The National Committee for Information Resources on Asia (NACIRA - formerly NCOLR)
will hold its annual one-day conference in London on December 7th 2010
The theme for this year's conference is
NEW DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR ASIAN and MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
All are welcome. Details are below and also at http://nacira.org.uk
When : Tuesday December 7th 2010 10.30am - 4.00pm
Where : The Japan Foundation, 6th Floor, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5EH
Cost : £50 - includes lunch. £15 for students.
Speakers this year are
Rachel Rowe, Smuts Librarian in South Asian and Commonwealth Studies, Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge - on progress in the digitisation of the Centre’s film and oral history collection
Malcolm Raggett, Technical Advisor to the Fürer-Haimendorf Archive Digitisation Project at SOAS
- on creating an online resource for the historical study of tribal cultures in South Asia and the Himalayas
Jane Lewisohn, Research Associate and Principal Researcher for the Golha project at the School of Oriental and African Studies - on preserving the Intangible Heritage of Iran: 20th Century Classical Persian Music: The Golha project sponsored by the Endangered Archives project and the Iran Heritage Foundation
Sam van Schaik, Senior Researcher for the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library - on recent developments in the project
The cost remains at £50 (includes coffee, tea and lunch) (student fee £15)
If you would like to attend, please complete the registration form below and return it with your payment to: - Gill Goddard, Secretary, NACIRA, at the address below by Friday 26th November, 2010. Cheques are to be made payable to the National Committee for Information Resources on Asia.
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NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES ON ASIA
I shall be attending the National Committee for Information Resources on Asia Conference and Annual General Meeting on Tuesday December 7th 2010 at the Japan Foundation, 6th Floor, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5EH.
Personal Name …………………………………………………………
Job Title …………………………………………………………
Institution …………………………………………………………
e-mail address …………………………………………………………
I enclose payment of £50.00 to cover the cost of the Conference and lunch (there will be vegetarian selections available)
or
I enclose payment of £15.00 (student fee) to cover the cost of the Conference and drinks only
Gill Goddard, Secretary, NACIRA
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield S10 2TN
Tel: 0114 2227333
Fax: 0114 2227290
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website: http://www.nacira.org.uk/
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