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Abstract:
The session will present an overview of different policies and traditions in taking care of sports archives – both nationally and internationally. The introductory paper will discuss the situation of sports archives worldwide, stressing the versatile levels of ambition in safeguarding them, present and discuss some model solutions, pointing out questions of responsibility, as well as major threats related to the safeguarding of sports archives.
The session will also present two local aspects of sports archiving, pointing out typical features of the way to handle sports documents. One case is from Senegal, representing an African tradition, the other one presents the situation in Malaysia from the perspective of the National Olympic Council.
Target audience:
Representatives of sports archives institutions, local sports organisatons, members of ICA-SPO, potential congress attendants interested in the subject
Overall purpose and significance of session:
To discuss current and future challenges within the field of archiving and documenting sport
Content description:
Round table session with introductory papers, followed by debate and discussion.
I wish to extend a warm invitation to all archivists and information professionals to the 16th ICA Congress in Kuala Lumpur from 21- 27 July 2008.