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 Note: The following message is being cross posted to several reading lists. Kindly excuse any duplication you may receive. =================================================== 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 **************************************** Daniel J. Crouch Interpretation & Exhibits Program Texas Parks & Wildlife Department 4200 Smith School Rd. Austin, TX 78744 512-389-4675 (voice 512-389-4495 (fax