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Audio-visual Records: Their Preservation and Care Workshop

New Date: March 17 & 18, 2011
Time: 9 am to 4 pm
Place: NSARM , 6016 University Ave., Halifax, NS
Registration Deadline: March 9, 2011
Instructors: Brock Silversides, Audio-visual Archivist and film appraiser, University of Toronto & Gilles St-Laurent, Audio Conservator, Library and Archives Canada
Cost: $125 for CNSA members, $150 for non-members. Optional 1 day only: $70 members, $90 non-members

General Description

This 2 day workshop will discuss audio-visual records -- their management, preservation and use. Day 1 will focus on audio formats (sound), Day 2 on visual records (moving images). It will present examples of the variety of formats (new & old), and discuss issues involved in digitization, selection for retention, providing access to patrons, and determining when a recording may have monetary value. Participants are encouraged to bring their questions and favourite “A-V mystery” record.

The Presenters

Gilles St-Laurent is the Head Audio Conservator at the Library and Archives Canada where he has been employed since 1983. His work involves preserving old, unstable, and/or damaged audio carriers as well as digitally restoring recordings for CDs, film, television, and internet. He was the recipient of the 2002 and 2004 CEDAR Award in the CD re-mastering from a vintage recording (pre-1950) category.  Gilles is a member of IASA's (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives) Technical Committee.

Brock Silversides is the Director of the Media Commons at the University of Toronto where he has been employed since 2003.  He is also an adjunct lecturer at the Faculty of Information at UofT.  He previously worked at the Provincial Archives of Alberta in the Audio-visual & Technical Services Division.  He is an independent photographic, film and popular music appraiser, and presenter on the topic of monetary appraisal of sound and moving image materials.

Who should attend

Archivists, art gallery curators, librarians, museum curators, visual artists, and anyone who collects and preserves audio and visual formats.

Registration Deadline

February 18, 2011 - priority for CNSA members

March 9, 2011 - final deadline for members and the public

Registration

To register, please fill out a Registration Form [PDF] or [RTF] and send it complete with your payment to the CNSA Office.

Seating may become limited, depending on response. Priority will be given to CNSA members who register before Feb 18, 2011. After Feb 18, registration is open to all on a first come, first seated basis.

Registration fee includes nutrition breaks both days.

For more information

Please contact Karen White, Archives Advisor, CNSA or the Education Committee chair.

This workshop is brought to you in part by the financial support of the Government of Canada through Library and Archives Canada, and administered by the Canadian Council of Archives.