Recording, documentation, and information management for the conservation of heritage places

τ. 1. - xviii, 158 σ. - 2015. - τ.2. - x, 203 σ. - 2015

First published in 2007 by the Getty Conservation Institute.

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τ. 1. Guiding Principles / Robin Letellier with contributions from Werner Schmig and François LeBlanc. - Executive summary -- Key definitions -- The guiding principles -- Background : How did this book come about? -- Overview : What are we talking about? ; Why is heritage information required? ; When is recording indispensable? ; Who is producing information, and who is using it? -- Guidance : How does heritage information fit into the conservation process? ; Why recording, and who produces records? ; What approach is suggested to ensure systematic documentation and good information management? ; How are national heritage information policies and related programs developed? -- Appendixes : A. Principles for the recording of monuments, groups of buildings and sites -- B. Summary of the gaps and needs identified during the 2002 RecorDIM Meeting -- C. Planning for the recording and analyzing masonry deterioration: The Fort Henry Project -- D. Planning for recording a specific structure: The Fort Henry Ditch Tower -- E. Summary of metric survey techniques for heritage documentation -- F. Overview and evaluation of information management tools -- G. Developing a national heritage information policy -- H. Overview of existing charters and guidelines.

τ. 2. Illustrated examples / Rand Eppich, editor ; Amel Chabbi, associate editor. - Introduction : Informing conservation / Kate Clark --Tools overview / Ross Dallas -- Base recording : gathering information : Rapid assessment / Anthony Crosby --Wall deformation / Sandeep Sikka -- Defining cultural landscapes / Geofree Chikwanda -- Mapping features / Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Cristián Arévalo Pakarati, and Alice Hom -- A record for posterity / Alonzo C. Addison -- Condition assessment: working with information : Recording streetscapes / Salim Elwazani and José Luis Lerma -- Condition survey / Rand Eppich, Dusan Stulik, and Jaroslav Zatoupil -- Building survey / Christian Ouimet -- Inspecting sites / Kevin L. Jones -- Data management: analyzing information : Structural assessment / Gorun Arun -- City inventories / Francesco Siravo -- Ancestral art / Cliff Ogleby --Planning interventions / Frank Matero and Judy Peters -- Virtual solutions / José Luis Lerma and Carmen Pérez -- Other tools for investigation and monitoring : Overview of diagnostic indirect tools for conservation / John A. Fidler -- Subsurface conditions / Marco Tallini -- Monitoring movement / Giorgio Croci -- Traditional techniques / Caterina Borelli -- Reading interventions / Soon-Kwan Kim -- Appendix A. Teaching approaches / Mario Santana Quintero -- Appendix B. Contacts.

τ. 1. This first volume of a two-volume set is designed to provide cultural heritage professionals with an overview of best practices and tools in the gathering and management of heritage information. Guiding Principles explains the importance of recording, documentation, and information management, and the reasons heritage information should be fully integrates into all research, investigation, and conservation activities. Through discussion of these basic principles, benefits, and nes approaches, Guiding Principles enables those charged with preserving immovable cultural heritage to bring their heritage information practices to a new level. A helpful index has been added to enhance this revised reprint

τ. 2. Thie second volume of a two-volume set is intened to guide managers of heritage sites in the documentation of heritage places. Good documentation of a site allows for better understanding of the site's value, often the first step toward conservation With information obtained through the documentation process, conservation professionals can record current conditions, consider appropriate conservation options, plan interventions, apply treatments, and finally, measure the results of their efforts. Illustrated Examples presents numerous case studies form around the world that demonstrate the successful use of diverse approaches to recording and documentation in a varierty of situations. They cover a wide range of site typologies from individual buildings to cultural landscapes, and techniques that range from hand survey to laser scanning and 3-D computer modeling. Included are sections on a base recording, condition assessment, data management, and tools for investigation and monitoring. This revised reprint includes five new case studies. Guiding Principles, the first volume of this set, provides guidelines for the effective integration of recording, documentation, and information management to those charged with preserving immovable cultural heritage.