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Potentially there are many different types of HER user, from professionals within the heritage, environment and other sectors, amateur researchers (both individuals and groups), those within education and casual users with a passing interest in a specific question or location. As HERs are encouraged to make a greater variety of information more widely available through different media and also to promote their services beyond traditional users, this diversity will rightly increase. Different members of an HER audience will want different levels of information, have very different reasons for wanting that information and will use the information in specific ways (see section F.7 for guidance on Audience Development).
Potentially there are many different types of HER user, from professionals within the heritage, environment and other sectors, amateur researchers (both individuals and groups), those within education and casual users with a passing interest in a specific question or location. As HERs are encouraged to make a greater variety of information more widely available through different media and also to promote their services beyond traditional users, this diversity will rightly increase. Different members of an HER audience will want different levels of information, have very different reasons for wanting that information and will use the information in specific ways (see section [F.7|SectionF.7] for guidance on Audience Development).
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This group comprises those professionals working within the heritage sector externally to local government. It may include archaeological contracting units, archaeological consultants, environmental consultants, and members of national bodies such as English Heritage and The National Trust and secondary and tertiary education professionals. They will usually have an understanding and experience of HERs in general and in interpreting HER information but perhaps not the specifics of an individual HER. This group may require varying levels of assistance and supervision and will have quite specific and focussed information needs. Response time is likely to be a high priority for this group.
This group comprises those professionals working within the heritage sector externally to local government. It may include archaeological contracting units, archaeological consultants, environmental consultants, and members of national bodies such as [Historic England|Glossary#Historic England|target='_blank'] and The National Trust and secondary and tertiary education professionals. They will usually have an understanding and experience of HERs in general and in interpreting HER information but perhaps not the specifics of an individual HER. This group may require varying levels of assistance and supervision and will have quite specific and focussed information needs. Response time is likely to be a high priority for this group.