I am very pleased to announce that with the launch of our new website,
registration is now open for
The Fifth Islamic Manuscript Conference, Cambridge 24-26 July 2009:
"ACCESS AND RIGHTS"
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http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/Conferences.html
The Islamic Manuscript Association is pleased to announce that the Fifth
Islamic Manuscript Conference will be held at Christ's College, University
of Cambridge, UK from 24-26 July 2009. It will be hosted by the Thesaurus
Islamicus Foundation and the Centre of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies,
University of Cambridge. We invite you to register online at
http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/conferences/ConferenceRegistrationForm1.htm
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ces/ConferenceRegistrationForm1.html>
In 2009, the Conference will specifically address the issue of access to
manuscripts. Improving access to manuscripts through digitisation and
electronic ordering and delivery systems whilst ensuring their proper
long-term preservation is fundamental to the successful future study of
the Islamic heritage. Presently, technologies are available that have the
potential to transform the way manuscripts are studied; however, the
access these technologies can allow is counterbalanced by collection
holders' concerns regarding their legal rights and the financial
sustainability of their organisations. During the Fifth Islamic Manuscript
Conference these vital issues will be discussed by our invited speakers
and selected paper presenters.
As in previous years, the Conference will be organised around the
Association's four main interest groups: cataloguing, conservation,
digitisation, and publishing and research. The first day will also feature
two special panels, a 'Collections' panel introducing less well-known
collections from Africa, the Balkans, and Turkey, and a panel devoted to
the conference theme of Access featuring invited experts who will discuss
how such issues as security in libraries and online, financial
considerations, and the understanding of international copyright law
inform users' experience of accessing materials for research.
Posters advertising the conference can be found at
http://www.islamicmanuscript.org/conferences/Posters.html
TIMA would be most grateful if recipients of this email could display a
poster in their institutions.
The full schedule will also be available online shortly. Please do also
take a few moments to explore the new website and its improved format.
We look forward to welcoming you to Cambridge in July
Best wishes,
Jenny Wright
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Ms Jenny Wright
Assistant Director
The Islamic Manuscript Association Ltd
(A company limited by guarantee
Incorporated in the Isle of Man)
c/o 33 Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1QY
United Kingdom
Telephone: 01223 303177
Mobile: 07826 355828
Fax: 01223 302218
Website:
http://www.islamicmanuscript.org
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