Report on IASA 2014

A report shared on SlideShare about the most recent IASA Conference in Cape Town, by SABC Radio Archivist, Karen du Toit.

IASA 2014 Conference - Cape Town, South Africa #iasa2014 from Karen Du Toit

The international conference was held in Cape Town from 5 - 9 October 2014. It is only possible to mention but a few of the papers that were read.

Information about the conference can be found here: http://2014.iasa-web.org/

A few important links are available in the slides:

- The new IASA authoritative guide on handling and storage of sound and video recordings:
   TC 05

- The Cost of Inaction Calculator: https://coi.avpreserve.com/

- The video shared by Lizzy Komen about Australian artist Andy Thomas specializing in creating ‘audio life forms' from two recorded bird sounds from the archives of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision [beeldengeluid.nl] in Hilversum: Nightingale and Canary on Vimeo

- Vine of the Cape 7 Steps Mintrels Goema Troupe.


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International Association for Sound and Audiovisual Archives Conference 2014 #iasa2014

International Association for Sound and Audiovisual Archives Conference 2014 #iasa2014

Centre for the Book, Cape Town

The IASA annual conference was this year held in Cape Town, from 5 - 9 October 2014.

The theme of the conference was: "Connecting Cultures: Content, Context, and Collaboration"

"It was an inspiring, exciting event informed by the dynamic and diverse, natural and cultural landscape of South Africa and the Southern African region. It supported the connection of  cultures and open many new ways for collaboration to ensure the safeguarding of our valuable sound and audiovisual heritage.
It was hosted in the heart of multicultural literacy and publication -- the National Library of South Africa's Center for the Book -- the venue for the conference.
It was a week of discussions, debates and sharing of ideas with local and international experts on matters of sound and audiovisual archives.

Conference themes:Content and technologiesConnecting dataContextualisation and CurationCurators and creatorsCustomer-driven services issuesCrowd-sourcing, cataloguing and content managementCollaborative learning"  - IASA

The Storify compiles some of the social media engagements during the week of the conference.

Blog post and Storify by Karen du Toit