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NEWS and EVENTS
2013 The ARSC Annual Conference
Registration is open!
The 47th Annual Conference will be held in Kansas City, Missouri on May 15-18, 2013. Register by April 23rd to save! Click here to view the Program Schedule and click here to read the session abstracts!
The ARSC 2013 Pre-conference Workshop: "Discovery Access Methods for Sound Recording Collections" will be held May 15th in Kansas City and will once again be available to virtual attendees via webcast. Read more...
ARSC NY Chapter presents Joe Patrych moderating a discussion of 5 extraordinary, supercentenary pianists. Join the discussion on Thursday, May 23rd at 7pm at the CUNY Sonic Arts Center. Read more...
The Finalists for the 2013 ARSC Awards for Excellence have been announced. Read more...
New Audiovisual Citation Guidelines have been published by the British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC). The guidelines cover a very broad range of sound and moving image media types. Read more...
The ARSC Newsletter, Winter 2013, Number 131 is in the mail and now available online. Don't miss reading about the excitement coming this May in Kansas City, several new developments in audio preservation and archiving, tributes to colleagues we've recently lost, and more.
Inside the National Recording Registry wins the Peabody Award! This series of short radio documentaries about recordings added to the National Recording Registry were produced by Ben Manilla Productions/ Media Mechanics with support from the Library of Congress. Don't miss the segment on Phonautograms featuring interviews with ARSC members who helped reveal the recordings! Listen here...
The Library of Congress has released the National Recording Preservation Plan [PDF]. This comprehensive plan makes recommendations for improvements in the preservation and access of our national sound heritage by addressing specific areas such as infrastructure, education, collaboration, and copyright. Read more about it in the New York Times and NPR.
ARSC member and 2013 Grammy nominee, Lance Ledbetter of Dust-to-Digital discusses his recent work in the March 9th issue of the Economist. Read more...
ARSC Member and 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Chris Strachwicz, was interviewed about his record label, Arhoolie Records, in the Wall Street Journal this month. Read more…
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives receives the 2013 ARSC Grant for Preservation of Classical Music Historical Recordings to support digital transfer, storage, and management of 47 reel-to-reel tapes of live concert recordings featuring interviews with notable conductors, musicians, and composers. Read more...
The Members-Only Resources are now available, including the Membership Directory and the 2012 ARSC Conference audio recordings. Please contact Nathan Georgitis for your log-in information and password.