Mission Statement

The mission of the FSU Heritage Protocol is to locate, identify, record, assist in the preservation of, and promote knowledge about the heritage of Florida State University and its predecessor institutions. Students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, and friends have expressed this heritage through published, unpublished, audio, and visual materials, memorabilia and ceremonial objects.

Goals

• To ensure the preservation of heritage objects identified through the survey

• To create an interactive web site containing the survey database to share with anyone interested in researching the history of the university

• To create a virtual museum of items that best represent the FSU heritage to share with our students, faculty, staff, administrators, friends, and alumni throughout the world

Objectives

• Survey all departments, schools, programs, institutes, research centers, offices, and student organizations to identify items and their current locations

• Create a database containing a detailed record for each item, or set of items, identified through the survey

• Record each item through digital imaging (if possible) and link the image(s) to the item's database record

• For items which are digital only (e.g., department history web sites), create a link from the database record to the original item

• Assist in identifying recommended practices for the physical preservation of each item in its current location, or recommend transfer to an appropriate repository to insure its long term preservation

• Create a public interactive web site for accessing the survey database with its images and links to relevant university web sites

• Create a public interactive virtual museum of the most representative heritage items