association for Information for Information Science and Technology.		ASIST (or ASIS&T) is a professional association which creates, organizes, disseminates, and applies knowledge regarding information and its transfer. Established as the American Documentation Institute, the name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science and Technology in 2000, and as part of a move to become more international, is now the Association for Information for Information Science and Technology.

	== History ==		== History ==
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	The name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science in 2000, and as part of a move to become more international to Association for Information for Information Science and Technology in 2013.		The name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science in 2000, and as part of a move to become more international to Association for Information for Information Science and Technology in 2013.

	== Organization ==		== Organization ==
			Officers include a President, Board of Directors, and an Executive Director.
			Past Presidents are listed at [https://www.asist.org/about/board-of-directors/past-presidents/].

			The association has numerous local chapters and special interest groups ("SIGs"). All of these are liable to change over time. For current details see the ASIST website [https://www.asist.org/].

	== Works ==		== Works ==
	ASIST serves its membership primarily through meetings and ~~publications~~.		ASIST serves its membership primarily through meetings, publications, and awards.

	=== Meetings ===		=== Meetings ===
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	Chapters and SIGs provide programs with ASIST meetings, pre-conference events, and also organize separate meetings.		Chapters and SIGs provide programs with ASIST meetings, pre-conference events, and also organize separate meetings.

	=== Publications Selected ===		=== Publications (Selected) ===
	ASIST makes current and recent publications available on its website [http://www.asist.org] and through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/]. Most past publications, other than ''American Documentation'' and the ''Journal'', are available at the HathiTrust [https://www.hathitrust.org/].		ASIST makes current and recent publications available on its website [http://www.asist.org] and through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/]. Most past publications, other than ''American Documentation'' and the ''Journal'', are available open access at the HathiTrust [https://www.hathitrust.org/].
	*''The Journal of Documentary Reproduction'', edited by [[Vernon Dale Tate]], was published from 1938 to 1942 by the American Library Association, US affiliate of the International Federation for Documentation, to serve as an impartial source for the scientific aids to learning for the members of ADI.		*''The Journal of Documentary Reproduction'', edited by [[Vernon Dale Tate]], was published from 1938 to 1942 by the American Library Association, US affiliate of the International Federation for Documentation, to serve as an impartial source for the scientific aids to learning for the members of ADI.
	*''American Documentation'', also edited by [[Vernon Dale Tate]], was a revival by the American Documentation Institute of Journal of Documentary Reproduction to serve as a clearinghouse for information about documentation. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/]. In 1968 continued as the ''Journal''.		*''American Documentation'', also edited by [[Vernon Dale Tate]], was a revival by the American Documentation Institute of Journal of Documentary Reproduction to serve as a clearinghouse for information about documentation. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/]. In 1968 continued as the ''Journal''.
	*''Journal'', 1968- . Initially named the ''Journal of the American American Society for Information Science,'' the name has changed with each change of the association's name. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/].		*''Journal'', 1968- . Initially named the ''Journal of the American American Society for Information Science,'' the name has changed with each change of the association's name. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/].
	*"Proceedings" of annual meetings.		*''Proceedings'' of annual meetings. Some volumes at the HathiTrust [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000523153].
	*''Bulletin'', association news and short informative articles, published 1974-2017.		*''Bulletin'', association news and short informative articles, published 1974-2017. Vols 1 (1974) - 13 (1987) available open access at the HathiTrust [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000597499].
	Vols 1 (17) - ? (1987) available open access at the HathiTrust		Vols 22 (1995) - 43 (2017) available open access at the ASIST Digital Library [https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/23739223]
	Vols 22 (1995)-43 (2017) available open access at the ASIST Digital Library [https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/23739223]		*''Annual Review of Information Science and Technology'', 1 (1966) - 45 (2011). Excellent specialized literature reviews. Available at the HathiTrust [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000055717]. Additional reviews are now occasionally published in the ''Journal.''
	*''Annual Review of Information Science and Technology'', 1 (1966) - 45 (2011). Excellent~~, erudite~~ literature reviews. Available at ~~thE~~ HathiTrust [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000055717].
			=== Awards ===
			ASIST and its Chapters and SIGs confer numerous awards. The Award of Merit, the association's highest honor, is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes sustained contributions to and/or achievements in the field of information science and/or the professions in which it is practiced. For list of past recipients see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Award_of_Merit_-_Association_for_Information_Science_and_Technology]

