Newspaper Forum: Auckland 26 November 2008

Wednesday 26 November 2008

9am to 5pm

Waitemata Room, Auckland Central Library, 44-46 Lorne Street

Free event – registration essential by 3 October

Access and preservation of New Zealand newspapers is a national issue. This one-day forum will cover a number of topics, but the key objective of the day is to answer the question:

  • How we can work nationally and collaboratively to enable access to 'modern' newspapers and continue to preserve our national newspaper heritage through microfilm or digital copies?

The forum is likely to be of interest to people involved in the following organisations/industries: libraries, archives, museums, publishing, micrographics.

Special guest

Dr Markus Brantl, Director of the Digitisation Centre at the BSB Bavarian State Library, Munich, Germany, will be attending the forum. Dr Brantl will provide a presentation on the EU and German perspectives on newspapers and digitisation. Dr Brantl's visit is sponsored by the Goethe Institut.

To confirm your attendance

There is no cost to attend the forum, but registration is essential. The venue is limited to 75 people.

Spaces are still available, please RSVP newspaperforum@natlib.govt.nz

Send us your topics for discussion

Help us shape the day's programme by sending us an email detailing the topics you’re interested in. Discussion papers will be distributed prior to the event.

newspaperforum@natlib.govt.nz

Clark Stiles – clark.stiles@natlib.govt.nz

David Adams – david.adams@natlib.govt.nz

Andy Fenton – andy@micrographics.co.nz

National Digital Forum Conference, Auckland, 27-28 November

Why not combine your trip to the newspaper forum with the annual NDF conference, this year being held in Auckland?

More about the 2008 NDF conference