2012 UNESCO Conference on Digital Preservation – Call for Papers

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Memory of the World Program, UNESCO, in collaboration with the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies and the University Library of the University of British Columbia (UBC), is holding an international conference on “The Memory of the World in the Digital Age:  Digitization and Preservation” on September 26-28, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  This event is also being held in partnership with ICA, IFLA, IASA, ICOM, WIPO, Google, Microsoft and others. UBC has put out a call for conference papers.

(This announcement comes from UBC archival studies professor, Dr. Luciana Duranti)

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Stevie Wonder calls for better information access at WIPO Assemblies

This year’s WIPO Assemblies are being held this week in Geneva from September 20-29, 2010.   Catch Stevie Wonder (watch video webcast) share some simple thoughts on the issue as he addresses WIPO delegates without breaking too much into song!

Follow this and other WIPO developments as they happen on their website.

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