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Posted on Behalf of Frances Allott, Information Services Librarian, Kent Libraries, Registration & Archives: APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING As part of the 2016 Annual Study Weekend organised by the International Association of Music Libraries(UK&Irl) there will be two presentations focussing on Music Archives and Outreach - both scheduled for Saturday 2nd April 2016 at Chancellors Hotel University of Manchester http://www.chancellorshotel.co.uk/ The full details of these sessions are as follows: 9:30 - 10.00 - What makes you special? Archives and Outreach, Heather Roberts, Royal Northern College of Music Archivist (Using case studies to show organisations have used RNCM’s unique heritage and archives to reach new audiences or to generate added value for their communities. Heather has worked with community projects, business anniversary projects, oral history projects and specialist repositories. There will be opportunities for questions) 18:00 - 18.30 - Richter-Loeb Archive at the Halle, Eleanor Roberts, Deputy Director of Development/Archivist, Hallé Concerts Society (Eleanor will explore the Halle Archive’s newest collection, the Richter-Loeb Archive, much of which relates to the career of Hans Richter who conducted the iconic Hallé Orchestra from 1899-1911) Non-residential (and non-member) attendance is an option: See http://uk-irl.iaml.info/training/booking_form_2016.php for the Booking Form (Bookings close 11 March 2016) And http://uk-irl.iaml.info/training/asw.html for full details of the Annual Study Weekend If you have any questions please contact Frances Allott, Chair, IAML(UK&Irl) Conference Committee, Kent Libraries Tel. 03000 410508 [log in to unmask] Many thanks Frances Allott (née Metcalfe) / Information Services Librarian / Kent Libraries, Registration & Archives / Internal:7200 410508 / External: 03000 410508 / www.kent.gov.uk/libs Mark Bateson Heritage Services Manager Kent History and Library Centre James Whatman Way MAIDSTONE ME14 1LQ [log in to unmask] 03000 414852 Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra