Archives, Digitization and Heritage Tourism Workshop
Where: The Centre for the Historical Record, Kingston University, London
When: 2.30 - 5.30pm in JG2011 on Wednesday 22nd February 2012

This innovative workshop aims to facilitate discussion and dissemination of information about the latest digital developments in the field of archives and heritage that are designed to increase public use and awareness of historic records and to encourage more people to visit local repositories and sites of historic interest. It will be of particular interest to archive, museum and heritage professionals, local councils keen to promote heritage and tourism in their area, and anyone interested in public history, local history and family history.  

The event will be followed by a drinks reception.

Everyone is welcome and entrance is free but places are limited so please reserve your seat online at: 

http://archivesworkshop.eventbrite.com/


Programme

Nick Barratt, Lead Consultant for BBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ and Editor in Chief of Your Family History 
'Public history and economic growth: the case for ancestral tourism and a digital past'
The enormous popularity of Family History has lead increasing numbers of people to trace their ancestors online but many people also want to ‘experience’ the lives of their ancestors by visiting the places where they lived and worked.  Nick Barratt will discuss the wider economic benefits of marketing to and catering for these visitors embarking on ‘ancestral tourism’ and highlight the role of The Ancestral Tourism Partnership in facilitating links between ancestry and tourism in different areas.

Geoff Browell, King’s College Archive
‘Navigating Nightingale’s London by Phone’
‘Navigating Nightingale’ is a new iPhone app which uses ‘complementary reality’ and ‘historical x-ray’ features as well as animation and digital images to recreate and overlay the London of Florence Nightingale’s time onto the Thames riverbank as it is today. Geoff Browell will talk about developing this ground breaking App which draws on the rich holdings of archives in the AIM25 partnership and, outline future projects that will build on this new technology.

Phil Cooper, Surrey History Centre
‘The implications of Providing on-line access to archival material - a case study’ 
Surrey History Centre provides on-line access to its archival catalogues via the Exploring Surrey's Past website. Phil Cooper will outline the development of the website and the interaction with users. Making increasing amounts of information and digitised content available on-line will inevitably impact on physical footfall at the archive - how can Heritage Tourism help offset this? Making more information accessible on-line is also changing the nature of enquiries from the public - what are the implications for a heritage organisation? 

Mark Dorrington, Nottinghamshire Archives 
'Ancestral Tourism in Nottinghamshire'
Mark Dorrington (Team Manager Archives and Local Studies for Nottinghamshire County Council) will look at recent Ancestral Tourism projects in the East Midlands and demonstrate how they are now being successfully developed in Nottinghamshire. Visitors are advised how to trace their ancestors and walk in their footsteps as well as shown how to find out more about the social history of the times in which they lived.  But ancestral tourists are also provided with information about where to stay, helped to explore the county’s diverse heritage and natural attractions and, encouraged to take time out to enjoy local food and shopping.

Project Display: Kingston Interactive Heritage Trail 
The London Olympics has inspired a number of cultural events to be run alongside the sporting ones. Kingston University’s Centre for the Historical Record and the Sustainability Hub are collaborating to contribute to both the cultural themes and the local Olympic legacy by creating an audio/ video enabled website to encourage Kingston visitors and residents to explore green and historic spaces across the Borough. The website will display interactive maps of Kingston’s historic sites; “talking head” video clips of local experts discussing points of interest, digitized images of historic documents and downloadable audio walks which can all be accessed by smart phone. ‘ 

For more information please contact Dr Nicola Phillips at [log in to unmask]

Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask]

For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra