There are still some places available for the British Records
Association Annual Conference 'History On-line: Aspects of finding,
creating and using historical sources on the web'
Full details of the programme are given below, with a registration form.
There is also the chance to hear Lord Evans, Chair of Re:source, talk on
the future strategy for archives nationally, followed by a wine
reception.
BRITISH RECORDS ASSOCIATION
Annual Conference
HISTORY ON-LINE
Aspects of finding, creating and using historical sources on the web
5th December 2000
Venue: Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London EC1
PROGRAMME
9.30 Registration
9.50 Dr Chris Kitching (Historical Manuscripts Commission)
Caught in the web? Archival sources and the internet
10.30 Dr Jane Winters (Institute of Historical Research, University of
London)
Institute of Historical Research Electronic Projects
11.00 Questions
11.10 Coffee
11.30 Phil Stringer (GENUKI: The UK & Ireland Genealogical Information
Service)
Using the internet to provide a structured on-line library of
genealogical
information
maintained by many individuals
12.00 Dr John Dawson (Literary & Linguistic Computing Centre, University
of
Cambridge)
ACAD - a Cambridge alumni database
12.30 Christopher Warren (New Media, BBC Learning & Factual)
Creating an on-line history resource as a pathway to learning
1.00 Questions
1.10 Lunch
2.15 Meg Sweet (Public Record Office)
Archives for a global audience
2.45 Peter Garrod (UK National Digital Archive of Datasets)
UK National Digital Archive of Datasets: archiving digital data on-line
3.15 William Kilbride (Archaeology Data Service)
The Archaeology Data Service: on digital archives and digital
archaeology
3.45 Professor Paul Harvey (British Records Association)
Seals on-line
4.15 Questions
4.25 Tea
4.45 Annual General Meeting of the British Records Association
5.30 The Maurice Bond Memorial lecture, chaired by the Rt. Hon. Lord
Woolf,
Lord Chief Justice, will be given by the Rt. Hon. Lord Evans, Chairman
of
Resource
6.30 Reception
[Note: The AGM and the Maurice Bond lecture are open to all B.R.A.
members,
whether registered for the Conference or not]
BOOKING FORM
NAME
ADDRESS
INSTITUTION
Please tick as appropriate:
_ I am a member of the B.R.A. - £55
_ I am not a member of the B.R.A. - £90
_ I am a student - £45
(Prices include refreshments and a sandwich lunch)
My total remittance is £
_ I enclose a cheque made payable to the British Records Association
_ Please invoice me or my institution
_ I enclose an SAE for a receipt
Please return this form to:
'History On-line' conference bookings
British Records Association
40 Northampton Road
London
EC1R 0HB
The British Records Association is a registered charity (No.227464/ACL)
founded in 1932. The Association aims to encourage and assist with the
preservation, care, use and publication of records.
Janet Foster
Archives Consultant
Royal Statistical Society
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