IASSIST

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Conferences

The annual conference provides data professionals a variety of opportunities to participate in discussions about research data and data support activities. In addition there are regional IASSIST workshops or IASSIST sponsored events.

IASSIST Quarterly

The IQ represents an international cooperative effort on the part of individuals managing, operating, or using machine-readable data archives, data libraries, and data services.

Jobs Repository

The IASSIST Jobs Repository is a record of job descriptions posted to the members’ email list from 2005 to the present, providing a communal resource for employers and job-hunters.

Webinars

Community webinars organized by the IASSIST Professional Development Committee.

Discussion list

Our professional communication and news channel. An important source of support for members to query other data professionals.

Membership

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From iBlog

iBlog is IASSIST’s own blog. Entries on various topics are written by our members.

Editors' note: Creating connected data futures: Perspectives on research data services and infrastructure

By IQ Editors on October 1, 2026

Dear IASSISTers, Welcome to IASSIST Quarterly Vol. 50 No. 3 . We open this issue thinking about Walter Giesbrecht, a valued member of the IASSIST community, who passed away on March 8, 2026, at the age of 69 in Richmond Hill, Ontario. In tribute to Walter’s life and contributions, several close friends and colleagues gathered memories and reflections shared by IASSIST members to write an in memoriam. Walter’s dedication to data librarianship, along with his leadership and commitment to the profession, continues to inspire many within our community.

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Editors' notes: Emerging approaches to data stewardship and research transparency

By IQ Editors on June 30, 2026

Dear IASSISTers, Welcome to IASSIST Quarterly Vol. 50 No. 2 . It was nice to see so many old and new (some attending for the first time) colleagues at the IASSIST 2026 Virtual Conference - the Best IASSIST Ever (even if virtual)! It is always exciting to learn about the innovative work that is being done by members of this community. We would like to encourage those who presented their work at the conference to turn their conference presentations into a paper and submit it to IQ .

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Championing Public Data: Data Professionals in Civic Life

By Lynda Kellam on June 10, 2026

The following text is from Lynda Kellam’s opening keynote for the 2026 IASSIST conference on June 2, 2026. Lynda Kellam’s opening keynote Good morning, everyone. It is a genuine pleasure to be with you today as your opening keynote speaker. I know that virtual conferences are challenging. I miss the hallway conversations with every ounce of my extroverted being. Recently, I attended another virtual conference where the opening keynote asked people to stay as present as possible, and I ask that of you now.

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Guest editors' note: IASSIST Quarterly Special Issue

By Hilary Bussell, Cheryl Thompson, Maureen Haaker & Michael Beckstrand on March 31, 2026

Dear IASSISTers, Qualitative data and their collections are valuable treasures for re-use, re-analysis, and training. However, there is a tension inherent in qualitative data sharing between the desire for transparency and the complex ethical, methodological, and labor-intensive realities of sharing non-numeric materials. As the push for Open Science accelerates, researchers are increasingly required to navigate the high standards set by the FAIR, CARE, and TRUST principles. In response to data sharing expectations, qualitative researchers have expressed concerns about the ethical challenges, methodological concerns, and labor involved in making their data and materials publicly available.

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