			Other awards include the Best Information Science Book Award; the Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award; and the Watson Davis Award for Service to the Association. For details of these awards and recipients see the ASIST website [https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/]

	== Further Reading ==		== Further Reading ==
	*ASIST website [http://www.asist.org]		*ASIST website. [http://www.asist.org]
			*Association for Information Science and Technology ''Wikipedia''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_Information_Science_and_Technology]
	*La Barre, Kathryn. "Bibliography of the History of ASIS&T." (2019) [https://www.asist.org/about/history-of-asist/bibliography-of-the-history-of-asist/].		*La Barre, Kathryn. "Bibliography of the History of ASIS&T." (2019) [https://www.asist.org/about/history-of-asist/bibliography-of-the-history-of-asist/].
	*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, CT: Greenwood Press. A thorough account of the founding and early decades of ADI-ASIS.		*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, CT: Greenwood Press. A thorough account of the founding and early decades of ADI-ASIS.
			*"ASIS 50th anniversary issue" [Special issue] ''Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science'' 14, no. 5 (June/July 1988). Very detailed and factual with many portraits.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*University of Michigan Hatcher Library The Special Collections Research Center.		*University of Michigan Hatcher Library. The Special Collections Research Center. ''American Society for Information Science and Technology Records, 1925-2001 (majority within 1937-2000)''. [https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]
	[https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]

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	Vols 22 (1995)-43 (2017) available open access at the ASIST Digital Library [https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/23739223]		Vols 22 (1995)-43 (2017) available open access at the ASIST Digital Library [https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/23739223]
	*''Annual Review of Information Science and Technology'', 1 (1966) - 45 (2011). Excellent, erudite literature reviews. Available at thE HathiTrust [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000055717].		*''Annual Review of Information Science and Technology'', 1 (1966) - 45 (2011). Excellent, erudite literature reviews. Available at thE HathiTrust [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000055717].
	~~Vols 36-45 also available made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/].~~

	== Further Reading ==		== Further Reading ==
	*ASIST website [http://www.asist.org]		*ASIST website [http://www.asist.org]
	*La Barre, Kathryn. "Bibliography of the History of ASIS&T." (2019) [https://www.asist.org/about/history-of-asist/bibliography-of-the-history-of-asist/].		*La Barre, Kathryn. "Bibliography of the History of ASIS&T." (2019) [https://www.asist.org/about/history-of-asist/bibliography-of-the-history-of-asist/].
	*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, CT: Greenwood Press.		*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, CT: Greenwood Press. A thorough account of the founding and early decades of ADI-ASIS.
	~~http://adi~~-~~asist~~.~~accessinn.com/~~
	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*University of Michigan Hatcher Library The Special Collections Research Center.		*University of Michigan Hatcher Library The Special Collections Research Center.
	[https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]		[https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]

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	ASIST, the Association for information Science and Technology, is a professional association founded in 1937.		ASIST, the Association for information Science and Technology, is a professional association founded in 1937.

	ASIST (or ASIS&T) is a professional association which creates, organizes, disseminates, and applies knowledge regarding information and its transfer. Established as the American Documentation Institute, the name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science and Technology in 2000, and as part of a move to become international is now the Association for Information for Information Science and Technology.		ASIST (or ASIS&T) is a professional association which creates, organizes, disseminates, and applies knowledge regarding information and its transfer. Established as the American Documentation Institute, the name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science and Technology in 2000, and as part of a move to become more international is now the Association for Information for Information Science and Technology.

	== History ==		== History ==
	=== American Documentation Institute ===		=== American Documentation Institute ===
	On March 13, 1937 nearly sixty delegates of scholarly, scientific, and professional societies and government bureaus met at the US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, at the invitation of [Watson Davis], director of Science Service, to discuss creation of an organization devoted to the idea of acquiring and indexing the knowledge of the world.		On March 13, 1937 nearly sixty delegates of scholarly, scientific, and professional societies and government bureaus met at the US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, at the invitation of [Watson Davis], director of Science Service, to discuss creation of an organization devoted to the idea of acquiring and indexing the knowledge of the world.

			Initially, its primary interest was in microfilm as an aid to learning and the dissemination of learning. Involved in developing microfilm readers, cameras and services, ADI fostered negotiations and research which resulted in the "gentlemen's agreement" covering the duplication of copyrighted materials, the establishment of programs for the storage and reproduction of auxiliary materials in support of journal editors, and the support of international science communications.

