Alan Ward
Role within the OHS: Vice President
Current Occupation: Retired
Current Projects:
Previous Projects:
Expertise:
- British Library Sound Archive, 1980s-2003
- Head of curatorial services etc., British Library (BL) Sound Archive and predecessor organisations, 1980-2003.
- Organiser, IASA and US Association for Recorded Sound Collections joint annual conference, BL, 2001
- Secretary, later chair, International Association of Sound Archives (IASA) UK Branch, c.1985-c.1995 In charge of acquisitions, technical and curatorial (including oral history) work,
- Archivist, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 1970-1980
- Copyright and other legislation
- Storage and preservation of recordings and media
- Traditional music recordist and producer, 1976-1982
Publications include A Manual of Sound Archive Administration, 1990. Founder editor, Traditional Music Magazine (now Musical Traditions), 1975-80
Email address: gipsy@clara.net