1. IASA International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
Association Internationale d'Archives
sonores et Audiovisuelles
Internationale Vereinigung der Schall-und
audiovisuellen Archive
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

2. Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
The history
Purposes and aims
Membership
Executive bodies
Structure
Guidelines
Policy statements
Activities
Grants
The IASA Cataloguing Rules
IASA website
Applications for membership
The benefits of a IASA membership
On the way to the International Association of Multimedia Archives?
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

3. Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
• The history
- Founded 1969 in Amsterdam
- NGO (Non-governmental organisation), non-profit organisation
- Offspring of IAML, the International Association of Music Libraries
- Focus on sound archives
- Since the early 90s: IASA's scope includes also audiovisual aspects
- About 410 institutional and individual members
- in more than 65 countries
- operational relations with UNESCO
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

4. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
Purposes and aims of IASA:
- Co-operation between archives and other AV organisations
- Initiate activities that develop and improve the management of AV
collections
- Study all techniques relevant to AV archives and disseminate the
results
- Encourage exchange of AV documents, literature and information
- Further the preservation, documentation and dissemination of AV
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

5. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
The membership: six categories
- Full institutional
- Full individual
- Associate institutional
- Associate individual
- Sustaining
- Honorary
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

6. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
The present structure of IASA:
- Committees
* The Training & Education Committee
* The Discography Committee
* The Technical Committee
- Sections
* The Broadcast Archives Section
* The National Archives Section
* The Research Archives Section
- Task forces
* Organising knowledge Task Force
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

7. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
Policy statements/guidelines
- on copyright and other intellectual property rights
- for the legal deposit of sound recordings
- on national discography
(for members only)
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

8. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
Activities:
- Meetings
* The General Assembly is convened once a year (annual conference)
* Annual conferences, preferably jointly with other organisations
* The Executive Board meets twice a year
- Publications: two periodicals
* The IASA Journal with two issues per year
* Three eBulletins and an Annual Newsletter per year
* Back copies available
- External Relations
* IASA maintains operational relations with UNESCO
* IASA is a member of the CCAAA
(Co-ordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations)
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

9. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
Grants
- Travel grants for members to attend the annual
conference
- Research grants for projects
- IASA award
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

10. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
The IASA Cataloguing Rules
- for audiovisual media with emphasis on sound recordings
- compatible with AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules)
- Addresses cataloguing issues additional to AACR2
- Issued 1998
- Available (out of print)
* on IASA's website downloadable free of charge
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

11. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
IASA's website
contains information on
* The forthcoming annual conference
* Announcements
* Membership and Constitution
* Organization of IASA
* Publications
* Collaborations
* Links to IASA members
* Links to other organizations
* Useful Links
* Current and previous IASA eBulletins
* Previous IASA Information Bulletins
* Policy Statements
* Technical Committee Papers
* The Cataloguing Rules
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

12. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
The benefits of IASA membership
- Meet professionals and experts from around the world
* attending the annual conferences
- Get the latest information on the development of audiovisual
archives from around the world
* through the IASA Journal
* through the IASA Newsletter
* through the IASA website
* through the IASA Directory
- Exchange of special information and knowledge
* in committees, sections and task forces
* contacting other experienced members
- Grants and awards
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

13. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
Would you like to join IASA?
IASA membership is open to
Individuals
Institutions with AV collections
Businesses
For membership application:
Please apply electronically via the IASA website
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden

14. IASA - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
Thank you.
Dipl.-Ing.Albrecht Haefner
SWR Baden-Baden