Presented by the Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter SAH
Since the inception of the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, preservation professionals have grappled with how to keep track of a list of America's historic and archeological resources. Innovations in computers and data management technology continue to impact how researchers and the public in general access information about the National Register, including the 100,000 nomination forms that are now part of the National Register.
This session will offer an introduction to open data frameworks and how they have been implemented in other cultural heritage and GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) contexts. By reflecting on points of frustration in accessing historic resource inventories across a fragmented landscape of local, state and federal websites, attendees will have an opportunity to consider ways that open data approaches can make the National Register a more powerful and user-friendly research tool.
