ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to report on a collaborative project that investigated the value and use of the contents of estate archives. Context is provided by outlining the type of information often found within estate records, its potential value to a wide range of users, indicating some of the initiatives which have helped to open up estate archives, before exploring some of the difficulties associated with accessing these records and making optimal use of them. This is followed by a description and evaluation of the initial stage of the project, which collected data about the significance, discoverability, accessibility and use of estate archives. This was achieved by inviting a purposive sample of archive users to attend one of the three knowledge exchange workshops in different parts of Wales. Participants were asked for their views on the value of estate archives, current and potential uses of estate records, and they were asked to suggest ways in which these records could be promoted more widely and used more effectively. Finally, opinions were gathered about the desirability of creating an online toolkit for estate records. Data gathered at these events was used to create a detailed blueprint of the proposed toolkit.

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迈向遗产记录工具包

摘要 本文的目的是报告一个合作项目，该项目调查了遗产档案内容的价值和用途。在探索与访问这些记录相关的一些困难之前，通过概述遗产记录中经常发现的信息类型、其对广泛用户的潜在价值提供上下文，指出有助于打开遗产档案的一些举措并充分利用它们。随后是对项目初始阶段的描述和评估，该阶段收集了有关遗产档案的重要性、可发现性、可访问性和使用的数据。这是通过邀请有目的的档案用户样本参加威尔士不同地区的三个知识交流研讨会之一来实现的。参与者被要求对遗产档案的价值、遗产记录的当前和潜在用途发表意见，并要求他们建议可以更广泛地推广和更有效地使用这些记录的方法。最后，就创建遗产记录在线工具包的可取性收集了意见。在这些活动中收集的数据用于创建拟议工具包的详细蓝图。