A Survey of SHPO Archeological Reports Bibliographic Systems, 2002

Summary

NADB-R is a bibliographic inventory of reports about archeological investigations and planning across the United States. AEP works with the State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) to collect the bibliographic data recorded for each state for national access and use. The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) at the University of Arkansas hosts the searchable, online NADB-R database <http://web.cast.uark.edu/other/nps/nadb/nadb.mul.html> that currently holds approximately 240,000 bibliographic records. The majority of these records document the archeological “gray literature,” typically the unpublished and narrowly distributed reports that are hard to access by researchers, CRM contractors, and government agencies. This literature, however, provides a large share of the data on archeological sites and projects nationwide. Recently the Society for American Archaeology cited NADB and particularly NADB-Reports in its initiative for renewing national archeology. NADB-R is considered an important tool for cultural resource management efforts and an important step in reporting on archeological work.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Federal Archaeology Program

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Sponsor(s): National Center for Cultural Resources; National Park Service

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Studies in Archeology and Ethnography(s): 5

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