European Student Chapter of European Student Chapter of the American Society for the American Society for

Information Science& Information Science& TechnologyTechnology

ASIS&T-ESCASIS&T-ESCMabrouka EL HACHANI

Enssib – France

LIDA5 Dubrovnik – Mljet (CROATIA)30th May – 3 June 2005

……invites you to take invites you to take partpart

IntroductionIntroduction

• Brief history : – starting point Dubrovnik 2000 ( Dubrovnik

2005)

• Being an ASIST student member

• Joining ASIST-ESC

• Activities for 2005/2006

Being an ASIS&T student Being an ASIS&T student member…member…

• Opportunity to network with colleagues working in Opportunity to network with colleagues working in the same research field, via a variety of special the same research field, via a variety of special interest groups (SIGs)interest groups (SIGs)

• Free access to electronic version of Free access to electronic version of Journal of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and American Society for Information Science and TechnologyTechnology (JASIS&T) (JASIS&T)

• Finding a job, using the high-quality Finding a job, using the high-quality ASIS&T ASIS&T Jobline Jobline serviceservice

……Being an ASIS&T student Being an ASIS&T student membermember

• Free-of-charge bi-monthly Free-of-charge bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and TechnologySociety for Information Science and Technology

• Enjoy special rates for ASIS&T members in conferences Enjoy special rates for ASIS&T members in conferences and meetingsand meetings

• Enjoy member-only discounts on key publications in the Enjoy member-only discounts on key publications in the library and information science research, such as ARIST, library and information science research, such as ARIST, Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, and others available in ASIS&Ts online bookshopand others available in ASIS&Ts online bookshop

• Enjoy special rates for ASIS&T members in online degree Enjoy special rates for ASIS&T members in online degree programsprograms

Why join ASIS&T-ESC?Why join ASIS&T-ESC?• Network with European students of information Network with European students of information

science and related disciplines,science and related disciplines,

• Strengthen connections and networking Strengthen connections and networking opportunities with ASIS&T students throughout the opportunities with ASIS&T students throughout the world,world,

• Build an infrastructure for student Build an infrastructure for student exchange/internships within Europe, at information exchange/internships within Europe, at information research institutions and libraries, archives, research institutions and libraries, archives, museums, etc.museums, etc.

• Publish student essays on the ASIS&T EC Web site or Publish student essays on the ASIS&T EC Web site or an ASIS&T EC repository,an ASIS&T EC repository,

Activities 2005/06Activities 2005/06

1. Establish the chapter's Web site, within the existing ASIS&T EC Web site

2.Start/maintain mailing lists

3. Promote the student chapter at conferences

4. Send invitations to non-members to join

5. Seek to replace inactive country student representatives with people who want to do something in the chapter

6. Consider arranging a reduced ASIS&T membership fee for students from poorer countries

7. Subject to funding, arrange a student paper contest that allows the winner to attend the annual ASIS&T meeting (open to members only)

8. Start collecting and publishing possibilities for internships and exchanging students at information institutions

9. Seek to organize meetings between officers and between country representatives

10. Encourage students to self archive their essays in E-LIS open archive (http://eprints.rclis.org/)

How to get involved ?How to get involved ?Simply join theSimply join the

student mailing list by sending a blank email tostudent mailing list by sending a blank email toEuro_Student_ASIST-subscribe@yahoogroups.comEuro_Student_ASIST-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Or contact a student member :Or contact a student member :

Koraljka GolubKoraljka Golub, Croatia/Sweden, kora@it.lth.se, Croatia/Sweden, kora@it.lth.se

Jonathan LevittJonathan Levitt, UK, jonathan@levitt.net, UK, jonathan@levitt.net

Imma Subirats CollImma Subirats Coll, Spain, wisubirats@gencat.net, Spain, wisubirats@gencat.net

Mabrouka El HachaniMabrouka El Hachani, France, hachani@enssib.fr, France, hachani@enssib.fr