1. HEIRPORT: an experimental portal for the historic environment Julian D Richards and colleagues, Archaeology Data Service

2. HEIRPORT I Launched by Tam Dalyell MP at the British Museum Jan 2002

3. PASCanmoreSCRAN Data Providers co-operating End-user (Blissfully unaware) HEIRPORT Z39.50 XML DC Metadata HTTP Presentation Layer ADSYZX http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/heirport/

6. CANMORESCRAN ADS Portable Antiquities

7. Problems and potential: Was proof of concept only Interface only appropriate for researcher/professional Metadata mapping problems technology The technology worked! people BUT, needed people - to gain support, commitment, and enthusiasm

8. The Opportunity: The Common Information Environment: Geospatial Demonstrator Project The Partners: The Funders:

9. My historic environment Museums Libraries Archives Heritage agencies Education all levels News and media Research Publishers Islands of information

10. What is HEIRPORT? OAI Coldfusion RSS feeds, includes Z39.50 & Zava Community spaces Learning objects My Historic Environment GeoXwalk ArcIMS

11. PAS Canmore ADS SCRAN Others.. Happy User HEIRPORTHEIRPORT Single access point Network services Aggregate content Standards…

12. T E C H I E S T U F (H E I R P O R T) Portable Antiquities SCRAN Cornucopia Researching Learning Collecting Interfacing On the move My Historic Environment Tool set personalised to suit individual needs such as … Happy User

13. Users and their uses Enjoying Researching Studying Collecting Interfacing On the move

14. Enjoying

17. Researching

19. Same question: different uses

20. Supporting use

21. Same tools: different uses

22. Supporting uses

23. Same question: mobile location aware devices

24. Lessons so far: Content –preparation, availability, evenness Inadequate geospatial referencing –Need for GeoXwalk Conformance with standards –Z profiles –OAI metadata & handshaking Systems variation Managing expectation Investing in mediation