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AGM & Seminar 18 June 2013 : E-books from Spain

ACLAIIR — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:46:45 +0000

The programme is now confirmed for our AGM & Seminar 2013! We have a great line-up of presentations from Casalini, Iberoamericana, and Digitalia discussing the supply of e-books. We’ll also have speakers covering e-book acquisition and reader behaviour in the digital world. Take a look at our Events page for full details and the registration form. We look forward to seeing you on 18 June!

New blog post – Direct travel experience versus photography storytelling

ACLAIIR — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:46:34 +0000

Joy

Many thanks to Agata Lulkowska, photographer, filmmaker, and Researcher of Indigenous Cultures of Colombia at Birkbeck, for continuing our blog with a great piece and some wonderful photographs from the Sierra Nevada. Take a look!

21st Century Fiction Seminar brings Hispanists together

ACLAIIR — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:11:46 +0000

Many thanks to all who attended our seminar at the Instituto Cervantes on Thursday 18th April. It was a great success, and we all found the mix of presentations from the perspectives of researchers, students, publishers, translators and librarians to be a positive and informative experience. A full report of the session will be available on website shortly. We look forward to the seminar on Latin American fiction, details tbc later this year!

CONFERENCE OFFER: 21st Century Fiction from Spain. Seminar Thursday 18th April

ACLAIIR — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:09:35 +0000

Interested in attending our upcoming fiction seminar, but too busy to spend the whole day? We’re very pleased to offer a conference-only fee of just £10 for up to two sessions (lunch not included).

Join us for talks by Peter Bush, Stuart Davis, Juan Angel Juaristo, Daniela Omlor, Jennifer Rodríguez and Frank Lough, as well as discussions with librarians, publishers and translators. It promises to be a great day!

Registration form

ACLAIIR blog goes live!

ACLAIIR — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:32:10 +0000

We’re pleased to announce that the ACLAIIR blog is now up and running! Many thanks to Rocío Rødtjer (KCL) for starting us off with a great piece on the current exhibition at the BNE, El despertar de la escritura femenina en lengua castellana.

If you’re interested in writing a piece for the blog, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

21st Century Fiction from Spain – Thursday 18th April 2013

ACLAIIR — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:25:47 +0000

Registration for this one-day seminar is now open! Join us for an overview of recent trends in Spanish fiction, and find out about current research in the field. There will also be discussions on collecting fiction from Spain in UK libraries, and the landscape of the UK market for Spanish fiction. See our Events page for the full programme and registration form.

Call for bloggers

ACLAIIR — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:24:17 +0000

Would you like to write a piece for the new ACLAIIR blog? We’re looking for contributors for our new blog, due to launch later this month. Our aim is to share information about the world of research and libraries. We’re interested in your stories about research trips, libraries at home and abroad, Hispanic books and resources, bookshops, exhibitions, cultural events and more.

If you’d like to become an ACLAIIR blogger or would like some more information, please email the website editor.

Upcoming events

ACLAIIR — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:56:53 +0000

ACLAIIR has a number of exciting events coming up in 2013 – two seminars on Spanish and Latin American fiction, as well as our 2013 AGM and Seminar. See our Events page for more details!

Oxford welcomes ACLAIIR

ACLAIIR — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:22:54 +0000

Sonia Morcillo and Alison Sinclair, Cambridge University, present the Wrongdoing project.

On Friday 29th June, the Taylor Institution Library was delighted to welcome ACLAIIR for its annual seminar and AGM, 20 years since it was founded in Oxford. All the speakers gave excellent presentations as part of our seminar, Digital Resources in Hispanic Studies, which generated some lively discussion. We were particularly pleased to welcome new faces to the sessions. A very enjoyable day was had by all.

ACLAIIR Seminar & AGM 2012

ACLAIIR — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:00:03 +0000

This year’s ACLAIIR Seminar and AGM will be held in Oxford on 29th June 2012. The programme has been confirmed, and the registration form is now available. We hope to see you there!

ACLAIIR AGM 2012 Programme and registration form

Conference flyer