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Call for applications for the position of IAML Assistant Web Editor
IAML now wishes to appoint an Assistant Web Editor to share the workload of the Web Editor in seeking and preparing new content for the website and managing IAML’s social media accounts. -
IAML/IMS New York 2015 – Call for papers, Call for posters. Deadline for submission is November 1.
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Conference Diary / Konferenztagebuch 14: Vlaams (Belgium)
Mariet Calsius of Resonant
From IAML’s Partner Organizations
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From IASA: (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives)
New publication: Handling and Storage of Audio and Video Carriers
Although the new methodology of audiovisual long-term preservation had been universally accepted by the end of the 20th century, there remains a considerable part of the audiovisual legacy that is still stored on its original carriers. The main reason is obviously the lack of funds. But also lacking is a sense of urgency to complete the digitisation of content.
Library & Archives Corner:Australia Built on sound principles: Audio management and delivery at the National Library of Australia (subscription required) IFLA Journal, October 2014, vol. 40, no. 3, 186-194 Kevin Bradley, National Library of Australia The Oral History and Folklore Collection at the National Library of Australia is a research archive; a substantial collection of unpublished audio recordings of varying length and levels of documentation created by and for researchers…To allow users to discover and have access to the primary source sound recording, and to be able to locate specific content within those recordings, the National Library of Australia has developed a time-linked search and delivery system and a schema to enable it to be searched by its innovative aggregation platform, Trove (http://trove.nla.gov.au). Austria Vienna Philharmonic to Invest Nilsson Prize Money in Archive REBECCA SCHMID, New York Times The Vienna Philharmonic, the recipient of this year’s Birgit Nilsson Prize, often known as the classical music world’s Nobel Prize, announced plans on Wednesday to invest the $1 million award in the digitization of its historic archive. Germany-Sweden Erasmus staff exchange program Weimar-Gothenburg Hungary Le secteur musique et films de la bibliothèque de Gödöllői (Hongrie) A look inside the Public Library and Information Center Gödöllői
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Articles of Interest
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Adobe is Spying on Users, Collecting Data on Their eBook Libraries
Nate Hoffelder, The Digital Reader -
Bibliotheken sind Teil der digitalen Gesellschaft
Deutscher Bibliotheksverband fordert Bildungs-und Wissenschaftsschranke und das Recht auf Lizenzen für E-Books -
De Gruyter donates access to top Wikipedia editors
No Shelf Required
De Gruyter will give access to all of its scholarly content to 1.000 highly active Wikipedia editors and will allow them to use it for their encyclopedia research. The editors are offered the opportunity to read ebooks, journals and database entries on De Gruyter Online, when they write articles for Wikipedia. -
“Frère Jacques” a été composé par Jean Philippe Rameau !
France musique
“Frère Jacques”, l’un des plus célèbres canons que tout le monde a appris à chanter dans son enfance, aurait été composé par le non moins célèbre Jean-Philippe Rameau. C’est ce qu’a découvert la musicologue Sylvie Bouissou, spécialiste du compositeur dont on célèbre les 250 ans de sa mort cette année.
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Right to E-Read – Gemeinsame Podiumsdiskussion von dbv und b.i.t.online
bibliotheksnews, Oktober 9, 2014
Die europäische Kampagne The Right to E-Read hat in Deutschland viel Aufsehen erregt. Bei der gemeinsamen Veranstaltung von b.i.t.online und dem Deutschen Bibliotheksverband e.V. (dbv) wurde das Recht auf die E-Medien-Ausleihe in Öffentlichen Bibliotheken ebenfalls kontrovers diskutiert. Nicole Gageur war für bibliotheksnews vor Ort.
Friday Fun
The Nashville Public Library thinks it’s “All About the Books”
“Our Nashville Public Library team celebrates library cards in this adaptation of Meghan Trainor’s performance of “All About That Bass,” as seen on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. We had a little bit of fun showcasing how easily Nashvillians can borrow, download and stream books, music and movies with a free library card.”
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