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2. Background  The Buildings at Risk Register “The Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland provides information on buildings of architectural or historic merit that are considered to be at risk. Ranging from large baronial castle to small vernacular crofthouses, or from former factories to redundant churches, the aim is to publicise these buildings as widely as possible in the hope of securing their restoration.”

3. Background  Scottish Civic Trust “The Scottish Civic Trust is Scotland’s leading organisation promoting excellence in the nation’s built environment. We exist to provide leadership and focus in its protection and enhancement, as well as challenging ideas, stimulating debate and encouraging new thinking.”

4. Background  Historic Scotland “Historic Scotland is an Agency of the Scottish Executive Education Department and is directly responsible to Scottish Ministers for safeguarding the nation’s built heritage, and promoting its understanding and enjoyment.”

5. Background  Criteria of Risk Under-use Neglect Fire damage Structural decay Vandalism Threat of demolition

7. Background  Project Objectives Dynamic and changing information Real-time updates Out-of-hours access Greater accuracy Reduce barriers New and increased audiences

8. Database Management

9. Database Management  Restructuring Database integration Duplicate records deleted Upgrade Fields restructured and reorganised New fields added Mail merges established Data types reviewed New data entry forms, queries and reports

10. Database Management  Classification INDUSTRIAL (IND)  1Building industries 2Ceramics 3Chemicals 4Engineering 5Extractive industries 6Food + drink processing 7Marine construction 8Metal industries 9Textiles 10Wood-working industries 11Printing  BakeryIND6 BoatyardIND7 BreweryIND6 BrickworksIND2 … …

11. Database Management  Preparing for Upload Imports data from master database Strips out administrative fields Strips out Saved and Demolished records Converts into Internet friendly characters Compacts and repairs

12. Data Edit

13. Paper archive audit Extra information sourced Records split Data cleaned Data entry manual produced House style established Newspaper abstracts Bibliography

17. Data Edit  Data Protection Publicly held information Telephone numbers and email addresses removed Terms and Conditions established Records sent to property owners Ratified

18. Digitisation

19. Digitisation  Preparation Picture library audit Sourcing images outwith Service Copyright clearance Licence agreements

20. Digitisation  Scanning Medium spec hardware Full colour/low resolution Delivery images compressed from master TIFFs Image directories and CD-R ama, asc, atn, bma, bsc…… Image management table Metadata: Visual Resources Association Core Categories v3

21. Interface Design

22. Interface Design  Design Brief Strategic and operational objectives User profiles Technical specifications Site requirements Site maps

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