SOIMA 2011 - Safeguarding Sound and Image Collections

International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property – ICCROM, National Archives of Latvia and The Baltic Audiovisual Archival Council - BAAC, are organizing the course SOIMA 2011: Safeguarding Sound and Image Collections, from 11 – 29 July 2010 in Riga, Latvia.

Partners of the projects are University of Latvia, Lithuanian Central State Archive, Latvian National Library and Estonian Film Archives.

The course will provide an overview of issues related to the different formats and characteristics of sound and image materials (photographs, films, video and audiotapes, and digital materials); current knowledge and practices for documenting and cataloguing, media handling and storage, risk assessment of collections, emergency preparedness and response, criteria and technologies for migration and reformatting, planning preservation projects, digital preservation and management.

The course will comprise lectures, practical sessions as well as case studies, and is aimed at professionals working with mixed collections that have sound and image records of national or regional significance (curators, conservators, archivists, librarians and other professionals working on projects involving digitization of sound and image collections). A maximum of 22 participants will be selected.

Working language is English.

Course fee is 900 EUR (concessions will be available for participants from the Baltic region and developing countries).

Participants will be responsible for their travel, accommodations and living expenses.

Please use the Course application form at
http://www.iccrom.org/eng/01train_en/forms_en/applfrm_en.doc
and send it together with a statement of intent summarizing your experience and the relevance of the course to your current or future projects in no more than 700 words.

Applications should be mailed to the following contact address:

SOIMA 2011 - Collections Unit
ICCROM
13, via di San Michele
I-00153 ROME RM, ITALY
Tel +39 06 585531 Fax +39 06 58553349
E-mail: collections@iccrom.org

Application deadline: 31 January, 2011

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