	ADI was a service organization whose members were nominated by and affiliated with scientific and profession societies, foundations and governmental agencies. A revival and modernization influenced by [[Luther Harris Evans]], ADI President 1950-52, transformed ADI into a professional association with primarily personal membership in 1952.		ADI was a service organization whose members were nominated by and affiliated with scientific and profession societies, foundations and governmental agencies. A revival and modernization influenced by [[Luther Harris Evans]], ADI President 1950-52, transformed ADI into a professional association with primarily personal membership in 1952.

	Initially, its primary interest was in microfilm as an aid to learning and the dissemination of learning. Involved in developing microfilm readers, cameras and services, ADI fostered negotiations and research which resulted in the "gentlemen's agreement" covering the duplication of copyrighted materials, the establishment of programs for the storage and reproduction of auxiliary materials in support of journal editors, and the support of international science communications.

	=== ASIS(T) ===		=== ASIS(T) ===
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	*''The Journal of Documentary Reproduction'', edited by [[Vernon Dale Tate]], was published from 1938 to 1942 by the American Library Association, US affiliate of the International Federation for Documentation, to serve as an impartial source for the scientific aids to learning for the members of ADI.		*''The Journal of Documentary Reproduction'', edited by [[Vernon Dale Tate]], was published from 1938 to 1942 by the American Library Association, US affiliate of the International Federation for Documentation, to serve as an impartial source for the scientific aids to learning for the members of ADI.
	*''American Documentation'', also edited by [[Vernon Dale Tate]], was a revival by the American Documentation Institute of Journal of Documentary Reproduction to serve as a clearinghouse for information about documentation. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/]. In 1968 continued as the ''Journal''.		*''American Documentation'', also edited by [[Vernon Dale Tate]], was a revival by the American Documentation Institute of Journal of Documentary Reproduction to serve as a clearinghouse for information about documentation. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/]. In 1968 continued as the ''Journal''.
	*''Journal'', 1968- . Initially named the ''Journal of the American American Society for Information Science" the name has changed with each change of the association's name. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/].		*''Journal'', 1968- . Initially named the ''Journal of the American American Society for Information Science,'' the name has changed with each change of the association's name. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/].
	*"Proceedings" of annual meetings.		*"Proceedings" of annual meetings.
	*''Bulletin'', association news and short informative articles, published 1974-2017.		*''Bulletin'', association news and short informative articles, published 1974-2017.

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	ASIST, the Association for information Science and Technology, is a professional association, 1937- .		ASIST, the Association for information Science and Technology, is a professional association founded in 1937.

	ASIST (or ASIS&T) is a professional association which creates, organizes, disseminates, and applies knowledge regarding information and its transfer.		ASIST (or ASIS&T) is a professional association which creates, organizes, disseminates, and applies knowledge regarding information and its transfer. Established as the American Documentation Institute, the name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science and Technology in 2000, and as part of a move to become international is now the Association for Information for Information Science and Technology.

	== History ==		== History ==
			=== American Documentation Institute ===
	On March 13, 1937 nearly sixty delegates of scholarly, scientific, and professional societies and government bureaus met at the US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, at the invitation of [Watson Davis], director of Science Service, to discuss creation of an organization devoted to the idea of acquiring and indexing the knowledge of the world.		On March 13, 1937 nearly sixty delegates of scholarly, scientific, and professional societies and government bureaus met at the US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, at the invitation of [Watson Davis], director of Science Service, to discuss creation of an organization devoted to the idea of acquiring and indexing the knowledge of the world.

	ADI was a service organization whose members were nominated by and affiliated with scientific and profession societies, foundations and governmental agencies. ~~In a~~ revival influenced by [[Luther Harris Evans]], ADI President ~~Personal~~ membership ~~was added~~ in ??		ADI was a service organization whose members were nominated by and affiliated with scientific and profession societies, foundations and governmental agencies. A revival and modernization influenced by [[Luther Harris Evans]], ADI President 1950-52, transformed ADI into a professional association with primarily personal membership in 1952.

	Initially, its primary interest was in microfilm as an aid to learning and the dissemination of learning. Involved in developing microfilm readers, cameras and services, ADI fostered negotiations and research which resulted in the "gentlemen's agreement" covering the duplication of copyrighted materials, the establishment of programs for the storage and reproduction of auxiliary materials in support of journal editors, and the support of international science communications.		Initially, its primary interest was in microfilm as an aid to learning and the dissemination of learning. Involved in developing microfilm readers, cameras and services, ADI fostered negotiations and research which resulted in the "gentlemen's agreement" covering the duplication of copyrighted materials, the establishment of programs for the storage and reproduction of auxiliary materials in support of journal editors, and the support of international science communications.

