Music History Webring

I stumbled upon a Music History Webring. I don't know much (i.e. anything) about webrings, but this struck me as an interesting way of pulling things together and encouraging study.

If you don't like being bombarded by adverts, look away.

But if you don't mind Haydn sitting next to "cut away lbs of fat off your body" etc., you'll find the music history webring here.

.

Large scale digitisation - moral and legal dilemmas

Unique, primary documents have a lot in common, whether they be audiovisual, manuscript, or even some artworks.

There is an interesting post or two on hangingtogether.org, in specific relation to manuscript collections, but what is said reverberates into other areas.

Part one of the blog

Part two of the blog

.

Don't arsc, just join

The Outreach Committee
of the Association for
Recorded Sound Collections
(ARSC) posts
the following message.

2009 ARSC INDIVIDUAL,
INSTITUTIONAL, AND
STUDENT MEMBERSHIPS
We would like to remind those of you who are not
members to please consider joining the Association
for Recorded Sound Collections. 
ARSC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation
and study of sound recordings
-- in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and 
from all periods. ARSC is unique in bringing together private
individuals and institutional professionals -- everyone
with a serious interest in recorded sound.  
As a member, you will receive:
The peer-reviewed ARSC Journal: published twice each year,
containing a wealth of in-depth
articles, papers, reports, and book and record reviews.
The ARSC Newsletter: published three times per year,
delivering timely announcements,
short articles, and a calendar of coming events
(submitted by the membership).
The ARSC Membership Directory: compiled every two years,
providing contact information for members and listing their
collecting interests and research activities.  
Discounted registration for the annual ARSC conference.  
The benefits of membership don't stop there. You can learn
from or participate in one of ARSC's many committees
that serve the needs of both amateurs and professionals.
For instance, the Technical Committee provides guidance
on the most effective application of technology to preserve
and make accessible collections of sound recordings.
The Copyright and Fair Use Committee monitors information
and developments related to sound recording-related legal
issues, and has led ARSC in its role as an active advocate
for legal reform, to assure preservation of and access to our
audio heritage.  
A one-year membership is just $36 for individuals,
$40 for institutions. 
First-time members save $3. 
If you are a full-time student, don't forget ARSC's very
favorable, discounted membership of $20 per year.
Enjoy all benefits and privileges at nearly half off the
regular Individual Membership Rate.
(Sorry, no additional $3 discount on new student memberships.)  
To join, please visit ARSC,
or contact Peter Shambarger, ARSC Executive Director,
at execdir [at] arsc-audio [dot] org  

Anna-Maria Manuel
ARSC Outreach Committee Chair

.

A unique music tradition

Dr Aled Lloyd Davies, an expert in, and exponent of, the unique tradition of penillion singing (Cerdd Dant), will celebrate the art at the DRWM at the National Library of Wales on Thursday 5 March. He'll be accompanied by Llio Penri on pedal harp.

The evening is arranged by the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales, which preserves the majority of sound recordings related to this singularly Welsh tradition.

.

FOCAL awards

Focal International have announced the full submission list for their 2009 awards.

There seem to be few entries for restorations this year. However "the few" include the David Lean project (8 feature films) from the bfi. And of course there is a little Welsh gem of a film, restored by John Reed of the NSSAW, "Memoirs of a Pit Orchestra", (Richard Watkins).

silent in your living room

The lost silent masterpiece "The Life Story of David Lloyd George" is now available on DVD from the National Library of Wales.

The film, made in 1918 was "lost" for 70 years before being discovered and restored by the Wales Film and Television Archive (now the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales).

The 2 disc DVD features music composed and performed by Neil Brand, together with an introduction by Philip Madoc, interviews about the music with Neil, and about the historical perspective by Kevin Brownlow.

The DVD is available from the National Library shop (+44 [0]1970 632 548).

NSSAW news

The National Library of Wales has now loaded 200,000 catalogue records for off-air recordings (radio and TV programmes from The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales onto their integrated library management system.

This is the first time that these records have been made available online, and the migration marks a second major step in improving access to NSSAW collections. Another recent step-change was achieved with the mapping to MARC21, and the subsequent migration of film holdings onto the ILMS.

.

Unlocking audio conference. BL

The British Library "Unlocking Audio 2 - connecting with listeners" will take place on 16 and Tuesday 17 March at the BL Conference Centre.

ARSC audio conference proceedings online

You can hear what was said at the 2008 ARSC conference (Palo Alto) online.

Click here for the link to the ARSC proceedings.

.

The Gramophone archive online

Free 'n easy


The Gramophone free to use archive on the web, with all content from 1923 to date.

Beta version. Brilliant news for music researchers. Let's hope it remains free.

.

ARSC conference 2009

43rd Annual ARSC conference, Washington, May 2009.

Visit the ARSC conference website
ARSC is the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, has a host of events and an active and very useful discussion list.
.

Are you unique?

The need for unique identifiers for audiovisual material.

Digital Preservation Europe document.

"The UMID is a locally generated and globally unique identifier, standardised by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), and presents a key component in digital media asset management systems"

.

