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IASA Journal invites proposals covering general topics of interest to the sound and audiovisual archives communities throughout the world. Articles, reviews, essays, and technical documents are welcome.

Important dates:
May 15, 2018: Full article submission deadline
July 15, 2018: Journal release

Issue no. 49 special considerations:
We encourage submissions that respond to critical issues for audiovisual archives today:

Applications for Travel Awards are now open and all IASA members in good standing are welcome to apply for funding to attend the 49th Annual Conference which will be hosted by the Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana 1 – 4 October 2018. Please visit http://2018.iasa-web.org for more information on the conference.   

For more information on the travel award application process please visit http://www.iasa-web.org/travel-awards

UNESCO is inviting nominations for the 7^th edition of the UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize.

The Prize was created to commemorate the inscription of the Buljo jikji simche yojeol – the oldest known book of moveable metal print in the world – on the Memory of the World International Register. As such, it has become an important symbol of the Memory of the World Programme’s efforts to support the preservation and accessibility of documentary heritage as a common heritage of humanity.

Extension of the «Call for presentations»

There is still some space for submitting presentations during the 49th IASA Annual Conference, that will take place from October 1st to 4th 2018, at the Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

The « Call for presentations » has been extended until March 9th, 2018.

Conference theme:

Access and Accessibility - Archival Policies and Barriers in the Age of Global Information Exchange

Possible sub-themes include: