American Society for Information Science and Technology

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Association for Information Science and Technology	8
American Society for Information Science	5
American Society for Information Science and Technology canonical	5
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2958659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: American Society for Information Science and Technology
Context triple: [Eugene Garfield, memberOf, American Society for Information Science and Technology]

A. American Federation of Information Processing Societies
The American Federation of Information Processing Societies was a pioneering U.S. umbrella organization of professional computing societies that played a key role in the early development and promotion of computer science and information processing.
B. ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries
The ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries is a leading research conference focused on the theory, implementation, and evaluation of digital library technologies, systems, and services.
C. Information Processing Society of Japan
The Information Processing Society of Japan is a leading Japanese professional organization dedicated to advancing research, education, and industry collaboration in computer science and information technology.
D. Society for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing
The Society for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing is a scholarly section of anthropologists focused on the cultural, social, and political dimensions of science, technology, and digital systems.
E. Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries is a nonprofit membership organization of major research libraries in North America that collaborates to influence public policies, advance scholarly communication, and improve research library services.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: American Society for Information Science and Technology
Target entity description: The American Society for Information Science and Technology is a professional association dedicated to advancing the study, practice, and application of information science and technology across research, industry, and libraries.

A. American Federation of Information Processing Societies
The American Federation of Information Processing Societies was a pioneering U.S. umbrella organization of professional computing societies that played a key role in the early development and promotion of computer science and information processing.
B. ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries
The ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries is a leading research conference focused on the theory, implementation, and evaluation of digital library technologies, systems, and services.
C. Information Processing Society of Japan
The Information Processing Society of Japan is a leading Japanese professional organization dedicated to advancing research, education, and industry collaboration in computer science and information technology.
D. Society for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing
The Society for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing is a scholarly section of anthropologists focused on the cultural, social, and political dimensions of science, technology, and digital systems.
E. Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries is a nonprofit membership organization of major research libraries in North America that collaborates to influence public policies, advance scholarly communication, and improve research library services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	learned society ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ professional association ⓘ
aimsTo	foster communication among information professionals ⓘ promote best practices in information science ⓘ support innovation in information technologies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
field	information science ⓘ information technology ⓘ library and information science ⓘ
focusesOn	digital libraries ⓘ information behavior ⓘ information management ⓘ information policy ⓘ information retrieval ⓘ information systems design ⓘ knowledge organization ⓘ
formerName	American Documentation Institute ⓘ American Society for Information Science ⓘ linked to: American Society for Information Science and Technology
hasActivity	advocacy for information professionals ⓘ offering professional development ⓘ organizing conferences ⓘ publishing journals ⓘ publishing newsletters ⓘ supporting research ⓘ
hasMemberType	information scientists ⓘ information technology professionals ⓘ librarians ⓘ researchers ⓘ students ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
purpose	advance the application of information science and technology ⓘ advance the practice of information science and technology ⓘ advance the study of information science and technology ⓘ
relatedTo	information ethics ⓘ information science education ⓘ information standards ⓘ knowledge management ⓘ
sector	library and information services ⓘ professional education ⓘ research ⓘ
serves	information industry ⓘ libraries ⓘ research community ⓘ
shortName	ASIS&T ⓘ

How these facts were elicited