The Journal of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives represents the collected research and applied work of the global audiovisual archives community. Also known as the IASA Journal, it is published online and is freely available as the first and only open-access portal for discourse on care, access and long-term preservation of the world’s sound and moving image heritage.

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No. 56 (2026): Journal of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives

Issue 56 of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) Journal.

132 pages. (Published 2026-09-12)

Includes 1 editorial, 1 president's letter, 1 tribute, 1 review and 6 articles.

Published: 2026-09-12

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Editorial

Editorial

Jennifer Vaughn

4–7

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.229

President's Letter

A Letter from IASA's President

Patrick Midtlyng

8–9

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.230

Tribute

Gloria Brenda Sharp (Kotze) (1962–2025)

Ilse Assman, Christopher Grové, Masego Mmutle

10–11

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.225

Review

Formats of Memory

Negotiating Standards and Audiovisual Futures

Aleksandra Milovanovic

12–17

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.224

Article

Curating Ružake gila

Making a Minority Music Culture’s Audiovisual Heritage Accessible through a Digital Exhibition

Eva Leick, Ursula Hemetek, Malik Sharif

18–44

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.180

Understanding On-Screen Text Do AI Tools Struggle with Hawaiian Chyrons?

Kelley Lynch, Owen King, Yangyang Chen, Gabrielle Keen, Kyeongmin Rim

45–67

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.207

The Wax Cylinder Recordings of the German Navy Expedition (1907–1909)

Lennart Ritz

68–88

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.218

Building the First Archive of Wamin Music and Language

Markos Koumoulas

89–100

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.210

Wartime Recordings of Voskovec and Werich

Preservation Procedures, INA-Saphir Scanning System and Damaged World War II Lacquer Discs

Filip Sir, Martin Mejzr, Geoff Tyson, Michal Studničný, Kristýna Boumová

101–114

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.216

A Film for the Ears

An Experiment in Archival Listening and Sonic Ethnography on David MacDougall’s Tempus de Baristas

Diego Pani

115–128

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