About National ASIS&T

New Jersey American Society for Information Science and Technology (NJ-ASIS&T) is a chapter of the national ASIS&T group. The American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is a nonprofit professional association organized for scientific, literary and educational purposes and dedicated to the creation, organization, dissemination and application of knowledge concerning information and its transfer.  Founded in the mid-1930s, ASIS&T has a history which stems from the earliest days of the modern era of documentation.¹

ASIS&T contributes to the advancement of information science through its publications, continuing education, career services, conferences and meetings and special interest groups.
• Publications. These include the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, and the ASIS&T Handbook and Directory. Various other monographs and edited collections are also available from ASIS&T.
• Continuing Education. Courses are held at the Annual and Mid-Year Meetings and in regional locations. These courses are designed for people with varying degrees of knowledge and target some of the most up-to-date topics and applications around.
• Career Services. This service is made up of ASIS&T Jobline, a monthly publication containing relevant jobs across the country and the ASIS&T Placement Service which operates at the ASIS&T Annual meeting.
• Conferences and Meetings. ASIS&T sponsors two of the most highly reported meetings in the field of information science.  The Annual is held during the autumn, while the Mid-Year meeting is held during the late Spring. The current dates of the meetings can be found in the Events section of this web site. More extensive information on the meetings, including a schedule of events, registration and accommodation information can be found at the Conference section of the ASIS&T web site.
• Special Interest Groups.  Special Interest Groups (SIGS) include automated language processing; computerized retrieval services; human-computer interaction; information analysis and evaluation; visualization, images and sound.   This is an incomplete listing of the SIGS available through ASIS&T.  A more detailed listing can be found in the SIG section of the ASIS&T web site.

Membership into ASIS&T is very affordable and includes multiple benefits.  Interested parties are referred to the NJ-ASIS&T membership page for more information on becoming a member.

¹Schultz, Claire K., and Garwig, Paul L. (April 1969) "History of the American Documentation Institute - A Sketch," American Documentation, v.20, pp. 152-160.
¹Schultz, Claire K. (March 1976) "ASIS: Notes on its Founding and Development." Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science,   v.2,  no.8,  pp. 49-51.