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The '''Canadian Heritage Information Network''' (CHIN) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] government-supported organization that provides a networked interface to Canada's [[cultural heritage|heritage]], largely through the [[World Wide Web]]. It aims to give access to Canada's heritage for both Canadians and a worldwide audience, by supporting the development, presentation and preservation of Canada's digital heritage. CHIN is based in [[Gatineau, Quebec|Gatineau]] (until 2002, [[Hull, Quebec|Hull]]), in [[Quebec]] but also in the greater [[Ottawa]] area.
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The '''Canadian Heritage Information Network''' ('''CHIN'''; {{lang-fr|Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine|label=}}, RCIP) is a [[special operating agency]] within the federal [[Department of Canadian Heritage]] that provides a networked interface to Canada's [[cultural heritage|heritage]] institutions.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.connectingtocollections.org/the-canadian-heritage-information-network-chin/ | title=The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) | website=www.connectingtocollections.org | publisher=Connecting to Collections Care | access-date=31 January 2020 }}</ref> It is based in [[Gatineau]], [[Quebec]], and is administratively merged with the [[Canadian Conservation Institute]] (CCI), another special operating agency of Canadian Heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-12-24|title=Organizational structure|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/corporate/org-structure.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109121638/https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/corporate/org-structure.html |archive-date=2021-01-09 |access-date=2021-01-21|website=Canadian Heritage Information Network}}</ref>
In French, CHIN is known as the ''Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine'' (RCIP). It provides bilingual information for all its resources.


Along with providing [[Online public access catalog|online public access]] to millions of collections records, CHIN offers [[Collections management (museum)|collections management]] resources to Canada's museum community; more specifically, it assists museums in documenting, [[Information management|managing]], and [[Information sharing|sharing]] information about their collections, thereby ensuring the [[Information access|accessibility]] of such information. CHIN provides bilingual information for all its resources.
CHIN was the first national organization to participate in the [[Virtual Library museums pages]] (VLmp) online museums directory, now supported by [[International Council of Museums|ICOM]].


CHIN has three core areas of activity:<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-06-09|title=Canadian Heritage Information Network's mandate|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/corporate/mandate.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926032040/https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/corporate/mandate.html |archive-date=2017-09-26 |access-date=2021-01-21|website=Canadian Heritage Information Network}}</ref>
== See also ==


# create and maintain an online point of entry to Canadian collections;
# carry out research and development on collections documentation tools and standards; and
# provide guidance and training to cultural institutions on managing collections information.

CHIN was the first national organization to participate in the [[Virtual Library museums pages]] (VLmp) online museums directory, later supported by [[International Council of Museums|ICOM]].<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.rutherfordjournal.org/article030103.html | title=A Brief History of Early Museums Online | first=Jonathan P. | last=Bowen | author-link=Jonathan Bowen | journal=[[The Rutherford Journal]] | volume=3 | date=2010 }}</ref>

Moreover, the agency oversees '''Artefacts Canada''', a national inventory of museum collections that provides access to several million records and images from Canadian museums. It used by national and international heritage professionals—as well as by the public—to research Canadian cultural collections.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2016-05-27|title=Artefacts Canada|url=https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/formulaires-forms/ac/contribuer-contribute.app?lang=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614200500/https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/formulaires-forms/ac/contribuer-contribute.app?lang=en |archive-date=2017-06-14 |access-date=2021-01-21|website=Artefacts Canada}}</ref> CHIN also manages the online database for [[Rowman & Littlefield]]'s '''''Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging''''', a structured and controlled list of object terms organized in a [[classification system]] in order to "provide a basis for indexing and cataloging collections of human-made objects." First published in 1978 (launching online in 2018), it is North America's most extensively used "museum classification and [[controlled vocabulary]] for historical and ethnological collections."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=Canadian Heritage|date=2018-09-01|title=Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging|url=https://www.nomenclature.info/apropos-about.app?lang=en|access-date=2021-01-21|website=www.nomenclature.info}}</ref>

==History==
The Canadian Heritage Information Network was established in 1972 as Canada's '''National Inventory Programme''', originally to create a [[data bank]], accessed through a computerized national network, and to help museums construct [[Digitization|computerized]] inventories of their collections.<ref name=":1">[https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/corporate/mandate/video-about-chin.html Video - About the Canadian Heritage Information Network]</ref><ref>Sledge, Jane, and Betsy Comstock. 1986. "The Canadian Heritage Information Network." Pp. 7-16 in ''Museum Documentation Systems: Developments and Applications'', edited by R. Light, D. Roberts, and J. Stewart. Butterworth & Co. {{doi|10.1016/B978-0-408-10815-7.50007-7}}</ref>

