*Call for Papers for the 43rd IASA Annual Conference*<br>
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*New Delhi, India, 6 – 11 October 2012*<br>
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*Theme: In Transition: Access for All*<br>
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Access to information is widely perceived as an uncontested good, a right<br>
of the same order as access to clean water and electricity. UNESCO says<br>
that universal access will empower people if “they can access and<br>
contribute to information and knowledge flows,” and that a digital<br>
infrastructure will provide it. Governments all over the world mouth<br>
support for these aspirations and the public has come to expect access to<br>
all sorts of information wherever and whenever they want and need it,<br>
including, and perhaps especially, sound and audiovisual content.****<br>
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With all the resources and effort expended on digitisation we would expect<br>
that by now access to our audiovisual collections should have become<br>
universally easier, and the online facilities that could provide unlimited<br>
and unmediated access to this content should -- given its unprecedented<br>
use. Yet, all too often we can only access catalogues with no access to the<br>
actual sound, lists with no video, information about information, but not<br>
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The laws and policies that control use, the technologies that deliver it,<br>
and the costs and distribution of resources present barriers to our<br>
aspirations. Are we being realistic? Are these constraints now permanently<br>
built into the system, or are we just in transition on the way to achieve<br>
universal access to the knowledge dissemination systems?****<br>
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What can be done to ensure that our collections are becoming accessible?<br>
How do we deal with copyright? Are strategies in place to ensure<br>
accessibility to our collections? Do the technical systems and<br>
infrastructure truly support it?****<br>
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This conference aims to investigate and discuss the issues pertaining to<br>
access alongside the following subthemes:****<br>
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Copyright and IP:****<br>
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**· **Copyright and access: does protection of the individual's<br>
rights outweigh the universal right to access?****<br>
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**· **How do we circumvent copyright appropriately and provide<br>
access for all?****<br>
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**· **Access, copyright and reasonable risk****<br>
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**· **Orphan works and wider access****<br>
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Technologies****<br>
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**· **Tools that provide access and systems that restrict****<br>
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**· **Technical infrastructure and information access****<br>
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**· **Portable devices, and sound and audiovisual collections****<br>
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Users:****<br>
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**· **Defining the user****<br>
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**· **Increasing use, attracting new users****<br>
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**· **From the user perspective: how are people using access? (how<br>
access changed the way...?)****<br>
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**· **Examining how increased access can affect collection<br>
decisions such as acquisition, preservation, and documentation.****<br>
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Access:****<br>
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**· **Access and authenticity****<br>
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**· **Successes and failures of providing access in the digital<br>
domain****<br>
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**· **The impact of access on our archives****<br>
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**· **Indigenous use and appropriate access****<br>
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**· **Ethics and access****<br>
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**· **What does access mean?****<br>
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**· **Online vs traditional access – access multiplied or context<br>
lost?****<br>
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**· **Leveraging access with increased usage of archives****<br>
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**· **Sustainable access****<br>
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**· **Innovation and access****<br>
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**· **What strategies are research organisations and broadcasters<br>
planning for access?****<br>
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**· **Collaborations and partnerships to make access possible****<br>
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**· **Open access: between freedom and control.****<br>
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Online Access****<br>
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**· **Semantic web and access****<br>
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**· **Free access or mediated access? Gatekeeper or facilitator?<br>
The role of reference staff.****<br>
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**· **Access tools/set of tools – access on- and offline****<br>
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Funding****<br>
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**· **The affordability of free access/access for all****<br>
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**· **How realistic is access for all from a funding perspective?***<br>
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The IASA Executive Board invites proposals for presentations, posters and<br>
panel discussions for the 43rd IASA Annual Conference, to be held in New<br>
Delhi, India, 6-11 October 2012. The closing date for submissions is<br>
January 31, 2012. All proposals must be accompanied by an abstract (maximum<br>
250 words).****<br>
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If you require any further information or have questions please contact the<br>
Organising Committee and the conference administrator through<br>
<a href="mailto:enquiries@iasa-conference.com">enquiries@iasa-conference.com</a> The Conference Convener is Shubha Chaudhuri,<br>
and Ilse Assmann and Kevin Bradley are members of the organising<br>
committee. Bruce Gordon is the IASA Vice President responsible for<br>
conferences. All conference committee members can be contacted on<br>
<a href="mailto:enquiries@iasa-conference.com">enquiries@iasa-conference.com</a>*<div id=":2li">***<br>
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The local organising committee is:****<br>
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**· **Leela Samson, Chairperson, Sangeet Natak Akademi****<br>
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**· **Kamalini Dutt, ex Director, Doordarshan Archives, New Delhi***<br>
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**· **Amlan Das Gupta, Director School of Cultural Texts and<br>
Records, Jadavpur University, Calcutta****<br>
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**· **G. Sundar, Director, Roja Muthiah Research Library, Chennai***<br>
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**· **Suresh Chandvankar, Secretary, Society of Indian Record<br>
Collectors, Mumbai****<br>
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**· **Moe Chiba, UNESCO, New Delhi****<br>
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**· **Shubha Chaudhuri, Director, AIIS Archives and Research Centre<br>
for Ethnomusicology (Conference Convenor)****<br>
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Please find all conference information as well as the submission form on<br>
the conference website at <a href="http://2012.iasa-web.org/" target="_blank">http://2012.iasa-web.org</a>. It is preferred that<br>
presentation proposals are submitted online. However, if you do not have<br>
internet access and you would like to submit a presentation or register for<br>
the conference, please contact Ilse Assmann by fax at <a href="tel:%2B27%2011%20714-4419" value="+27117144419">+27 11 714-4419</a>.</div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div>carlos palombini<br></div><a href="http://www.researcherid.com/rid/F-7345-2011" target="_blank">www.researcherid.com/rid/F-7345-2011</a><br>