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ARSC 57th Annual Conference 2023
ARSC has selected Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the host city for ARSC's 57th Annual Conference, May 17-20, 2023. Please see the Call for Presentations on the conference web page.
NEWS and EVENTS
SEAPAVAA’s 27th Conference and General Assembly will be held physically from May 8-13, 2023 in Pattaya, Thailand. Read more...
The ARSC Award for Independent Initiatives is open for nominations until December 31. This no-strings-attached "genius grant" of up to $10,000 is for individuals advancing the field of recorded sound through self-directed, self-financed pursuits. Read more...
The The Fall 2022 issue of the ARSC Newsletter is here! Catch up on recent ARSC news and more! Read more...
Apply for an ARSC Conference Grant to participate in ARSC's 57th Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, May 17-20, 2023. Read more...
ARSC's NY Chapter will meet again on Dec. 14 with Joseph Patrych and Seth B. Winner presenting "Laughter at 33-1/3 RPM". Read more...
ARSC Journal 52:3 (Winter 2021), a special issue and CD celebrating the advent of a public domain for recorded sound in the U.S., remains available online to members and available for order. Read more...
ARSC announces winners of 2022 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Read more...
ARSC announces award for Distinguished Service to ARSC. Congratulations to ARSC member Roberta Freund Schwartz on her outstanding contributions to ARSC over an extended period. Read more...
The ARSC Journal 53:1 (Spring 2022) is here and includes original articles, book reviews, sound recording reviews and more! Read more...
ARSC signs on to statement in support of education on World Intellectual Property Day, April 26, 2022. Read more...
Recordings of ARSC's Continuing Education Webinars are available to the public on ARSC's Aviary Site.
ARSC Opposes Racism and Police Brutality. The ARSC Board issued a statement opposing racism and police brutality and committing to initiatives to improve its operations. Read more...
Introducing ARSCLIB: The ARSC Library and Archives Electronic Discussion List! ARSCLIB has been created to be a forum for discussing issues of concern to individuals who are responsible for caring for recorded sound collections within institutions. The discussions are expected to have a narrower professional focus than the main ARSCLIST, discussing issues such as collection policies, deaccessioning, cleaning, digitization, metadata, etc. To subscribe to ARSCLIB and/or ARSCLIST, go to www.arsc-audio.org/listservs.html.