1.

Introduction

2. Background and significance of the landmark

• Background – historical information about the landmark (also its broader context).

• Significance – e.g. what roles has it played in the community? What does it mean to the
community? If you took it away what would be lost?

3. Further information needed

What gaps are there in what is known about the landmark? This might include seeking out different
perspectives.

4. Material that might contain this information

• Materials/formats, e.g. documents, digital records, visual images, artefacts, personal memories.

• Information needed within these formats, e.g. photographs of …, documents about …

• Representative material or everything?

• Material already held elsewhere? Complement or duplicate? Link to related sources?

5. Developing the collection

• How the proposed collection could be effectively developed.

• How might the collection be created and what form could it take? A digital collection?

• What might be its purpose and scope?

• Who might create it – stake holders, steering committee, staff, volunteers?

• Where could the collection be kept? Suitability of space?

• What expertise and resources might be needed?

6. Access
• How the proposed collection could be made readily accessible to the public, including
description of materials in the collection.
 • Who should access be provided for? Who are the anticipated users?

• What forms of access should be provided (e.g. library or archival approaches, physical and/or
virtual access)?

• Should access be restricted for some materials?

• Should physical resources be digitised? Which ones?

7. Conclusion

8. Recommendations

• References

• Appendices (if needed)