Preservation Website

National Park Service News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 1, 2007
KATHY KUPPER (202) 208-6843
CONSTANCE RAMIREZ (202)354-6967

Award Winning Preservation Website
Available to All During the Month of May

WASHINGTON, DC — In celebration of National Preservation Month, the
complete resources of the Historic Preservation Learning Portal will be
offered to the general public throughout the month of May. The website
http://www.historicpreservation.com provides a single access point to
acquire information from more than 3,000 sources on historic
preservation records, news, training, laws, regulations, policies, case
studies, and projects. It was originally designed to supply historic
preservation information to 75 different federal, state, local, and
tribal agencies.

Basic information from the website can be attained without a password,
although acquiring one will permit access to all portal functions and
allow users to receive up-dates and save searches. Password directions
can be found in the “Login” section of the homepage. Passwords were
previously limited to government or military email accounts. At the end
of May, a decision will be made on whether or not to restrict passwords
again.

The Historic Preservation Learning Portal is a co-operative,
inter-agency project designed by the National Park Service in
partnership with 17 other federal agencies. The portal is the only
internet site that can locate and organize cultural resources
information from around the world regardless of language or data format.
“The portal allows people to learn about similar projects, lessons
learned, and best practices before they embark on their own project,”
says Constance Ramirez, Director of the National Park Service’s Federal
Preservation Institute. “People no longer have to learn by trial and
error when preserving our nation’s most significant structures.”

The portal received a 2007 Laureate Award by the ComputerWorld Honors
Program. The program recognizes organizations and institutions which
play a leading role in the world’s information technology revolution and
create the best global practices.

The agencies that have contributed funding for the development of the
portal are the National Park Service, National Center for Preservation
Technology and Training, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation,
Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Bureau for Immigrant and Customs
Enforcement, U.S. Forest Service, Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, U.S. Postal Service, Bureau of Land Management,
U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Naval Academy.