The Forum on Information Standards in Heritage (FISH) is pleased to announce
the re-launch of the FISH website at a new url.
www.fish-forum.info
Here you will find:
* details of the work of the forum in developing standards to support data
capture and data sharing between projects and systems that record a wide
range of aspects of the historic environment.
* links to the FISH discussion list where you can review previous discussion
and download files, or join 300+ members in discussing and taking forward
the work of the forum.
* details of the contributing organisations that currently send
representatives to the face-to-face meetings that direct the work of the
forum.
* information on emerging standards for data content (MIDAS) and indexing
terminology (INSCRIPTION).
Come and have a look - all are welcome!
Notes:
- FISH focusses its work mainly on the built and buried historic
environment, but is keen to make cross-reference to standards in the museums
sector, such as SPECTRUM, where appropriate.
- FISH was established in August 2001, taking on the work of an earlier
discussion forum (FISHEN) which focussed on the development of standards for
heritage information in England.
- FISH contributing organisation are drawn from across the United Kingdom
and Ireland.
- The forum works "to co-ordinate, develop, maintain and promote standards
for the recording of heritage information".
- The current Convenor of the forum is Nigel Pratt of the Association for
Local Government Archaeological Officers (ALGAO). Forum Co-ordinator is
Edmund Lee of the English Heritage Data Services Unit.
- The web site is hosted by mda - the Museums Documentation Association.
It would be greatly appreciated if web managers who have previously linked
to the FISH site could update their links to use the new url. Thanks!
Edmund Lee
Forum Co-ordinator
Forum on Information Standards in Heritage
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