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A critical first step in the conservation of cultural heritage is to identify and understand the places we want to protect. Inventories and surveys are essential tools in this effort, and their use in managing national, regional, and local heritage is mandated in heritage-related legislation across the globe. Despite the widespread understanding of the importance of inventories and surveys, practical, up-to-date guidance on how they should be created, implemented, and maintained has been substantially lacking—until now.

This publication draws from the Getty Conservation Institute’s ongoing work with heritage inventories and the Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources’ experience with SurveyLA. It provides technical advice, guidance, and lessons learned for employing inventories and surveys as tools for heritage conservation and management.

Citation Information

Chicago

Myers, David, and Janet Hansen. Inventories and Surveys for Heritage Management: Lessons for the Digital Age. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 2024. https:​/​/​www​.getty​.edu​/publications​/inventories​-and​-surveys​/.

MLA

Myers, David, and Janet Hansen. Inventories and Surveys for Heritage Management: Lessons for the Digital Age. Getty Conservation Institute, 2024, https:​/​/​www​.getty​.edu​/publications​/inventories​-and​-surveys​/. Accessed DD Mon. YYYY.

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https:​/​/​www​.getty​.edu​/publications​/inventories​-and​-surveys​/

Revision History

Any revisions or corrections made to this publication after the first edition date will be listed here and in the project repository at github.com/thegetty/inventories-and-surveys, where a more detailed version history is available. The revisions branch of the project repository, when present, will show any changes currently under consideration but not yet published here.

July 30, 2024

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  • Tevvy Ball, Project Editor

  • Leslie Tilley, Manuscript Editor

  • Greg Albers, Digital Manager

  • John Grizzle, Cover Design

  • Molly McGeehan, Production

  • Danielle Brink, Image and Rights Acquisition

  • Erin Cecele Dunigan, Jenny Park, and Kate Justement, Digital Assistants

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  • Names: Myers, David, [date] author. | Hansen, Janet (Writer on heritage management), author. | Getty Conservation Institute, issuing body.
  • Title: Inventories and surveys for heritage management : lessons for the digital age / David Myers and Janet Hansen.
  • Description: First edition. | Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute, 2024. | With contributions by Lauren Weiss Bricker, Sara Delgadillo, Annabel Lee Enriquez, Katie Horak, Alastair MacIntosh, and Nicholas Yeo. | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: “This publication provides technical advice and guidance for using inventories and surveys as tools for heritage conservation and management”— Provided by publisher.
  • Identifiers: LCCN 2023052837 (print) | LCCN 2023052838 (ebook) | ISBN 9781606068816 (paperback) | ISBN 9781606068830 (epub) | ISBN 9781606068823 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781606068847
  • Subjects: LCSH: Cultural property—Inventories. | Archaeological surveying. | Cultural property—Protection. | Historic preservation.
  • Classification: LCC CC135 .H365 2024 (print) | LCC CC135 (ebook) | DDC 363.6/9—dc23/eng/20240212
  • LC record available at https:​/​/​lccn​.loc​.gov​/2023052837
  • LC ebook record available at https:​/​/​lccn​.loc​.gov​/2023052838

Front cover: Arcade, reproduced courtesy of City of Lincoln Council.

Getty Conservation Institute

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The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) works internationally to advance conservation practice in the visual arts—broadly interpreted to include objects, collections, architecture, and sites. The Institute serves the conservation community through scientific research, education and training, field projects, and the dissemination of information. In all its endeavors, the GCI creates and delivers knowledge that contributes to the conservation of the world’s cultural heritage.