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Cultural Heritage Information - Public Policy Choices


TitleCultural Heritage Information - Public Policy Choices
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication1995
AuthorsElliot Sherwood, L.
Secondary TitleMultimedia Computing and Museums: Selected Papers from the Third International Conference on Hypermedia and Interactivity in Museums (ICHIM'95 / MCN '95), Volume 1
PublisherArchives & Museum Informatics
Place PublishedSan Diego, California
EditorBearman, D.
Keywordscultural heritage policy, infrastructure, investments, public policy
Abstract

We are on the threshold of a wonderful new universe where a wealth of cultural heritage information is available in digital form. We need to ask ourselves however, what conditions will need to apply in order for that vision to be realized. What will it take to move from the current situation in which we have a few scattered and random examples of cultural heritage information in digital form to an environment where we can assume a systematic and sustained effort to generate comprehensive information resources? To what end would we undertake such an effort and how would that purpose shape decisions about the approach which should be taken?

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