Details of this year's NACIRA Conference - apologies for cross-posting -
but please pass this on to any individuals or groups who would be
interested
Thanks,
Catherine Ansorge
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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
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)
( NB: Payments for British Library and SOAS attendees will be handled
centrally as in previous years)
or
I enclose payment of £15.00 (student fee) to cover the cost of the
Conference and drinks only
--
Ms Gill Goddard
Academic Liaison Librarian (Politics) and East Asian Studies Librarian
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield S10 2TN
Tel 0114 2227334
Fax 0114 222 7290
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--
Catherine Ansorge
Head of Near Eastern Department
Manuscripts and Printed Collections
Cambridge University Library
West Road, Cambridge
CB3 9DR UK
Tel.: +44 (0)1223 766368
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk
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Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:42:05 +0000
From: "G.M.Goddard" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "C.A. Ansorge" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: NACIRA Conference and AGM 7th December 2010
Dear Catherine (of course you may well have done this already)
I would be grateful if you would forward the following message to all
members of the MELCOM Library Group as a matter of urgency, and must
apologize for the short notice.
regards
Gill Goddard. NACIRA secretary
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
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.
..............................................................................................................................................................................................
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)
( NB: Payments for British Library and SOAS attendees will be handled
centrally as in previous years)
or
I enclose payment of £15.00 (student fee) to cover the cost of the
Conference and drinks only
--
Ms Gill Goddard
Academic Liaison Librarian (Politics) and East Asian Studies Librarian
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield S10 2TN
Tel 0114 2227334
Fax 0114 222 7290
[log in to unmask]
http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/liaison/goddard.html
Visit the Librarians' Blog for Social Sciences at
http://www.librarydevelopment.group.shef.ac.uk/blogs/social_sciences
National Committee for Information Resources on Asia -
http://www.nacira.org.uk/
United Kingdom Information Resources on Asia database - Mapping Asia -
http://www.asiamap.ac.uk/
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