The Fifth Islamic Manuscript Conference
Access and Rights
24-26 July 2009, Christ's College, University of Cambridge
Conference Programme
Friday 24th July
| 7.45 - 8.45 | Breakfast in the Great Hall, Christ’s College |
| 9.00 - 10.00 | Registration in the Yusuf Hamied Lecture Theatre Lobby, Christ’s College |
Welcoming Speeches
| 10.00 - 10.30 |
Prof. Charles Melville President, The Islamic Manuscript Association and Professor of Persian History, University of Cambridge, UK Mr Davidson MacLaren Executive Director, The Islamic Manuscript Association and Director, Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation and Dar al-Kutub Manuscript Project, Egypt |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Refreshments |
Access and Rights Panel - Chaired by Mr Davidson MacLaren
| 11.00 - 11.50 |
Mr Tim Padfield Information Policy Consultant and Copyright Officer, The National Archives, UK Understanding Copyright |
| 12.00 - 1.15 | Seated Lunch in the Great Hall, Christ’s College |
Access and Rights Panel - Chaired by Mr Davidson MacLaren (Continued)
| 1.30 - 2.00 |
Mr Simon Tanner Director, King’s Digital Consultancy Services, King’s College, London, UK Financial Models for Managing Digital Collections |
| 2.00 - 2.30 | TBA |
| 2.30 - 3.00 |
Dr William Kilbride Executive Director, The Digital Preservation Coalition, UK Our Digital Memory Available Tomorrow: Digitisation for the Long Term |
| 3.00 - 3.30 | Refreshments |
Collections Panel - Chaired by Prof. Charles Melville
| 3.30 - 4.00 |
Dr Ahmet Erkol Associate Professor, Faculty of Divinity, Dicle University, Turkey Islamic Manuscripts in the South and South Eastern Regions of Turkey |
| 4.00 - 4.30 |
Dr Aziz Nazmi Shakir Assistant Professor, Sabancı University, Turkey Ottoman Manuscripts from the Eastern Rhodope Mountains: Surviving the Challenges of the ‘Revival Process’ in Socialist Bulgaria |
| 4.30 - 5.00 |
Dr Ismaheel Jimoh Senior Research Fellow (Arabic Documentation), Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Preservation of Islamic Manuscripts in Nigeria: Prospects and Problems |
| 5.00 - 5.30 | Break |
Documentary Film Screening (First Screening)
| 5.30 - 6.30 |
Mr David Jacobs Senior Conservator, British Library, UK A Digital Renaissance: Imaging the Iliad |
| 7.00 - 8.15 | Dinner in the Great Hall, Christ’s College |
| 8.15 - | Coffee in the Old Combination Room, Christ’s College |