INSCRIPTION - RCHME Thesaurus of Building Materials Description

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RCHME Thesaurus of Building Materials Comment on		*Version:*	1.0
		*Date:*	1996
*Midas Unit:*	Constructional Material
*Description:*	The thesaurus was developed by the RCHME Data Standards Unit (now part of English Heritage) from a flat list of terms produced as part of a pilot programme to computerise the Dept. of the Environment Lists of Buildings of Special or Historic Interest. During the ensuing full project a thesaurus structure was adopted to provide additional retrieval functionality. The thesaurus contains only those terms relevant to English listed buildings. Other regional terms may be added if demand requires.
*Format:*	Thesaurus	*Status:*	Operational
*Type / Width:*	Character (65)	*No. of Terms:*	1000
*Coverage (Date):*	All Periods
*Coverage (Area):*	England
*Update procedure:*	Candidate terms submitted to the English Heritage Data Standards Unit. Revisions published on an annual basis.
*Frequency of Change:*	Rare.
*Owner:*	English Heritage.
*Contact:*	English Heritage Data Standards Unit, National Monuments Record Centre, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2GZ, England
*Rights:*	Crown Copyright. Subject to an annually renewable license prohibiting unauthorised passing on of the reference data set to third parties.
*Availability:*	A browsable copy is available on-line. For details of other available formats contact Philip Carlisle at the English Heritage Data Standards Unit e-mail: philip.carlisle@rchme.co.uk