Abstract: [Purpose/Significance] By sorting out and reviewing the proceedings of 2021 ASIS&T Annual Meeting, this paper summarizes and analyzes the current research frontiers and trends in the field of library and information science, providing reference for scholars in related fields. [Design/Methodology]The hot topics and research frontiers reflected in the proceedings of 2021 ASIS&T Annual Meeting are summarized through the form of literature review. [Findings/Conclusion]It is found that the 2021 ASIS&T Annual Meeting achieves rich results in various research areas, including information equity, digital inclusion, technology ethics, data interconnection, and user information behavior. It shows the research trends of four aspects: paying attention to the change of users' information behavior during the period of COVID-19, focusing on the ethical review of information technology, attaching importance to the innovation of theories and methods in interdisciplinary research and to the mining of data association and value in public cultural services. [Originality/Value] This paper reflects the focusof 2021 ASIS&T Annual Meeting and reveals the research hotspots and trends in the field of library and information science.

Key words: The Association for Information Science and Technology, 2021 ASIS&, T Annual Meeting, Library and Information Science, Information equity, Digital inclusion, Technical ethics