Submitted by Richard Ranft on Wed, 14/09/2011 - 22:33
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 procedures for applying for a grant 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 4 November 2011.
Date:
16 Nov 2011 to 18 Nov 2011
ARCHIVES AT RISK TO THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION OF DIGITAL SOUND AND AUDIOVISUAL HERITAGE
Organized in collaboration with: The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), the International Archives de Television (FIAT), UNESCO. Designed for sound archivists, archivists, librarians, responsible for record and film libraries, researchers, teachers and musicians interested in submitting proposals for papers on the following topics:
The Lifecycle of the Digital Audiovisual Asset
Digital Asset Management in the Real World
"DAS 2011 offers in-depth, real world information on an ever-advancing technology. Case studies will offer a broad mix of institutions, providing a unique opportunity to compare approaches in different communities. This real-life approach will bring content creators, caretakers and vendors together to address the realities with which we are all faced, what works in theory, and what works in the real world.
Date:
22 Oct 2011 to 28 Oct 2011
International Conference of the Round Table on Archives.
With the title "Keeping Archives Alive in a Digital World: Archival Preservation in the 21st Century", the professional programme (26th and 27th October) tackles the challenges of preserving archives in the myriad of formats and media as well as physical, political and social environments in which we find ourselves today.
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