Unlocking Audio: Sharing Experience of Mass Digitisation
26-27 October 2007
The British Library Centre for Conservation, London
Preliminary announcement
Unlocking Audio is an international conference exploring the planning
and strategies required for the successful execution of large-scale
audio digitisation projects, and the technical and practical issues
involved. Aimed at actual practitioners, sharing best practice and
looking at emerging standards, the event will to be held at the British
Library in London on Friday 26th and the morning of Saturday 27th
October 2007.
Invited speakers include:
Kevin Bradley (National Library of Australia)
Jonathan Leong (BBC Archives)
Pekka Gronow (Finnish Radio archives)
David Seubert (University of California, Santa Barbara)
The event will be held at the new purpose-built facility, The Centre for
Conservation, located at the main British Library site in London. The
Centre contains the technical department of the British Library Sound
Archive and includes 10 new soundproof transfer studios, a recording
studio, a small workshop and laboratory.
Places are strictly limited to 60 delegates. The programme will include
invited presentations, a roundtable discussion, a social dinner and
tours around the new audio-technical facilities. Space will be available
for displaying posters and small exhibits. Participants will be free to
join optional excursions to other sound archives and studios on Saturday
afternoon after the close of the conference.
A detailed programme and application information will be issued soon.
"Unlocking Audio"
The British Library Sound Archive,
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
United Kingdom
Fax: + 44 (0)207 412 7441
Email: [log in to unmask]
27th October is the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
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