			=== ASIS(T) ===
			The name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science in 2000, and as part of a move to become more international to Association for Information for Information Science and Technology in 2013.

	== Organization ==		== Organization ==
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	=== Meetings ===		=== Meetings ===
	The principal meeting is an annual conference meeting with published proceedings. For many years there was also an annual mid-year meeting, replaced in 2000 by an annual Information Architecture Summit, which became the Information Architecture Conference, a separate organization. Chapters and SIGs provide programs with ASIST meetings, pre-conference events, and also organize separate meetings ~~and~~ .		The principal meeting is an annual conference meeting with published proceedings. For many years there was also an annual mid-year meeting, replaced in 2000 by an annual Information Architecture Summit [https://web.archive.org/web/20150911224652/http://www.iasummit.org/events/ias2015/blog/asist-and-the-ia-summit], which became the Information Architecture Conference, a separate organization.

			Chapters and SIGs provide programs with ASIST meetings, pre-conference events, and also organize separate meetings.

	=== Publications Selected ===		=== Publications Selected ===
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	*''Journal'', 1968- . Initially named the ''Journal of the American American Society for Information Science" the name has changed with each change of the association's name. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/].		*''Journal'', 1968- . Initially named the ''Journal of the American American Society for Information Science" the name has changed with each change of the association's name. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/].
	*"Proceedings" of annual meetings.		*"Proceedings" of annual meetings.
	*''Bulletin'' published 1974-2017.		*''Bulletin'', association news and short informative articles, published 1974-2017.
	Vols 1 (17) - ? (1987) available open access at the HathiTrust		Vols 1 (17) - ? (1987) available open access at the HathiTrust
	Vols 22 (1995)-43 (2017) available open access at the ASIST Digital Library [https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/23739223]		Vols 22 (1995)-43 (2017) available open access at the ASIST Digital Library [https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/23739223]
			*''Annual Review of Information Science and Technology'', 1 (1966) - 45 (2011). Excellent, erudite literature reviews. Available at thE HathiTrust [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000055717].
	~~The name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science in 2000, and as part~~ of ~~a move to become international Association for Information for~~ Information Science and Technology.		Vols 36-45 also available made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/].

	== Further Reading ==		== Further Reading ==
	*ASIST website [http://www.asist.org]		*ASIST website [http://www.asist.org]
	*		*La Barre, Kathryn. "Bibliography of the History of ASIS&T." (2019) [https://www.asist.org/about/history-of-asist/bibliography-of-the-history-of-asist/].
			*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, CT: Greenwood Press.
			http://adi-asist.accessinn.com/
	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*University of Michigan Hatcher Library The Special Collections Research Center.		*University of Michigan Hatcher Library The Special Collections Research Center.
	[https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]		[https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]

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ASIST, the Association for information Science and Technology, is a professional association, 1937- .

ASIST (or ASIS&T) is a professional association which creates, organizes, disseminates, and applies knowledge regarding information and its transfer.

== History ==
On March 13, 1937 nearly sixty delegates of scholarly, scientific, and professional societies and government bureaus met at the US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, at the invitation of [Watson Davis], director of Science Service, to discuss creation of an organization devoted to the idea of acquiring and indexing the knowledge of the world.

ADI was a service organization whose members were nominated by and affiliated with scientific and profession societies, foundations and governmental agencies. In a revival influenced by [[Luther Harris Evans]], ADI President Personal membership was added in ??

Initially, its primary interest was in microfilm as an aid to learning and the dissemination of learning. Involved in developing microfilm readers, cameras and services, ADI fostered negotiations and research which resulted in the "gentlemen's agreement" covering the duplication of copyrighted materials, the establishment of programs for the storage and reproduction of auxiliary materials in support of journal editors, and the support of international science communications.

== Organization ==

== Works ==
ASIST serves its membership primarily through meetings and publications.

=== Meetings ===
The principal meeting is an annual conference meeting with published proceedings. For many years there was also an annual mid-year meeting, replaced in 2000 by an annual Information Architecture Summit, which became the Information Architecture Conference, a separate organization. Chapters and SIGs provide programs with ASIST meetings, pre-conference events, and also organize separate meetings and .

