Ed i do not see why the change should be unacceptable .. in the trust we
used to record admin area where the archive is associated with (not
where it was) and also record where the archive is.
so Belton archive in Oxford library
We did not record NGR
I think the change should be acceptable
As for agreeing the bench mark I think it should be wider than just
ALGAO and English Heritage that agrees this... what about the royal
commissions, The rest of the uk etc
If the bench mark is something wider it should be reviewed by all
effected
Jason
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From: Wise, Julia [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 1:46 PM
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Subject: Re: Level 1 Benchmark Basic Compliance Specification for data
Ed,
I noticed this discrepancy, have pointed it out to David Baker,
mentioned it
in the County Council's response to the Benchmarks consultation and, if
I
remember rightly, raised it at the ALGAO resource assessment meeting in
London last August 17th. I'm sure it's just a typo!
Presumably as the HER Benchmarks document was commissioned jointly by
ALGAO
and English Heritage, it would be up to the Benchmarks steering group to
agree any changes.
Julia
Julia Wise
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From: LEE, Edmund [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 February 2005 11:56
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Subject: Level 1 Benchmark Basic Compliance Specification for data
Hello all,
As many of you will recall, the DCMS consultation on HERs in 2002
included a
draft definition of what data fields should be included in an HER,
covering
Monuments, Events and Archive/Source data, based upon the MIDAS
standard.
This was issued as a draft as part of the DCMS consultation paper.
See:-http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/HERFORUM/Benchmark1.1Nov_2002.doc
I would now like to open discussion on a proposed change to the Draft
Level 1
Benchmark compliance data standard. This follows on from a request for
clarification from exeGesIS, and I'm grateful to Tobi Tonner there for
bring
this issue to my attention. Although the draft definition has not, to my
knowledge, been given a full official approval (it is not specifically
referred to in the DCMS report) it has been out there as an point of
reference for two years, so isn't something that can be changed without
consultation. I'm keen therefore to have your views.
The issue relates just to the Archive/Source records part of the Draft.
Monument and Event areas are unaffected. There are two related issues:-
1) As set out the Draft *requires* the recording of administrative area
and
grid reference against archive/source items.
2) The Draft does not refer to the recording of the MIDAS unit of
information
'Archive/Source Location'. This unit is recommended by MIDAS, and is
defined
as recording "the actual location of archive materials referred to, to
assist
in future retrieval".
My proposals are that
1) the recording of administrative area and grid reference data be
'downgraded' to optional (indeed it would probably not be in the
benchmark
definition at all).
2) Archive Source Location be added as mandatory, both to better
implement
the MIDAS recommendation, and to provide for better recording
I would welcome comments on these proposals, on or off list, and also on
how
HER folk feel this proposal should be circulated for approval. Is an
email
consultation adequate? Would you like a more formal consultation on the
proposed change? Who, ultimately, should 'sign-off' the draft benchmark?
Best wishes
Edmund Lee
Data Standards Supervisor
Data Standards Unit
English Heritage
National Monuments Record Centre
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