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British Library’s Endangered Archives Programme: applications

Call for applications

The Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library is now accepting grant applications for the next round of funding. Detailed information on the timetable, criteria, eligibility and application procedures is available on the Programme’s website. Applications will be accepted in English or in French.

The deadline for receipt of preliminary grant applications is 7 November 2014.

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2014: message from CCAAA

Dear friends of our audiovisual heritage,

The audio and visual record of human accomplishment has been exploding in scope in recent times, as have the challenges to preserving and accessing that vast body of knowledge. Audiovisual records created a century or more ago, using now-obsolete technologies, are in particular danger of loss or decay.

2014 Winners: ARSC Awards for Excellence

ARSC is pleased to recognize outstanding published research in the field of recorded sound with our annual Awards for Excellence. The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Begun in 1991, the awards are presented to authors and publishers of books, articles, liner notes, and monographs, to recognize outstanding published research in the field of recorded sound.

Early Bird Reminder - IASA Conference, Cape Town, 5-9 October 2014

Greetings all,

This is a friendly reminder that:

Early Bird Registration is ending 31 August for the IASA Annual Conference, "Connecting Cultures: Content, Context, and Collaboration", held 5-9 October 2014 in Cape Town South Africa.

http://2014.iasa-web.org/registration

Don’t miss this opportunity for significant savings! Register now and ensure your place at this gathering of the best and brightest from the sound and audiovisual archival community.

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