Meet up with faculty and students from MU's School of Information Science & Learning Technologies (SISLT), at ASIS&T, November 1 – 5, 2013 Several of our students and faculty members will be presenting, plan on attending! Sunday, 11/3 @ 3:30 Spanning Boundaries and Disciplines: Linked, open and Cloud-based Community Metadata (SIG/CR) Erik Mitchell, University of Maryland Kanti Srikantiaiah, University of Maryland Susan Rathbun-Grubb, University of South Carolina Heather Lea Moulaison, University of Missouri Jane Greenberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Summary Metadata is an important component of trans-disciplinary research and is increasingly important in digital scholarship in which linked, open and cloud-based communities operate. These communities regularly access and create linked, open and cloud-based data and as such require metadata systems and structures that fit their unique communities…… More: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/abstracts/panels/7.html Looking for Opportunistic Discovery of Information in Recent Biomedical Research – A Content Analysis Carla M. Allen, University of Missouri Sanda Erdelez, University of Missouri Miroslav Marinov, University of Missouri Summary From the discovery of penicillin and x-rays to the development of many of today’s chemotherapy agents, serendipitous findings tangential to the researcher’s intended purpose, those “That’s funny…” moments, have greatly impacted the health and well-being of society. As an information behavior, these unexpected findings are an example of the Opportunistic Discovery of Information (ODI)……More: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/abstracts/papers/101.html Monday, 11/4 @ 3:30 User Experience (UX) Labs: Fostering Innovative Academic Research Ben Richardson, University of Missouri Rong Tang, Simmons College Lu Xiao, University of Western Ontario Borchuluun Yadamsuren, University of Missouri Moderator: Michael Leach, Harvard University Summary User Experience laboratories (UX labs henceforth) affiliated with Library and Information Science schools support a wide range of academic research by faculty members and graduate students. Though their names vary (e.g., information experience lab, usability lab, Human Computer Interaction lab), these labs serve on the front lines to investigate the impact of shifting information behaviors by implementing innovative methods for conducting usability studies and analysis…….More: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/abstracts/panels/8.html What Difference Does a Theoretical Lens Make in Conducting a Study of Human Information Interactions? Dr. Katriina Byström, University of Borås Dr. Mary Cavanagh, University of Ottawa Dr. Jannica Heinström, Åbo Akademi University Dr. Barbara M. Wildemuth, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Moderator: Dr. Sanda Erdelez, University of Missouri Summary People interact with information in a variety of ways and in a variety of contexts. Studies of such interactions have traditionally been approached either from an individually focused or contextual perspective. The perspective taken is likely to influence the specific research questions asked, the study design and methods and the potential outcomes of the study…….more: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/abstracts/panels/22.html Tuesday, 11/5 @ 3:30 High-Stakes Information: Deciding What Constitutes Quality in Our Products of Communication John M. Budd, University of Missouri Heather Lea Moulaison, University of Missouri C. Sean Burns, University of Kentucky Summary As more information is digitized or born online, issues with assessment and preservation, in the forms of determining, reviewing and describing it, increase. This is particularly true for what we might term high-stakes information or information that if not carefully assessed or preserved can result in harmful consequences. With the premise that scholarly information is high-stakes information….More: http://www.asis.org/asist2013/abstracts/panels/36.html Tuesday, 11/3 @ 6:30 pm - Join us at the Alumni reception! Connect with faculty, classmates and colleagues.