Connecting Heritage with the web

This came into me from a friend who runs the fabulous Voices of the Past  site

http://www.voicesofthepast.org

Throughout the world, people are connecting about heritage preservation issues on an unprecedented level. One of the ways they are doing this is through “social media,” the term applied to online tools that inspire conversation and interaction. These tools are generally both easy to use and free.

The web address below will take you to ten questions regarding how you use the web and your perceptions of how social media may be used to improve the work of those involved in heritage professions. This anonymous questionnaire is one part of an ongoing study on the topic. This is an open link, so please feel free to forward copies to your colleagues.

Thank you in advance for taking 5-10 minutes out of your day to participate. We will use your feedback to evaluate information and training needs for these topics in the context of heritage preservation. Results will be shared through a Creative Commons license.

Thanks again,

Jeff Guin, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2j8ohvffw3oqr2z/start

I have already done it….  took me 3 minutes top!

INRAP on strike – Archaeologists take action in France

http://tinyurl.com/yay45tx

Yes it just goes to show that you can push people too far.

This article is from a French Blog, which I have translated using Google translate (so apologies for some weird grammer and words)

Yesterday, the strike was passed at a meeting of the headquarters staff of the ‘National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research.At this meeting I attended in part, the staff wondered how to respond to recent government announcements about the relocation of the headquarters in Reims. He also discussed the current action in many cultural institutions, especially the strike in the museums.

This new action against the relocation of the headquarters in Reims occurs after the project had been reaffirmed recently by Francois Fillon during a visit to the capital of Champagne. How does this strike the CEO Inrap?  Nothing, because yesterday, he no longer CEO.  Nicole Pot, as expected for three years, left this function last Friday.  Frederic Mitterrand and Valerie Pécresse, who co-supervised Inrap, they have a power pen?

Hier, la grève a été votée lors d’une réunion du personnel du siège de l‘Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives.

Lors de cette réunion, à laquelle j’ai assisté en partie, le personnel s’est demandé comment réagir aux dernières annonces gouvernementales sur la délocalisation du siège à Reims. Il a également discuté de l’action en cours dans de nombreuses institutions culturelles,  en particulier la grève dans les Musées.

Cette nouvelle action contre la délocalisation de ce siège à Reims survient après que ce projet eut été réaffirmé il y a peu par François Fillon lors d’une visite dans la capitale champenoise. Que pense de cette grève le directeur général de l’Inrap ? Rien, car, depuis hier, Il n’y a plus de directeur général. Nicole Pot, comme prévu depuis trois ans, a quitté cette fonction vendredi dernier. Frédéric Mitterrand et Valérie Pécresse, qui ont en co-tutelle l’Inrap, ont-ils une panne de stylo ?

the full French version can be read directly here

http://sciences.blogs.liberation.fr/home/2009/12/linrap-en-gr%C3%A8ve-aujourdhui.html