25million up for grabs

A budget of 25 million euros is allocated to digital libraries in the 2009 call. The main goals of this call
are contributing to Europeana (the European digital library) and maximizing the impact of European
research results. The specific objectives are:
‐ Developing services to improve the usability of Europeana
‐ Aggregating content for Europeana
‐ Digitising content for Europeana
‐ Open access to scientific information
‐ Use of heritage content for education

Jisc European Commission CIP - ICT Policy Support Programme: Digital Libraries document here.

Cinémathèque française March news

(The resting place of Henri Langlois, founder of the Cinematheque francaise)

The latest (March) newsletter from the Cinémathèque française is now available here.

As usual there is a huge and varied programme of events.

If you are in Paris, the Cinémathèque française is always worth a visit, only a short distance from the Bercy metro.

.

ASOLOARTFILMFESTIVAl - Italy

ASOLOARTFILMFESTIVAl
28th EDITION

COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT 2009

August 28 - September 6, 2009
International Festival of Film on Art and Artists Biographies

Film on Art . Artists Biographies. Architecture & Design . Video Art &
Computer Art -
Productions by Cinema Schools. Harmony and Territory
The Festival is conceived and organised by the Cultural Association A.I.A.F.
(Asolo International Art Festival), a no profit private institution with
legal status (Veneto Regional Council Decree (DGR) N°. 59/41.03 of
18.04.03).

Beginning from the 28th edition A.I.A.F works together with the Gallery San
Fedele from Milano.

The contest is divided into six sections:

* FILMS ON ART for works on art;

* ARTISTS BIOGRAPHIES for works of historical reconstruction and
critical interpretation on personalities from the world of art and music;

* FILMS ON ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN for works on architecture, urbanism
and design relating to history, movements, main personalities, works and
projects;

* VIDEO ART & COMPUTER ART for works using electronics or computer
technologies as a method of direct artistic expression;

* PRODUCTIONS BY SCHOOLS OF CINEMA related to art and music,
produced by schools of cinema, specialized higher education institutes and
universities;

* HARMONY AND TERRITORY documenting works for the harmonious
development of the territory and its contradictions, increasing the value of
potential and resources with respect for culture and the environment.

PARTICIPATION POLICY
Only works produced after the 1st of January 2007 are eligible for the
contest.
The works must fall into one of the six sections previously described and it
must be indicated on the entry-form. The Selection Committee reserves the
right to move a work to another section, if it seems to fit more
appropriately.
The participation is free of charge.

To enter the contest you must:

- print the participation policy and the entry form;

- fill in completely the entry form;

- send the entry form signed in order to enter the contest and to
authorize A.I.A.F. to use the work for teaching, cultural and promotional
non profit purposes, through the publication on newspapers, magazines,
websites and public projections;

- send 2 copies of the work on DVD or VHS standard PAL;

- send a brief biography or an essential filmography of the
author/s of the film;

- send a synopsis of the work in Italian or in English;

- send a gallery of JPEG images of different photo grams or frames
of part of the film on CD ROM ( at least 4);

- send a detailed list of the original musical tracks the films
score. Indicate the name of the authors and the titles.

Only the printed and signed entry form has a legal value: the lack of
signature will imply the exclusion from the contest.

The Panel of Judges will award the best works in the contest the following
prizes:



o GRAN PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST FILM

o PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST FILM ON ART

o PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST ARTISTS BIOGRAPHIE

o PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST FILM ON ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

o PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST VIDEO ART & COMPUTER ART FILM

o PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST SCHOOLS of PRODUCTION

o PREMIO ASOLO FOR THE BEST HARMONY AND TERRITORY

o PREMIO GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO FOR THE BEST SOUNDTRACK


AsoloArtFilmFestival

Foresto Vecchio, 8

31011 Asolo (TV), Italia.

Full details and download the entry-form here

.

Copyright seminar (Focal)

23 March 2009

The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG, UK
9.45am – 5.00pm

The footage archives, producers and users of footage debate rights issues for access to content.

We’re all aware that there is a wide ranging debate about rights protection and the impact of the internet on the use of archive content. Pressure is on to make archive material readily available.
* Is the current situation Fair?
* What does this mean for the rights holders – are they too protective?
For the first time FOCAL International provides a platform for representatives of all the interested parties to get together to air their different perspectives.

Topics include:
* Orphan Works – what is happening?
* PSR - Public Service Rights – an opportunity to gain a better understanding

· Fair Use / Fair Dealing – one does not equal the other!

Join us with representatives from libraries, production, broadcasting and legal professionals – all having their say!

Leading contributors:

Hubert Best (Best & Soames), Dr Martin Schaefer (Media Lawyer, Boehmert & Boehmert, Berlin), Mark Lambert (C4 Senior Lawyer), Alwyn Lindsey (AP Archive), Gordon Craig (Fremantlemedia Archive Sales), Graham Coult (ASLIB), Rob Kirkham (BBC), Jonathan Taylor (ITV), Jeremy Kimberlin (C4), Robin James (BBC Motion Gallery), Belinda Harris (Freelance Film Researcher) – more to be advised.

