The agency was previously tasked with archaeological commission operations. This was Sweden's largest archaeological operations organization with several regional offices, among those in Stockholm, Linköping, Gothenburg and Lund. On 1January 2015, the archaeological operations were transferred to the National Historical Museums. The National Heritage Board's previous double functions - as government agency and outsourcer - had been questioned as early as in the 1980s. The National Heritage Board's Gotland Studies ("Riksantikvarieämbetets Gotlandsundersökningar") ("RAGU"), were previously a regional office under the archaeological commission operations during the 1970s to 1980s. Since 2015, this is under the aegis of the Gotland Museum. The agency run the Internet network Platsr, a site where individuals and organizations can write texts about events and memories connected to local history. Pictures, short films and locations on a map can be added to the texts. All material on Platsr is published under different versions of Creative Commons licenses. In March 2016, stories from approximately 3,300 locations had been written by a little more than 1,800 individuals, heritage societies, archives, museums and libraries. Platsr was created in 2009, at the request of the Swedish government. The idea was to promote a more democratic historiography and to participate in this online. The National Heritage Board also use social media for its operation. The agency has a Facebook account and since 2009, it has used Flickr to publish archived material. In 2012, the agency started a collaboration with Wikipedia. Experienced Wikikpedia editors already worked for the agency in both Stockholm and Visby, and the goal of the collaboration was partly to improve the encyclopedia and partly to link Wikipedia to content in the agency's internal databases. The agency also has an internet site called Fornsök, for searching its archives on archaeological and historical sites and buildings. The highest executive director at the National Heritage Board holds the title "riksantikvarie" ("National Antiquarian"). The title corresponds with Director-general in other government agencies. The office was instituted on 20May 1630 by King Gustavus Adolphus. Since then, 31 persons have held the position.