Category Archives: News and events

Caribbean Literary Heritage (2022 update)

Posted on 2 December 2022 by David Sutton

The website of our sister Caribbean Literary Heritage project is now nearing completion. It includes a cartographic location register of Caribbean literary archives, and innovative new work, notably on recovering forgotten writers and creating a fuller literary history of the … Continue reading →

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Disputed Archival Heritage

Posted on 14 October 2022 by David Sutton

SLA members will be interested to learn of the publication (October 2022) of a new book entitled Disputed Archival Heritage, edited by James Lowry. The book is available on open access here. Among the essays included the one entitled ‘Diasporic, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming ICA-SLA business meeting and tour of Keats-Shelley House

Posted on 24 August 2022 by Sebastian Gurciullo

ICA-SLA will be hosting a tour and business meeting at the upcoming ICA Roma conference.  We warmly welcome those SLA Members to join us who will be at the conference in Rome.  For those who are unable to attend, please … Continue reading →

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First International Meeting of Art Archives

Posted on 28 June 2022 by Sebastian Gurciullo

A new initiative on art archives in Latin America is underway at the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Chile. Organised by Alejandra Wolff, a painter and Director of the Archivo y Patrimonio de la Facultad de Artes at the Pontificia Universidad Católica, … Continue reading →

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Archives, Access and Artificial Intelligence

Posted on 16 May 2022 by David Sutton

A new edited collection entitled Archives, Access and Artificial Intelligence has recently been published on open access. The open access book can be found here. Publishers’ information: Digital archives are transforming the Humanities and the Sciences. Digitized collections of newspapers … Continue reading →

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My Devilish Friend Said ….

Posted on 24 February 2022 by David Sutton

My Devilish Friend Said… A Tribute to Lokman Slim عن #صديقتي_الشريرة تَحِـيَّـةٌ للقمان سليم Feb 3 – May 1, 2022 | Mondays – Fridays, 11 AM – 6 PM @ The Hangar | Beirut On the first anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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Rome 2022: conference themes

Posted on 22 October 2021 by David Sutton

At the meeting of the ICA Executive Board in October 2021, the themes for the Annual Conference in Rome (19-23 September 2022) were confirmed. The linking theme will be “Bridging the gap”, and among the sub-themes will be “Bridging the … Continue reading →

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ICA’s First Virtual Conference, beginning 25th October 2021

Posted on 16 August 2021 by David Sutton

Empowering Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century  [version française suit/versión en español al final del mensaje]  Join us for the first ICA virtual Conference, Empowering Knowledge Societies, scheduled for the week of October 25th 2021. This event is an opportunity for the profession from all over the world to share innovative ideas and research … Continue reading →

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New website for the ‘Safe Havens for Archives at Risk’ initiative

Posted on 1 July 2021 by David Sutton

The Safe Havens for Archives at Risk initiative (described and discussed in several previous posts on this blog) has a new website, which all SLA members are invited to explore: http://www.safehavensforarchives.org

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ICA Congress announced for Barcelona, October 2025

Posted on 23 June 2021 by David Sutton

ICA has announced that its 2025 Congress will be held in Barcelona. We now have three live meetings to look forward to: in Rome (September 2022, conference); in Abu Dhabi (October 2023, congress); and in Barcelona (October 2025, also a … Continue reading →

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