The IFLA PAC regional center at Qatar National Library is organizing this workshop to focuses on the conservation risks associated with the main audio recording formats found in collections of Arab audio recordings. This session will also include a brief introduction to audiovisual collection management, and particularly preservation and conservation planning. It will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

Speakers:

Hazem Jamjoum, Curator of the British Library’s early twentieth century audio recordings of relevance to Arab and Gulf History

Haitham Othman, Multimedia and Photography Specialist at Qatar National Library

Date: 24 June 2020

Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM

Language: Arabic 

Target Audience: Organizations and people interested in the collection and preservation of sound and audiovisual collections