The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island is offering an eight-day immersion course in May on approaches to the inventory and evaluation of heritage and cultural resources. Please let us know if you'd like to receive further information and registration materials: INVENTORY AND EVALUATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES Inventory and evaluation of architectural, archaeological, and landscape resources is essential in conservation planning and resource management. This course examines methodologies for evaluated inventories of a range of cultural resources including buildings, districts, landscapes, and traditional use and archaeological sites. Topics include: - planning the inventory - research methods - field survey techniques - principles of evaluation - scoring systems - relationship of inventory and evaluation to the resource management process Instructor: Dr. Hal Kalman is a consultant with extensive experience in the inventory of heritage buildings and cultural resources. Dates: May 7-16 (No classes on Saturday or Sunday) Please register by: April 11 Fee: $589 (Canadian Funds) Accommodation: Bed and breakfast accommodation is available on-campus in residence at $36.95 plus tax (Contact Housing Services at 250-721-8395) COURSE OBJECTIVES AND PRELIMINARY OUTLINE At the end of this course, participants will be knowledgable about: - the role of the inventory and evaluation in historic resource management - the different kinds of inventories, as they relate to the type of resource(s) being surveyed and the end-purposes of the inventory - the legal and planning requirements for inventories, and significant inventory initiatives - methods of research and field survey work - the theory and practice of evaluation - computer applications that assist inventory and evaluation work - approaches to planning and conducting an evaluated inventory Day 1: The Role of the Inventory in Historic Resource Management - Introductions by participants - Principles of inventory and evaluation - Types of historic resources - Legal and planning requirements for inventories Day 2: Types of Inventories - Federal and provincial intiatives and programs - Changing methodologies of inventories - Examples of current inventories - Information management: Computer applications Day 3: Planning the Inventory - Group assignments: Conducting an inventory - Responding to historic resource management issues - Creating an appropriate data structure and survey form Day 4: Research and Survey Techniques - Role of research - Research sources and methods - Fieldwork and field techniques - Photography, mapping, GIS, GPS Day 5: Principles of Evaluation - Introduction to evaluation - Alternative approaches to the evaluation of historic resources - Evaluation and scoring systems - Defining criteria Day 6: Fieldwork - Independent fieldwork - Individual consultation with instructor Day 7: Evaluating the Resources - Completion of the assigned inventories - Evaluation of resources Day 8: Presentation of Participant Work - Presentation of inventories and evaluations - Application to historic resource management issues Please note: Participants who have laptop computers are encouraged to bring them; any database, spreadsheet, or sophisticated wordprocessing software can be used. Those without laptops will be provided with opportunities to use computers at the University of Victoria labs. Participants are also encouraged to bring a camera and film. Joy Davis, Program Director Cultural Resource Management Program University of Victoria Phone 604-721-8462 FAX 604-721-8774 email [log in to unmask] For detailed Program information, please visit our Web Site at http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/