Recording, documentation, and information management for the conservation of heritage places : guiding principles / / Robin Letellier ; with contributions from Werner Schmid and François LeBlanc [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910146567803321
• Autore: Letellier Robin
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Los Angeles, : Getty Conservation Institute, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 151 p. ) : col. ill.
• Altri autori (Persone): SchmidWerner; LeBlancFrançois <1946->
• Disciplina: 363.6/9
• Soggetti: Historic sites - Conservation and restoration; Historic buildings - Conservation and restoration; Architecture - Conservation and restoration; Cultural property - Protection; Historic preservation - Data processing; Historic preservation - Documentation; Records - Management; Information resources management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Guidelines resulting from a workshop organized in 2002 by Robin Letellier and the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), in partnership with ICOMOS and CIPA.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-147).
• Nota di contenuto: Executive summary -- Key definitions -- The guiding principles -- Background : How did this book come about? -- Overview : What are we talking about? ; Why is heritage information required? ; When is recording indispensable? ; Who is producing information, and who is using it? -- Guidance : How does heritage information fit into the conservation process? ; Why recording, and who produces records? ; What approach is suggested to ensure systematic documentation and good information management? ; How are national heritage information policies and related programs developed? -- Appendixes : A. Principles for the recording of monuments, groups of buildings and sites -- B. Summary of the gaps and needs identified during the 2002 RecorDIM ; Meeting -- C. Planning for the recording and analyzing masonry deterioration: The Fort Henry Project -- D. Planning for recording a specific structure: The Fort Henry Ditch Tower -- E. Summary of metric survey techniques for heritage documentation -- F. Overview and evaluation of information management tools -- G. Developing a national heritage information policy -- H. Overview of existing charters and guidelines.