Research and Publications Panel
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Panel is to:
- Ensure that the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site (DVMWHS)
is provided with a range of well-informed literature, published using
all available media, which will enhance the cultural enjoyment and
understanding of the site.
- Coordinate and validate research and publications commissioned
by the local authorities and others participating in the management
and interpretation of the DVMWHS.
- Ensure that the DVMWHS is provided with the training and skills
required to secure the protection and conservation of the site.
FUNCTIONS
The Panel will advise the Management Panel, via the Technical Panel,
and will liaise with other panels within the Management Structure for
the World Heritage Site as required.
The Panel will:
- Formulate, maintain and promote an academic framework for research,
education, interpretation and publicity throughout the DVMWHS and
its surrounding buffer zone.
- Develop interpretation principles for the DVMWHS and, in conjunction
with the Tourism Arts and Heritage Sites Panel, evaluate proposed
interpretation schemes and publicity products for compliance with
those principles.
- Carry out, or commission, historic and archaeological research
which will inform, or illuminate, the conservation and management
of buildings and landscapes within the DVMWHS or lead to a better
understanding of the history of the DVMWHS, its component parts and
surrounding areas.
- Publish and promote a range of appropriate publications using
all available media.
- Seek funding and sponsorship for research and publishing activities.
- Establish and maintain a revolving fund from which publishing
costs will be met and into which the proceeds from the wholesaling
and retailing of products will be placed.
- Maintain and enlarge the team of volunteers already established
to deliver further research and assist in the validation of material
presented to the panel for comment.
- Facilitate effective liaison with, and participation from, research
institutions and educational establishments.
- Advance awareness and understanding of the need to protect and
conserve the values which give the World Heritage Site its universal
significance and, with other partners, to promote access to education
and training in the skills required to protect and conserve those
values.
MEMBERSHIP
The Panel will have a core membership as follows:
- 3 No. representatives of the DVMWHS Management Panel.
- A representative of the Libraries and Heritage Department, Derbyshire
County Council.
- A representative of the Libraries and Heritage Department (or
equivalent), Derby City Council.
- A representative of sponsor bodies.
- Nominated experts.
- The DVMWHS Co-ordinator.
The Panel will have the power to co-opt other members, as required.
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