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I: Useful websites

I.1 National organisations
I.2 Training and professional development
I.3 Information technology and the World Wide Web
I.5 GIS
I.6 Disaster control plans
I.7 Online Maps
I.8 Regional organisations and HERs
I.9 Thematic recording projects
I.10 Storage and digital archiving
I.11 Access to information
I.11.1 Equality
I.11.2 Copyright
I.11.3 Freedom of Information
I.11.4 Education
I.11.5 Information gateways/portals
I.11.6 National databases

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I.1 National organisations#

Archaeological Data Service: http://archaeologicaldataservice.ac.uk/

Archaeology Scotland: http://archaeologyscotland.org.uk

Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers: http://www.algao.org.uk

Audit Commission: www.audit-commission.gov.uk/

Cadw: http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/

Collections Trust http://www.collectionstrust.org.uk/

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA): http://www.cosla.gov.uk/

Council for British Archaeology: http://www.britarch.ac.uk

Deptartment for Communities and Local Government: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-culture-media-sport

Deptartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Dehttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-culture-media-sport

Heritage Lottery Fund: http://www.hlf.org.uk

Heirnet Consultancy: http://www.britarch.ac.uk/HEIRNET

Historic England: http://www.HistoricEngland.org.uk

Historic Scotland: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

Institute of Historic Building Conservation: Institute of Historic Building Conservation

Local Government Association: http://www.lga.gov.uk

Museums Association: http://www.museumsassociation.org

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales: http://www.rcahmw.org.uk

Royal Institute of British Architects: http://www.architecture.com/Explore/Home.aspx

Scottish Government: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/

Welsh Government: http://www.wales.gov.uk

Welsh Local Government Association: http://www.wlga.gov.uk/

I.2 Training and professional development#

ADS Guide to Good Practice for Excavation and Fieldwork Archives: http://guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk

ADS: training opportunities for archaeologists: http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/userinfo/training.html

The Archaeology Training Forum: http://www.britarch.ac.uk/training/atf.html

The Campaign for Learning: http://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk

Chartered Institute for Archaeologists - Professional Development: http://www.archaeologists.net

Council for British Archaeology Briefing: http://www.britarch.ac.uk/briefing/courses.html

Creative and Cultural Skills: http://www.ccskills.org.uk/

exeGesIS SDM Ltd: http://www.esdm.co.uk/training

Harvard Business School: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu

Historic Environment Local Management (HELM): http://www.historicengland.org.uk/advice/planning/local-heritage/helm-redirect

Investors in People (UK): http://www.investorsinpeople.co.uk

National occupational standards in Archaeological Practice: http://www.torc.org.uk/nos/index.asp

Nautical Archaeological Society: http://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/content/what-nas-training-programme

The Skills Funding Agency: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/skills-funding-agency

Society for Museum Archaeology: http://www.socmusarch.org.uk/train.htm

TUC Learning Services: http://www.unionlearn.org.uk

Union Learning Fund: http://www.unionlearningfund.org.uk

University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education: https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/index.php

University of Leicester Heritage Practice Training Courses http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/history/heritage

Weald and Downland Museum: http://www.wealddown.co.uk/learn/adult-learning/

I.3 Information technology and the World Wide Web#

Anti-virus (general information) http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-005.html

Brief history of the internet: Brhttp://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml

The CD Information Center: http://cd-info.com

The Cloud: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

Data recovery example: http://www.ontrack.co.uk

Firewalls: http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci212125,00.html

Intranets: http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci212377,00.html

IT security warning service: http://www.itsafe.gov.uk/

McAfee (virus protection software): http://www.mcafee.com/uk/

PKZIP: http://www.pkware.com

Proxy servers: http://searchsmallbizit.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid44_gci212840,00.html

Site design (Royal National Institute of Blind People): http://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/webaccessibility/Pages/web_accessibility.aspx

Social Media: http://www.historicengland.org.uk/research/research-results/activities/5c1

http://digitalfutures.rcahms.gov.uk/

Symantec (Antivirus Research Center): http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html

