Association for Recorded Sound Collections annual conference

36th Annual ARSC Conference
Santa Barbara, California.
<URL:http://nico.library.ucsb.edu/arsc/>

The 36th annual conference of the Association for Recorded Sound
Collections (ARSC) will be held in Santa Barbara, California from
May 8-11, 2002 at the Radisson Hotel. The conference host is the
University of California, Santa Barbara. ARSC invites you to join
your colleagues for four days of papers, sessions and discussions on
the preservation and documentation of recorded sound.

Paper topics include

    Preserving the Pop Masters (with Stevie Wonder's producer Ralph
    Sutton)
    The Rise of the Hit Record and Jazz at Edison
    Mexican-American Music in the Lummis Wax Cylinder Collection
    Beecham's Post-War Contract Negotiations with Columbia Records
    and EMI
    American Exhibition Recordings of 1888-1889,
    The Story of Jazz Bandleader and Amateur Zoologist,Harry
    Spindler.

Technical papers and sessions will include discussions of the state
of the art in storage facilities, web delivery of audio, new digital
audio archiving systems and restoration of damaged tape recordings.

Again this year, ARSC will be holding a pre-conference workshop for
individuals responsible for the management of archival sound
recording collections. Topics covered include care and handling of
audio, intellectual property, digital audio basics and an overview
of digital audio workstations.

The complete program, registration forms, travel and hotel
information is now available on the web at
<URL:http://nico.library.ucsb.edu/>.

For further information visit the conference web site or contact the
local arrangements committee at 805-893-5444 or
seubert [at] library__ucsb__edu

David Seubert, Curator
Performing Arts Collection
Davidson Library Special Collections
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA  93106
805-893-5444
Fax: 805-893-5749


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