Nick commented..
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However, MIDAS is fairly dull to read and technical, and to try and
encourage more take up, the format of it needs to be re-considered - perhaps
a more user friendly version could be used (though to be fair, its pretty
good as it is).
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That's an interesting one. You are right, MIDAS is not an end itself - the
end objective is standardised data in peoples databses. MIDAS has got to
explain the complexities of data standards in an accessible way. I'd welcome
any thoughts on how this can be improved. Perhaps we should aim for a
Crystal Mark from the Plain English Campaign
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/recommended.html
any thoughts on this folks?
Edmund
English Heritage
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