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To ensure effective conservation practices, heritage recording should normally take place before, during and after any intervention to 
a site, structure or artifact. 
The GCI and WG1 also believe that there are “levels of recording" that need to be defined / understood so that heritage conservation 
managers and specialists have options to consider and choose from when undertaking heritage recording activities. The GCI and 
WG1 have been working in all regions of the world, they recognize that these options should take into account the “levels of 
resources" available to expert teams that are responsible for conservation projects. 
Finally, the GCI and WG1 support the idea of working towards integrating more the recording activity to the Conservation Process 
(Diagram E). They recognizes the GAPs between information users and providers, and the need for guidance, technical transfer and 
related training. Consequently, they have cooperated in developing the following proposed partnership for a 5-Year Heritage 
Recording, Documentation and Information Management Initiative. 
4. 2001 - THE GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP WITH ICOMOS AND CIPA 
FOR RECORDING, DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 
This proposed partnership is described in Francois LeBlanc’s and Christopher Grays’ paper that was presented during the CIPA 
Symposium in Potsdam (September 18-21, 2001; see page 315). This Initiative has for goal: to raise the level of heritage 
conservation practices worldwide. 
The objectives are: 
• to create a 50 / 50 balance of ICOMOS / ISPRS participation in CIPA, and 
• to develop Recording, Documentation and Information Management guidelines, technical manuals, training and information 
dissemination outputs.