4th May 2009, 11:44 AM
Warwickshire Timetrail 196 votes
Unlocking Buckinghamshire's Past 169 votes
Northumberland and Durham's Keys to the Past 159 votes
Sitelines (Newcastle) 99 votes
Exploring Surrey's Past 90 votes
Highland HER 76 votes
Norfolk Heritage Explorer 42 votes
Revealing Cheshire's Past 17 votes
Warwickshire Timetrail
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/timetrail
The winner of this poll was a hard fought contest, and although a bit of fun, it hopefully highlighted to people the wealth of information and resources available, and how the often dry factual content can be utilised in a number of ways that opens up archaeology and local heritage to a range of people from schoolchildren to interested members of the public and from professionals to researching students.
I would have been happy if there had been an eight way tie, as looking over them, they all had great content, but at the end of the day, a winner was chosen; Warwickshire Timetrail. with 23% of the vote.
I could wax lyrical about each one, and indeed there has been much debate on BAJR about the purpose and functions of an HER Online.
To concentrate on the Warwickshire Timetrail these are my personal thoughts:
A well laid out and presented front-page leads to a selection of resources that suit all users, and the HER search itself is one of the best out there, with simple, detailed and map searching available. The record data is useful, and with a useful glossary to explain the terms. Opening up to the local groups, the simple Report a find form, is user friendly and forward thinking - covering everything from excavations to metal detecting. (making it easy for people to get involved is a real benefit). The Local Studies Toolkit section is brilliant, and could be a model for us all. The online Exhibitions also takes the collected information and collates it into a coherent story. The school packs, Discovery Zones and Comics round off the website with truly accessible material for serious study and good old-fashioned fun.
Will publicise the result, but will ensure that it is positive for all, as they were all great resources, and I enjoyed browsing them myself. We should make more of these to the press?
Thanks for getting involved, I enjoyed it.
"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
Unlocking Buckinghamshire's Past 169 votes
Northumberland and Durham's Keys to the Past 159 votes
Sitelines (Newcastle) 99 votes
Exploring Surrey's Past 90 votes
Highland HER 76 votes
Norfolk Heritage Explorer 42 votes
Revealing Cheshire's Past 17 votes
Warwickshire Timetrail
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/timetrail
The winner of this poll was a hard fought contest, and although a bit of fun, it hopefully highlighted to people the wealth of information and resources available, and how the often dry factual content can be utilised in a number of ways that opens up archaeology and local heritage to a range of people from schoolchildren to interested members of the public and from professionals to researching students.
I would have been happy if there had been an eight way tie, as looking over them, they all had great content, but at the end of the day, a winner was chosen; Warwickshire Timetrail. with 23% of the vote.
I could wax lyrical about each one, and indeed there has been much debate on BAJR about the purpose and functions of an HER Online.
To concentrate on the Warwickshire Timetrail these are my personal thoughts:
A well laid out and presented front-page leads to a selection of resources that suit all users, and the HER search itself is one of the best out there, with simple, detailed and map searching available. The record data is useful, and with a useful glossary to explain the terms. Opening up to the local groups, the simple Report a find form, is user friendly and forward thinking - covering everything from excavations to metal detecting. (making it easy for people to get involved is a real benefit). The Local Studies Toolkit section is brilliant, and could be a model for us all. The online Exhibitions also takes the collected information and collates it into a coherent story. The school packs, Discovery Zones and Comics round off the website with truly accessible material for serious study and good old-fashioned fun.
Will publicise the result, but will ensure that it is positive for all, as they were all great resources, and I enjoyed browsing them myself. We should make more of these to the press?
Thanks for getting involved, I enjoyed it.
"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