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The Canadian Heritage Information Network, Parks Canada and the American Association for State and Local History have agreed to harmonize the following two standards: Nomenclature 4.0 for Museum Cataloging and Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects.

As you may already know, the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) has undergone numerous changes over the last few years.

CHIN recently deployed a survey asking Artefacts Canada contributors questions about their use of Artefacts Canada and other online resources.

In Florence, Italy, officials have invented a new way to discourage graffiti at historic sites and monuments. The virtual graffiti will be stored on a website and archived permanently, allowing visitors to achieve the same goal of leaving their mark at the popular attraction without defacing it.

Museum-Digital is an open-source platform that combines an easy-to-use collections management system (CMS), aggregator of collections data, and publishing platform. It was designed to be simple to use, particularly for small museums.

You have until Monday, June 20, 2017 to submit an artefact in the “What’s This?” feature of the October issue of Canadian Geographic magazine.

Canadian Heritage recently released its most recent report on the 2015 Government of Canada Survey of Heritage Institutions. This survey collects financial and operating data from Canada’s heritage institutions, museums, art galleries, archives, historical sites, zoos and botanical gardens.