img: studio portrait of a group of musicians, CC BY-NC-ND © Ajuntament de Girona.
PHOTOCONSORTIUM feels honoured to announce that David Iglésias Franch from Centre de Recerca i Difusió de la Imatge (CRDI) of Girona City Council, our officer for scientific activities, has just been appointed President of the Photographic and Audiovisual Working Group (PAAG) an Expert Group inside ICA (International Council on Archives).
The ICA Working Group in Photographic and Audiovisual Records was created to attends the needs arising from the safekeeping of photographic and audiovisual archives. The “Working Group” is composed of archival specialists that should develop a general framework, creating educational resources within and for the archivist community, it’s to say, suitable to its needs.
Goals
- To establish the basic guidelines for intervention in photographic and audiovisual fonds and collections.
- To provide to archivists working tools to do works of description, conservation, digitization, etc.
- To promote activities and resources for training.
- To create a virtual place for communication and dissemination of resources.
- To bring to archives, on a non-elitist way, the issues of interest related to photographic and audiovisual heritage.
About his nomination, David says: “Being aware of the responsibilities and challenges that this position conveys I wish that we could establish a fruitful cooperation with Photoconsortium.”
We are very happy for such a prestigious achievement for one of the most active members of our Association.
Dearest congratulations to David from the Photoconsortium members!
