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>From: Seren Langley <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Seren Langley <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: New Guidelines for HERs >Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:56:43 +0100 > >English Heritage: News Release > >27 June 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > >NEW GUIDELINES FOR HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT RECORDS PUBLISHED > >A new, expanded version of 'Informing the Future of the Past: Guidelines >for Historic Environment Records' has been launched today (27th June 2007) >at the Historic Environment Records (HERs) Forum in Peterborough. >These guidelines have been considerably updated to reflect the transition >of Sites and Monuments Records to Historic Environment Records as well as >recent developments in technology and standards. They also cover Wales and >Scotland as well as England for the first time. > >Nigel Clubb, Director of the National Monuments Record at English Heritage, >said: "HERs play a vital role in recording the historic environment, >providing the knowledge base in the context of planning and provide a >valuable research and educational resource. These revised guidelines will >play an important role in helping HERs to develop to meet the challenges >ahead. English Heritage is proud to have been a partner in their >development and publication." > >The guidelines are primarily developed to assist those in local authorities >who manage and work in HERs. It sets out agreed standards for working >practices, supports the delivery of training, information and advice, and >provides a guide to all aspects of HER management, working practices, >standards, systems and services. >They also contain an introduction to HERs, the services that they provide >and other information useful to those who use these records. > >With over 300 pages and 69 illustrations many in full colour, this new >publication is the result of a collaboration between English Heritage and >Historic Scotland, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical >Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), the Royal Commission on the Ancient and >Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW), the Association of Local Government >Archaeological Officers UK (ALGAO UK) and the Archaeology Data Service >(ADS). > >It has been edited by Paul Gilman and Martin Newman. > >The publication is available free online at http://www.ifp-plus.info/ >[END] > >For further information, please contact Renee Fok on 020 7973 3297 or at >mailto:[log in to unmask] **************************************** Iain EF Flett 5 Provost Road, Tayport, Fife, Scotland DD6 9JE +44 (0)1382 552218 <[log in to unmask]> Traidcraft - fighting poverty through trade http://www.traidcraft.co.uk ************************ "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it" George Santayana ************************************ _________________________________________________________________ Tell MSN about your most memorable emails! http://www.emailbritain.co.uk/