GOOD PRACTICE FORM FOR NOMINATIONS

	

We propose to start the activity of the workgroup on 'good practice' proposing an initial set of some main areas where to put the nominations. In particular we think to start with the basic issue of digitisation itself.
Each project can be 'nominated' for more than one area, following your evaluation of the most important features contained in the example.

AREAS for nominations of 'good practice' for on-going projects on digitisation:
1.	Preservation of physical objects via digitisation and electronic surrogates.
2.	High quality of the digitisation process.
3.	Metadata and Thesaurus.
4.	Usability of project results.
5.	Management of the process and workflow
6.	Accessibility including copyright issues and web sites

For each project please specify:

•	Area of 'good practice' where you like to nominate your project (you can put more than only one area): 

1-	Preservation via digitisation and electronic surrogates.    
     2-   High quality of the digitisation process

•	Name:

Virtual Archaeological Tours around the Lost Cities

•	Responsible body and/or any specific :
Co-ordinating body/mechanism:

The responsible body for the project is Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici, the coordinating body is Servizio II of Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici

Contact person:

Rosanna Binacchi
      Stefano Sestili
Direzione Generale per I Beni Archeologici
Servizio II

•	Web site:

www.archeologia.beniculturali.it

•	Description of the project, objectives and priorities:

Two centuries ago the ancient cities of Pompeii  and Herculaneum began to be brought back to light. Visitors and scholars, from all over Europe, came and  left a record of those discoveries in their travel diaries. As the excavations proceeded, great architects produced splendid drawings of the houses and  public buildings that had been so opulent and majestic, but which had been so rudely humbled by the fury of the volcano. Thanks to ultra sophisticated computer technology of virtual reality, programmers and technicians have enhanced those ancient drawings and reconstructed the houses and monuments of Pompeii, Herculaneum and the nearby cities. Virtual images show new and unusual perspectives of the ancient drawings, views that were never represented or their impracticable foreshortening, animated walks inside imaginary but feasible buildings. 
A unique  technological journey that enables to roam the streets of these old cities , to examine, unseen, the walls of the secret villas or to go to the theatre:  a revolutionary contribution to  the understanding of the antique. 
The rationale of technology and archaeology has been dedicated to the recovery of a dream and it proves that dreams sometimes have a chance of realization. 

•	The main technical features for what you consider the project a 'good practice' example:

•	Long term sustainability strategy:

•	Accessibility by users via local network or Internet (describe modalities and IPR issue from a technical point of view):

Accessibility by users  via internet 

•	Problems encountered :

Comments: 

Figures and documents enclosed:

I agree this information could be published/

                            X   Yes
                               No

Organisation & person completing the questionnaire

•	Formal name of organisation:
       Direzione Generale per I Beni Archeologici

•	Type of organisation:
Department of the Italian  Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities

•	Field of action:	Archive / Library / Museum / Foundation / others ….
Documentation, preservation, conservation and valorisation of archaeological heritage, archaeological sites and museums.

•	Address:
      Via di San Michele, 22
      00153 Rome  - Italy

•	Name of director:

Direttore Generale: Prof. Giuseppe Proietti

•	Name and role of person completing the questionnaire:
Rosanna Binacchi
Responsible International Relations
      Events coordinator

•	Tel:
       0658432395
•	Fax:
        0658432396

•	Web site:
www.archeologia.beniculturali.it

•	E-mail:
archeologia@beniculturali.it

Date:
Rome, 30 April 2002.