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CfP DEADLINE EXTENDED: Perspectives on Sources for Economic and BusinessHistory (18-19 April 2013)A two-day workshop for Postgraduates and Early CareerFellows, University of Nottingham, 18th and 19th April 2013This two day interdisciplinary workshop is aimed at postgraduates and earlycareer researchersworking in the fields of economic and business history. Researchers in theseareas work in awide range of disciplines and departments such as History, Economics,Geography andBusiness Schools. They also think on a wide range of themes such ascommercial networks,finance, transport, trade, the economy, investment; the list is potentiallyendless. Thisworkshop is designed to bring researchers in these seemingly disparate areastogether in asupportive and friendly environment via the prism of sources.The theme of this workshop is therefore ‘Perspectives on Sources forEconomic and BusinessHistory’. Delegates will be asked to consider certain issues with relationto their own research,thereby encouraging them to be reflective about their sources as well aslearning from eachother. Areas that might be discussed include (but are not confined to):identifying and locatingrelevant sources; which sources for which purpose? bringing togetherdisparate sources;managing sources and creating databases/IT resources; intellectual andproperty rightsconcerns; legal and ethical issues; problems with collection and collation;oral history(interviews with former employees for example); publication.There are no registration fees, and accommodation, breakfast, lunch andrefreshments will beprovided.Please send proposals of 500 words by Friday 1 MARCH to Ms Emily Buchnea atahxeb@exmail.nottingham.ac.ukThis event is sponsored by the CEBH, the Economic History Society and theDepartment ofHistory, University of Nottingham.---------------------------------Emily BuchneaDepartment of HistoryUniversity of Nottingham