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SIG News

None of the special interest groups sent in their nominations packets or annual activity reports in August, so the really big news this year was the absence of SIG of the Year and SIG Member of the Year awards.

A new SIG was created, called SIG USE (Information Needs, Seeking and Use.) It is "…concerned with the activities, both behavioral and cognitive, of people who are interacting with information." The newly elected Chair is Barbara Wildemuth, Chair-elect: Dave Robins

Elections were held for the following: SIG Representative to the Nominations Committee – Trudi Hahn, Representatives to the SIG of the Year Jury – Teresa Beamsley & Heather Hall, SIG Cabinet Steering Committee Members – Michael Leach, Erica Lilly, Jay Norton.

The proposed merger of SIGs STI and MED which had been tabled until further review was dismissed. The SIGs will remain separate.

SIGs are requested to "clean up" their web sites – check for broken links and delete old information. If the SIGs don’t fix their sites, the web sites will be taken down. ASIS HQ will be happy to set up and support listservs for SIGs that want them, but the lists must be moderated by the SIGs.

The 1999 Annual Meeting Chair solicited proposals for SIG panels and sessions. The meeting next year will center on the theme of Knowledge: Creation, Organization, and Use. Targeted tracks will address specific aspects of the topic including: "Discovery, Capture and Creation," "Classification and Representation," "Dissemination and Publishing," "Information Retrieval," and "Ethical, Cultural, and Social Aspects." The deadline for SIG proposals is December 15^th

-Abby Goodrum
Program Committee
ASIS/DVC

Chapter News

An analysis of the results of an electronic focus group indicated that members would like to attend programs with a research focus that applies to what they are doing in the workplace. In addition, the survey indicated that they valued networking at meetings. What do you think? Chapters were encouraged to post information on Chapters-L, the Chapters listserv that is enjoying only moderate success so far.

Special Pre-Conference Session for ASIS Members

For "early birds" the Leadership Development Committee provided a very well attended session on "What it Takes to Become a Successful Leader in ASIS". The title of the session should not have been so limiting. Lessons provided could apply to many aspects of our professional and personal lives. Some hints were just common sense. For instance, Candy Schwartz pointed out the importance of thanking people and giving recognition for a job well done. Nancy Routher pointed out that it is very important to know what has to be done and to have a job for everyone.

Suggested Follow-Up
Copyright Retention

In one interesting session that examined journal pricing publishing and copyright, Cliff Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information, stated that he felt that author retention of copyright is not scalable -- and that it is a little frightening. He said that we must retain a system that is sensible. As you probably know, there is a court case now being appealed that deals with this issue. ASIS DVC Views invites comments on this position.

-Jacqueline Trolley
Chair, ASIS/DVC

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