[Air-l] Fwd: [cultstud-l] call for papers: The Future of the Archive

[Steve Jones]

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>                            Call for Papers
>
>                     The New Information Order and
>                            The Future of the
>                                Archive
>
>                 Institute for Advanced Studies in the
>                              Humanities
>                         University of Edinburgh
>                         March 20th – 23rd 2002
>
>The electronic revolution of the last decade has transformed the
>nature and the potential of the public collection.  It is now
>possible to envisage libraries, museums and art galleries which
>are accessible, in part or in whole, online.  The publishing
>industry is in a state of turmoil as it makes the transition to
>electronic dissemination of its products;  scholarly research has
>been revolutionised by the resources of the internet including
>online publishing, email, scholarly lists, and the formation of new
>  databases.  E-commerce is in the process of transforming the
>retail book trade.  What, in this context, is the future of the
>archive?
>
>Bringing together librarians, curators, archivists, publishers,
>booksellers and academics, the conference will seek to address
>  some of the central issues that arise from the rapidly forming
>new   information order:
>
>
>Plenary speakers include:
>
>James Boyle, Duke University
>Richard Collins, BFI
>Josie Dixon, Palgrave
>Matthew Evans, Faber and Resource
>Peter Jaszi, American University
>Paul Mosher, Director of Libraries, University of
>Pennsylvania
>Representatives from Elsevier, the Online Computer
>   Library Center, and the British Library
>
>
>Proposals for Papers are invited by November 1st 2001.
>Please  send a one-paragraph abstract and contact details to the
>   address below.
>
>Details and updates are available on the conference website:
>http://www.ed.ac.uk/iash/future.events.html
>
>Enquiries to Professor John Frow, Director, Institute for
>Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh,
>Hope Park Square, Edinburgh EH8 9NW.
>Email IASH at ed.ac.uk
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