-- On Thu, 3/3/11, ramesh e <librarymrcet@gmail.com> wrote: From: ramesh e <librarymrcet@gmail.com> Subject: [MLOSC.12727] ASIS&T Bulletin February/March To: iala@googlegroups.com Cc: mlosc@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 11:00 PM For more information, please visit the bulletin February/March of ASIS&T. http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Feb-11/Bulletin_FebMar11_Final.pdf Since 1937, the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) has been the society for information professionals leading the search for new and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access to information. ASIS&T counts among its membership some 4,000 information specialists from such fields as computer science, linguistics, management, librarianship, engineering, law, medicine, chemistry, and education; individuals who share a common interest in improving the ways society stores, retrieves, analyzes, manages, archives and disseminates information, coming together for mutual benefit. Purpose The Society seeks to stimulate participation and interaction among its members by affording them an environment for substantive professional exchange.  It encourages and supports personal and professional growth through opportunities for members to extend their knowledge and skills, develop and use professional networks, pursue career development goals and assume leadership roles in the Society and in the information community.  ASIS&T increases the influence of information professionals among decision-makers by focusing attention on the importance of information as a vital resource in a high-technology age and promotes informed policy on national and international information issues by contributing to the formation of those policies.  It supports the advancement of the state-of-the art and practice by taking a leadership position in the advocacy of research and development in basic and applied information science. http://www.asis.org/about.html Regards, ELAGANDULA RAMESH Librarian, www.mrcet.ac.in ASIS&T Info-Share 2011 membership awardee 9951365011   Bharat Kumar Assistant Librarian Management Development Institute Gurgaon - 122007, Haryana, India Phone No - (M) +91-9968456404                    (O)  +91-124-4560390 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.