9th April 2009, 11:16 AM
Interesting.. and nobody (including me) says the raw data should not be there.. it should however be accessible through a number of avenues.. the same data can be interogated in several ways.
My suggestion for a nationwide concept is based on this:
There are people who want to view everything in minute detail
There are people who like to look at just one period
there are people who like to scroll over maps
there are people who like to create walks to visit sites
there are people who like to walk, then find out what they saw
there are schools who can use the information for lesson plans
there are students who want to research an area
there are local groups who need information on a particular topic
there are ..... etc
On online HER could/should be useable to all the identified groups, as I would find it odd that in Highlands for example, people did not like themed downlaods of the best of xxx period while in southwest england, there locals did not like maps of sites, while in the midlands the only info they wanted was the raw lists --- the concept of using the same info presented ina variety of ways (such as Norfolk et al)
You can add to the basics... but what are those basic rules of the online HER?
"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."
Niccolo Machiavelli
My suggestion for a nationwide concept is based on this:
There are people who want to view everything in minute detail
There are people who like to look at just one period
there are people who like to scroll over maps
there are people who like to create walks to visit sites
there are people who like to walk, then find out what they saw
there are schools who can use the information for lesson plans
there are students who want to research an area
there are local groups who need information on a particular topic
there are ..... etc
On online HER could/should be useable to all the identified groups, as I would find it odd that in Highlands for example, people did not like themed downlaods of the best of xxx period while in southwest england, there locals did not like maps of sites, while in the midlands the only info they wanted was the raw lists --- the concept of using the same info presented ina variety of ways (such as Norfolk et al)
You can add to the basics... but what are those basic rules of the online HER?
"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."
Niccolo Machiavelli