In the 1990s, CHIN began maintaining a website where the museum community of Canada could find resources to improve the online visibility of their collections.<ref name=":1" />

In the 2010s, [[Rowman & Littlefield]] agreed to allow CHIN to create an online version to supplement the published version of ''Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging'' 4.0. The site was launched in 2018.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
* [[Virtual Museum of Canada]]
* [[Virtual Museum of Canada]]


==References==
== External links ==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.chin.gc.ca/ CHIN website]
* [http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/ Information in English]
* [http://www.rcip.gc.ca/Francais/ Information in French]


==External links==
[[Category:Canadian culture]]
* [https://www.canada.ca/chin Canadian Heritage Information Network]
* [https://www.canada.ca/rcip Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine]
* [https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/artefacts_hum/indice_index.app?lang=en Artefacts Canada English]
* [https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/artefacts_hum/indice_index.app?lang=fr Artefacts Canada French]

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Latest revision as of 07:21, 11 March 2024

Canadian Heritage Information Network
Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine
Agency overview
Preceding
  • National Inventory Programme
TypeSpecial operating agency
Headquarters1030 Innes Road
Ottawa, Ontario
Annual budget$2.76 m CAD (2017-18)[1]
Agency executive
  • Jérôme Moisan, Director General of Heritage Group
Parent departmentDepartment of Canadian Heritage
Websitecanada.ca/en/heritage-information-network.html

The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN; French: Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine, RCIP) is a special operating agency within the federal Department of Canadian Heritage that provides a networked interface to Canada's heritage institutions.[2] It is based in Gatineau, Quebec, and is administratively merged with the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), another special operating agency of Canadian Heritage.[3]

Along with providing online public access to millions of collections records, CHIN offers collections management resources to Canada's museum community; more specifically, it assists museums in documenting, managing, and sharing information about their collections, thereby ensuring the accessibility of such information. CHIN provides bilingual information for all its resources.

CHIN has three core areas of activity:[4]

  1. create and maintain an online point of entry to Canadian collections;
  2. carry out research and development on collections documentation tools and standards; and
  3. provide guidance and training to cultural institutions on managing collections information.

CHIN was the first national organization to participate in the Virtual Library museums pages (VLmp) online museums directory, later supported by ICOM.[5]

Moreover, the agency oversees Artefacts Canada, a national inventory of museum collections that provides access to several million records and images from Canadian museums. It used by national and international heritage professionals—as well as by the public—to research Canadian cultural collections.[6] CHIN also manages the online database for Rowman & Littlefield's Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging, a structured and controlled list of object terms organized in a classification system in order to "provide a basis for indexing and cataloging collections of human-made objects." First published in 1978 (launching online in 2018), it is North America's most extensively used "museum classification and controlled vocabulary for historical and ethnological collections."[7]

History

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The Canadian Heritage Information Network was established in 1972 as Canada's National Inventory Programme, originally to create a data bank, accessed through a computerized national network, and to help museums construct computerized inventories of their collections.[8][9]

In the 1990s, CHIN began maintaining a website where the museum community of Canada could find resources to improve the online visibility of their collections.[8]

In the 2010s, Rowman & Littlefield agreed to allow CHIN to create an online version to supplement the published version of Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging 4.0. The site was launched in 2018.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/pch/CH57-1-2-2018-eng.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)". www.connectingtocollections.org. Connecting to Collections Care. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Organizational structure". Canadian Heritage Information Network. 2020-12-24. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  4. ^ "Canadian Heritage Information Network's mandate". Canadian Heritage Information Network. 2020-06-09. Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  5. ^ Bowen, Jonathan P. (2010). "A Brief History of Early Museums Online". The Rutherford Journal. 3.
  6. ^ "Artefacts Canada". Artefacts Canada. 2016-05-27. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  7. ^ a b Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage (2018-09-01). "Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging". www.nomenclature.info. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  8. ^ a b Video - About the Canadian Heritage Information Network
  9. ^ Sledge, Jane, and Betsy Comstock. 1986. "The Canadian Heritage Information Network." Pp. 7-16 in Museum Documentation Systems: Developments and Applications, edited by R. Light, D. Roberts, and J. Stewart. Butterworth & Co. doi:10.1016/B978-0-408-10815-7.50007-7
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