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This ASIS&T presentation is designed to help promote your chapter as well as ASIS&T.
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3. Promoting Discoveries Advancing Aptitude Leading Development
for Information Science
Founded at the beginning of the information age in 1937, ASIS&T has promoted the development and understanding of information science and documentation. Through it’s 80 decades it has reflected a rapidly changing landscape, embracing and promoting new advances in technology to improve all aspects of information collection, management, storage, use and communications.
ASIS&T members are at the forefront of research and practice within Information Science. Leading discoveries on how we organize, relate, learn, and access information, our members are changing the face of information utilization.
From fine arts to health informatics, ASIS&T is a synergistic organization that allows the exchange of ideas to flourish for the benefit of the whole international field.

4. Collaboration & Insights from all Disciplines
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ASIS&T membership is for Information Architects, Librarians, Archivists, Academics, and other industry professionals.
[Members advance their careers through publishing, presentation and networking opportunities.
Members share a common interest in improving the ways society stores, retrieves, analyzes, manages, archives and disseminates information.

5. Your Career, Your Interests
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Members advance their careers through publishing, presentation and networking opportunities.
ASIS&T membership has tangible benefits for information science and technology practitioners, academics, and
students. But an ASIS&T membership is more than that.
Be recognized as a thought leader by promoting your research and findings
Working within a network of partnership organizations, ASIS&T discusses national and international information issues for practitioners and academics.
Be a part of an international community of diverse members working within a wide range of information areas — from social informatics to engineering and law.

6. Membership Benefits Innovative meetings & discounts to global events
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Innovative meetings & discounts to global events
Free webinars/Meet the Author Series
Career Center
Digital Library
There are lots of reasons to be part of ASIS&T. Membership in a prestigious organization with a rich history of innovative information science pioneers.
How does membership benefit you?
Discounted International conferences and events
Educational programs presented by global thought leaders in information science, management, and business. Free to members.
Post or search for a new career opportunity. The Career Center information includes resources, education requirements, job descriptions, and openings
Access to the Digital Library, includes the Journal of ASIS&T (JASIST), our e-newsletter the Bulletin, Annual Meeting Proceedings, research & development publications, plus our online bookstore with discounts for members
In addition, you can enhance your CV with leadership opportunities.

7. More Benefits Special Interest Groups Regional Chapters
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Special Interest Groups
Regional Chapters
Membership directory
Online & in person networking
Insurance Plans
Awards Program
Networking online and in-person via national, regional chapters and 15 Special Interest Groups
Online, international directory
We even offer members insurance plans. We provide access to range of insurance plans including term life, disability, in-hospital, comprehensive health, major medical, and Medicare supplement insurance
Get recognized for the work you do in your field, in addition to your contributions to ASIS&T through our awards program

8. Publications
The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST)
The Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology
Annual Meeting Proceedings
Members have exclusive access to our Digital Library—where it’s easy to view and search all of our industry leading publications (including past issues) in one place online. These include:
[click] The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST)—a landmark, scholarly journal devoted to the fields of documentation and information science and serving as a forum for discussion and experimentation
[click] The Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology—a bi-monthly e-magazine packed with developments and issues affecting the field, pragmatic management reports, opinions, and news related to people and events in the information science community
[click] Annual Meeting Proceedings—conference proceedings from past ASIS&T annual meetings

9. Find Your People
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Members share a common interest in improving the ways society stores, retrieves, analyzes, manages, archives and disseminates information.

10. Special Interest Groups
Arts & Humanities History & Foundations of Information Science
Management Information Needs, Seeking & Use
Digital Libraries Education for Information Science
Metrics Information Ethics & Policy
Social Informatics Scientific & Technical Information
Knowledge Management International Information Issues
Health Informatics Visualization, Images & Sound
Classification Research

11. Meet the Author Series
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ASIS&T’s new Meet the Authors Series aims to not only provide current innovative research and topical ideas, but provides the additional benefit of real time interaction with the author. Ask questions pertinent to your area immediately following the presentation; hear alternative perspectives that can enhance your own theories from participants around the globe.
Free to ASIS&T members, everyone is welcome!
For more information or to register, please visit
ASIS&T membership is for Information Architects, Librarians, Archivists, Academics, and other industry professionals.

12. Upcoming Events
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ASIS&T events and meetings are essential to our work and our collaboration. Here are a few upcoming meetings:

13. Connect & Engage
Connect with us and learn how to become part of the ASIS&T community. You can join on the ASIS&T website, or follow us on social media to stay on top of the latest events and happenings.
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