Conference announcement: Call for Papers,

Memories, Identities & Communities 
24-25 April 2014
Apex Hotel, Dundee, Scotland

The Centre for Archive and Information Studies (CAIS) at the University of Dundee invites proposals for the fourth inter-disciplinary conference in the ‘Investigating the Archive: Memory & Identity’ programme, being held on 24-25 April 2014.

‘Community is the key concept, then, of the fourth archival paradigm now coming into view, a democratizing of archives suitable for the social ethos, communication patterns, and community requirements of the digital age.’
‘Evidence, memory, identity, and community: four shifting archival paradigms’, Terry Cook, Archival Science, 2013

We welcome proposals which explore the issues raised by the above quotation and, in particular, which relate to the sub-themes below:

Archives, identities and societal / community memories
History, culture and interpretation
Shared creation, curation and ownership of information and archives
Fragmentation of the archival record and dilution of professional values
The impact of new ways of communicating and the digital world
Challenges of reaching new audiences and communities

Proposals for individual 20 minute presentations or panel sessions of up to three speakers will be considered and should be submitted by Friday 18 October 2013 to Patricia Whatley, Director, Centre for Archive and Information Studies at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

All submissions must contain:
a) Title of submission
b) Conference sub-theme
c) Name of speaker(s) 
d) Affiliation of speaker(s) [as it will appear on delegate badge]
e) Address(es) of speakers(s)
f) E-mail address(es) of speaker(s)
g) Abstract (250-350 words)
h) Short biography containing employment, research interests, publications
i) Audio-visual equipment required

· All abstracts should be submitted in English, checked for correct grammar and spelling and e-mailed in Microsoft Word format.

· All submissions will be reviewed by the Conference Committee and those which are accepted will be notified within four weeks of the submission deadline.

Conference registration fees:

Full conference, including conference dinner - £130
Two days, conference only - £95
One day, conference only - £55
Conference dinner, Apex Hotel - £35

To facilitate on-going discussion during the sessions conference places are limited, therefore early registration is recommended.

Accommodation and travel:
A limited number of rooms will be available at the Apex Hotel for conference delegates at the conference rate. In addition, a wide range of accommodation is available in Dundee close to the Apex Hotel.