Web Accessibility initiative: http://www.w3.org/WAI

Web Portals: http://www.w3.org/2002/07/DIAT/posn/sun-portal.html

What is FTP: http://kb.iu.edu/data/aerg.html

WinZip: Whttp://www.winzip.com/winzip.html

World Wide Web (W3C) Consortium: http://www.w3.org/

Writing for the Web: http://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/writing-for-the-web.html

XML Guide: http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_whatis.asp

Z39.50 for all: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue21/z3950

I.5 GIS#

ADS GIS Guide to Good Practice: http://guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/g2gp/Gis_Toc

Metadata advice: http://www.niso.org/publications/press/UnderstandingMetadata.pdf

The Association for Geographic Information: http://www.agi.org.uk

Getmapping®: http://www2.getmapping.com

Ordnance Survey PAI programme: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/help-and-support/navigation-technology/pai-link-files.html

Inspire Directive (UK Government page): http://data.gov.uk/location/inspire

Open Source GIS: http://opensourcegis.org/

I.6 Disaster control plans#

Business continuity management toolkit: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/137994/Business_Continuity_Managment_Toolkit.pdf

Business continuity management plan (example template): https://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/policing-and-public-safety/emergencies/filestorage/basic-business-continuity-management-plan-template/

National Archives - Documents: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/memo6.pdf

I.7 Online Maps#

The British Library: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/mapsviews/index.html

Genmaps - England, Scotland anf Wales: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genmaps/

The National Library of Scotland Map collection (Maps and guide to symbols and abbreviations): http://maps.nls.uk/

Old Maps online: https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#

I.8 Regional organisations and HERs#

ADS online catalogue: http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue

Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust

Heritage Gateway (contact details for English HERs]

I.9 Thematic recording projects#

Airfield Research Group

Archaeological Investigations Project (1990 - 2010): Archaeological Investigations Project

Association for Industrial Archaeology

British Sundial Society

Communications Heritage Forum

Corpus of Roman Mosaics

Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture

Defence of Britain Project

The Folly Fellowship

Garden History Society

Historical Metallurgy Society

Images of England Project

National Inventory of War Memorials

National Piers Society

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Public Monuments & Sculpture Assn

Survey of the Jewish Built Heritage

Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society

UK Database for Historic Parks and Gardens

Details of these and other projects can be found on the [HEIRNET register

I.10 Storage and digital archiving#

ADS Guide to Good Practice for Excavation and Fieldwork Archives

Museums Association

MLA: Museums Libraries and Archives Council (this Council no longer exists and the link is to the archived version of its website)

Museum Net (products & services)

I.11 Access to information#

I.11.1 Equality#

Campaign for Clear English

redirects to direct.gov pages http://www.direct.gov.uk/DisabledPeople/fs/en

for DDA see http://www.direct.gov.uk/DisabledPeople/RightsAndObligations/YourRights/YourRightsArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4001068&chk=eazXEG

Language Line (Telephone Translation Service)

RNID Typetalk servicefor those using ‘text’ phones (or Minicom) http://www.typetalk.org/

Royal National Institute for the Blind

Royal National Institute for the Deaf (now Action for Hearing Loss)

Scotland historical maps available online on the National Library of Scotland.

Scottish Palaeoenvironmental archive

SCRAN

Vision of Britain: information from the Great Britain Historical GIS Project

I: Useful websites

I.1 National organisations#

I.2 Training and professional development#

I.3 Information technology and the World Wide Web#

I.5 GIS#

I.6 Disaster control plans#

I.7 Online Maps#

I.8 Regional organisations and HERs#

I.9 Thematic recording projects#

I.10 Storage and digital archiving#

I.11 Access to information#

I.11.1 Equality#

I.11.2 Copyright#

I.11.3 Freedom of Information#

I.11.4 Education#

I.11.5 Information gateways/portals#

I.11.6 National databases#

A: Introduction to HERs#

B: How do you manage an HER?#

C: Recording practice guidelines#

D: How do you compile, maintain and enhance an HER?#

E: Characterisation and its uses in the HER#

F: Access to the HER#