Delegates attending:

Producers
Production Managers
Footage Researchers
Footage & Content Libraries
Educational Establishments
Significant to worldwide audience

Costs: FOCAL International and Affiliate Members = £100 + VAT = £115.00
Non members = £125 plus VAT = £143.75
FOCAL International individual and researcher members = £50 + VAT = £57.50

Refreshments and lunch included.

.

summer is a coming in, loudly sing "cuckoo, cuckoo"

One of life's great pleasures, to dream of better weather, exotic travel, wonderful company. If only...

in September IASA conference in Athens

in May FIAF congress in Buenos Airies...

And why is IASA always so well organised, focussed and efficient, in comparison with "some" other organisations, despite not having staff etc? And they're comparatively cheap to join.

Cinema on-line

An 80 page report for the European Cultural Committee- "EUROPEAN CINEMA ONLINE –
PAST AND PRESENT".

Click here to see the report.

.

Locked-up for 95 years

Some info on the dreaded EU 95 year extension for sound recordings. They are now proposing an impact assessment to extend this to all AV.
"The Commission should launch an impact assessment procedure in relation to the situation of the European audiovisual sector in order to consider the need for an extension of the term of protection of copyright to producers and broadcasters in the audiovisual sector; that procedure should be completed by 1 January 2010 so that a proposal for a new directive may be presented before June 2010."


Click below for links (what it's all about)

here
here

and click here for the legislative timetable.


.

Copyright dogmatism temporarily kicked out of European Parliament

EU backs down, or so it seems, on the proposed rules to limit the web.

here

,

Europeana jobs jobs jobs

Received this communication...

We are starting the project Europeana v1.0 and are looking to grow the Europeana office to help us develop Europeana into a fully operational site.
We would like to ask for your help in the recruitment process to be able to attract high quality candidates from all over Europe. Would you please be kind enough to forward this information to anyone in your network who might be interested in one of these roles? If your organisation lists vacancies on the website, could you please post these positions as well?
At the moment we are recruiting for the following positions:
- General Project Manager (GPM_0209.01)
- Business Development Manager (BDM_0209.01)
- Marketing Assistant (MA_0209.01)
- PR and Editorial Assistant (PR_0209.01)
- Webmaster (WM_0209.01)
- PA (PA_0209.01)

Applicants should send their resume and cover letter to jobs.edlf at kb.nl
with the corresponding reference nos. as subject or by mail to:

Europeana
c/o the Koninklijke Bibliotheek
National Library of the Netherlands
PO Box 90407
2509 LK The Hague
The Netherlands
Application deadline: 27 Feb COB

The job details can be found on the Europeana website, here.

.

Latera Magica



Beautiful lantern slides at the the Cinematheque francaise

Click here to view

Unfit for purpose

Is copyright fit for purpose in the information age?
The Society of Archivists is joining with CILIP to present the above Executive
Briefing in Manchester on 28th April 2009. The briefing will look at the development
of copyright law and practice in the UK and Europe in relation to electronic
materials and uses from the point of view of rights owners, public information
professionals and users since the implementation of the Information Society
Directive in 2003. It will also consider the likely future development of copyright
in light, for instance, of the proposals for implementation of the recommendations
of the Gowers Review, the European Commission's Green Paper on Copyright in the
Knowledge Economy, the draft directive on the term of copyright in sound recordings
and performances, and proposals to deal with orphan works.

Visit here for info.

.

Images from the playground

One for Bergman fans...

The Ingmar Bergman Foundation presents Images from the Playground (2009), a new
compilation film containing unique and never before seen material from nine of
Ingmar Bergman's behind-the-screens films, from Sawdust and Tinsel to Persona. The
film is produced with the support of World Cinema Foundation, the film preserving
organization led by Martin Scorsese.

Images from the Playground is the first in a series of two films - written and
directed by Stig Björkman - including recordings of Bergman's voice, newly recorded
interviews with actors Harriet Andersson and Bibi Andersson, and a special
introduction by Martin Scorsese.

-          Images from the Playground is no regular behind-the-screens film. Apart
from providing a rich and playful insight to Bergman's creative universe, it is its
own creation, with high artistic quality. Also Martin Scorsese is very pleased with
the work that Stig Björkman has completed, says Ingrid Dahlberg, CEO of Ingmar
Bergman Foundation.

Images from the Playground will be screened for the first time at Cannes Film
Festival, May 13-24, in connection with World Cinema Foundation's regular premiere
screenings. The film will have its national premiere during Ingmar Bergman
International Theatre Festival at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where
Ingmar Bergman Foundation is hosting two international seminars on May 28-29.

The behind-the-screens material is a part of the collection that Bergman donated to
Ingmar Bergman Foundation in 2002 and since 2007 registered on UNESCO's "Memory of
the World".

Author and director Stig Björkman has published interview books on Ingmar Bergman,
Lars von Trier and Joyce Carol Oates. He has also directed the interview film Ingmar
Bergman (1971), from the shooting of The Touch.


Ingmar Bergman Foundation's official website.