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Call for papers



CALL FOR PAPERS:  PRESERVING LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS IN AFRICA:
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

The KwaZulu Natal Branch of the Society of South African Archivists in
collaboration with the Information Studies Programme, School of Human
and Social Studies, University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg), 10- 13
December 2002, University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Themes
Archivists and librarians recognize that humankind's documentary
heritage is recorded on materials that are subject to the ravages of
unstable environments, biological factors, careless handling, natural
and human-made disasters, inferior paper, impermanent and acidic inks,
and technological obsolescence. Preservation, as a collection management
strategy is key to long-term access to these materials. Their enduring
accessibility into the future is far from assured. In order to maintain
collections in usable form archivists and librarians in Africa must be
knowledgeable in order to be able to deal with the preservation
challenges that they are facing. 

Contributions are invited that address issues related to the
preservation of documentary materials. Themes that may be addressed are
wide and open, but an advanced academic level of discourse is required.
Inter alia the following broad themes will be addressed at the
conference:
·     the nature of documentary materials and the challenges to
preserving them
·     monitoring programs for conservation environments in libraries
and archives
·     integrated pest management programme
·     preservation standards used in various heritage sectors  
·     long-term preservation of digital information
·     reformatting strategies used in the management of documentary
materials;
·     Policy issues in the preservation of documents
·     disaster preparedness plans and preservation planning
·     partnerships and cooperation in preservation and conservation
activities.

Call for Posters
In addition to formal papers, submissions for posters are also
welcome.

Submission Procedure
Submissions should include the speaker's name, address, e-mail
address,
telephone and fax numbers, a short one-paragraph biographical note,
the
title of the presentation or poster, and an abstract of 400 to 500
words.

30 July 2002: Submissions of abstracts, sent to Patrick, E-mail:
ngulubep@nu.ac.za or Fax +27(0)332605092.

4 August 2002: Notification of acceptance or rejection of the submitted
abstract.
7 November 2002: Final camera-ready copy of the paper. 

Patrick Ngulube (Mr)
University of Natal(PMB)
School of Human and Social Studies
Department of Information Studies
Private Bag X01
Scottsville, 3209
Pietermaritzburg
Tel: +27 (0)33 260 5972
Cell: +27 83420 6440
Fax: +27 331 260 5092
E-mail: ngulubep@nu.ac.za
"My heart is moved by all I cannot save:
So much has been destroyed
I have to cast my lot with those
who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary
power, reconstitute the world."  -Adrienne Rich

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