I partecipanti italiani al Congresso a Cracovia in alcuni scatti di piacevoli momenti durante la visita alla città e i dintorni. Tra i delegati italiani: Sabina Benelli, Nicoletta Betta, Federica Biancheri, Attilio Bottegal, Giovanni Dequal, Patrizia Florio, Tiziana Grande, Mariagrazia Laganà, Pierluigi Ledda, Laura Rinnovati, Pietro Zappalà.

Az idei volt a második alkalom, hogy részt vehettem a IAML éves konferenciáján. Nagy élmény számomra meghallgatni a kollégákat, megtapasztalni, hogy máshol is  hasonlóak a kérdések, problémák, amelyekkel szembesülnek a munkájuk során.

This was my first IAML Congress, which initially was not only exciting, but also terrifying. I needn’t have been nervous however because, from the first-time-attendees session at the start and throughout the week, everyone was extremely kind and welcoming. The real benefit of a conference like this is the chance to connect with colleagues from all over the world. You hear not only about their work but also about their lives. It is such an enriching experience on so many levels!

Magnetic tape replay equipment is fading out. Today’s knowledge of the linguistic and cultural diversity of humanity is widely based on magnetic tape recordings produced over the past 60 years. Magnetic audio and video tape formats are now obsolete. Spare parts supply and service is fading, replay equipment in operable condition is disappearing rapidly, and routine transfer of magnetic tape documents is estimated to end around 2025. The only way to preserve these sounds and images in the long term, and to keep them accessible for future generations, is their digitisation and transfer to safe digital repositories.

The International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML) is pleased to announce the call for papers and posters for the IAML Congress to be held at the Municipal Library of Prague and the National Library of the Czech Republic, Prague, 19-24 July 2020.