Date:    Mon, 2 Oct 1995 09:05:12 -0400
From:    Ken Filipps <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Canadian Heritage Information Network/Reseau canadien d'information
         sur le patrimoine
 
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OTTAWA, October 1, 1995 - Internet users have gained
easier access today to Canada's heritage resources
through a new Canadian Heritage Information Network
(CHIN) Home Page.  http://www.chin.gc.ca/ will enable
access to an impressive array of information on Canadian
museums and heritage resources around the world.
 
The prototype of the Guide to Canadian Museums offers
profiles of Canadian museums and their collections. There
is also information about current exhibitions, special
activities, schedules and services.
 
Canada's National Inventories contain records
representing 25 million objects and 80,000 archaeological
sites. Canada is one of the only countries in the world
with computerized national inventories of its museum
collections. Subscribers can survey museum holdings and
consult extensive reference information compiled in
collaboration with heritage specialists and institutions.
Research databases include sources on museology, heritage
law, conservation, a directory of heritage-related
organizations, documentation standards, and information
on current art history research projects and artists in
Canada.
 
The CHIN Home Page will also provide links to heritage
sites and resources around the world through the
World-Wide Web. Easy search screens, on-line help, and
multimedia publications will assist users to make the
most of this new heritage resource.
 
There are a number of ways users can get subscriber
information: e-mail at [log in to unmask], on the Home
Page http://www.chin.gc.ca/, fax (613) 952-2318, calling
toll-free at 1-800-520-CHIN (in Canada and the USA),
or (613) 992-3333.
 
 
Information:         Lyn Elliot Sherwood
                     Director General
                     (613) 992-3333
 
 
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Interpretation & Exhibits Program
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Rd.
Austin, TX  78744
512-389-4675 (voice
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