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Dear all Can anyone on MCG or elearning group lists help with Carl's query? Martin >Reply-To: "Boardman, Carl - Learning & Culture - Cultural >Services" <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." ><[log in to unmask]> >From: "Boardman, Carl - Learning & Culture - Cultural >Services" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Images on website >To: [log in to unmask] > >We seem to be facing an unexpected problem in Oxfordshire. Lack of >resources have so far prevented us from mounting any but cosmetic digital >images on our website, but we are now moving towards digitizing and mounting >actual blocks of documents for research (albeit in a very small way to start >with). Suddenly we have come up against local govt website rules insisting >that everything on the site must have a full, easily readable transcript to >comply with accessibility guidelines. A good idea for a handful of high >profile documents, but hardly feasible for an entire class of several >thousand folios. > >Obviously the rules simply hadn't considered the sort of material a record >office might be mounting, and we'll be arguing the case (with reference to, >e.g., the 1901 Census site) but if anyone else has faced this problem we'd >be grateful for the chance to learn from their experience, or indeed to use >them as a precedent. > >Carl Boardman >County Archivist >Oxfordshire Record Office >Social & Community Services >( Tel 01865 398200) > >Oxfordshire Record Office is a section of Cultural and Adult Learning >Services: Social and Community Services in Oxfordshire County Council. This >e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee only and may contain >information that is privileged and confidential. Misuse of the information >may constitute criminal offences for which you would be liable. If you have >received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately >and delete the message from your system. The views expressed may be >personal to the sender and should not be taken necessarily as the views of >Oxfordshire County Council, who cannot accept any responsibility for the >accuracy and completeness of this message. Recipients should be aware that >all e-mails received by this authority are subject to the Freedom of >Information Act 2000 and therefore may be disclosed to a third party. > > > > > > >The information in this e-mail, together with any attachments, is >confidential. If you have received this message in error you must not print >off, copy, use or disclose the contents. The information may be covered by >legal and/or professional privilege. Please delete from your system and >inform the sender of the error. As an e-mail can be an informal method of >communication, the views expressed may be personal to the sender and should >not be taken as necessarily representing the views of the Oxfordshire County >Council. As e-mails are transmitted over a public network the Oxfordshire >County Council cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or >completeness of this message. It is your responsibility to carry out all >necessary virus checks. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk --- Martin Bazley ICT4Learning 15 Margin Drive Wimbledon SW19 5HA 07803 580 727 www.ICT4Learning.com