=== Publications Selected ===
ASIST makes current and recent publications available on its website [http://www.asist.org] and through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/]. Most past publications, other than ''American Documentation'' and the ''Journal'', are available at the HathiTrust [https://www.hathitrust.org/].
*''The Journal of Documentary Reproduction'', edited by [[Vernon Dale Tate]], was published from 1938 to 1942 by the American Library Association, US affiliate of the International Federation for Documentation, to serve as an impartial source for the scientific aids to learning for the members of ADI.
*''American Documentation'', also edited by [[Vernon Dale Tate]], was a revival by the American Documentation Institute of Journal of Documentary Reproduction to serve as a clearinghouse for information about documentation. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/]. In 1968 continued as the ''Journal''.
*''Journal'', 1968- . Initially named the ''Journal of the American American Society for Information Science" the name has changed with each change of the association's name. Backfiles made available by ASIST through the Wiley Online Library [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/].
*"Proceedings" of annual meetings.
*''Bulletin'' published 1974-2017.
Vols 1 (17) - ? (1987) available open access at the HathiTrust
Vols 22 (1995)-43 (2017) available open access at the ASIST Digital Library [https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/23739223]

The name was changed to American Society for Information Science in 1968, to American Society for Information Science in 2000, and as part of a move to become international Association for Information for Information Science and Technology.

== Further Reading ==
*ASIST website [http://www.asist.org]
*

== Papers ==
*University of Michigan Hatcher Library The Special Collections Research Center.
[https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]

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	*Association for Information Science and Technology ''Wikipedia''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_Information_Science_and_Technology]		*Association for Information Science and Technology ''Wikipedia''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_Information_Science_and_Technology]
	*La Barre, Kathryn. "Bibliography of the History of ASIS&T." (2019) [https://www.asist.org/about/history-of-asist/bibliography-of-the-history-of-asist/].		*La Barre, Kathryn. "Bibliography of the History of ASIS&T." (2019) [https://www.asist.org/about/history-of-asist/bibliography-of-the-history-of-asist/].
	*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, CT: Greenwood Press. A thorough account of the founding and early decades of ADI-ASIS.		*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, CT: Greenwood Press. A thorough account of the founding and early decades of ADI-ASIS. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200128134853/http://adi-asist.accessinn.com/]
	*"ASIS 50th anniversary issue" [Special issue] ''Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science'' 14, no. 5 (June/July 1988). Very detailed and factual with many portraits.		*"ASIS 50th anniversary issue" [Special issue] ''Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science'' 14, no. 5 (June/July 1988). Very detailed and factual with many portraits.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*University of Michigan Hatcher Library. The Special Collections Research Center. ''American Society for Information Science and Technology Records, 1925-2001 (majority within 1937-2000)''. [https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]		*University of Michigan Hatcher Library. The Special Collections Research Center. ''American Society for Information Science and Technology Records, 1925-2001 (majority within 1937-2000)''. [https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]

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	*Association for Information Science and Technology ''Wikipedia''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_Information_Science_and_Technology]		*Association for Information Science and Technology ''Wikipedia''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_for_Information_Science_and_Technology]
	*La Barre, Kathryn. "Bibliography of the History of ASIS&T." (2019) [https://www.asist.org/about/history-of-asist/bibliography-of-the-history-of-asist/].		*La Barre, Kathryn. "Bibliography of the History of ASIS&T." (2019) [https://www.asist.org/about/history-of-asist/bibliography-of-the-history-of-asist/].
	*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, CT: Greenwood Press. A thorough account of the founding and early decades of ADI-ASIS.		*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, CT: Greenwood Press. A thorough account of the founding and early decades of ADI-ASIS.
	*"ASIS 50th anniversary issue" [Special issue] ''Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science'' 14, no. 5 (June/July 1988). Very detailed and factual with many portraits.		*"ASIS 50th anniversary issue" [Special issue] ''Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science'' 14, no. 5 (June/July 1988). Very detailed and factual with many portraits.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*University of Michigan Hatcher Library. The Special Collections Research Center. ''American Society for Information Science and Technology Records, 1925-2001 (majority within 1937-2000)''. [https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]		*University of Michigan Hatcher Library. The Special Collections Research Center. ''American Society for Information Science and Technology Records, 1925-2001 (majority within 1937-2000)''. [https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-scl-asis]