Digital Archaeological Data: Ensuring Access, Use, and Preservation
Author(s): Francis McManamon
Year: 2014
Summary
Archaeology is awash with data. Unfortunately, individual archaeologists, institutions responsible for the preservation of this historical and scientific information, and others who would be interested in various aspects of these data often cannot easily find them and lack straightforward ways to make use of the data when they can be located. Archaeological data exist in paper and digital formats. Increasingly, digital records are more common and older paper records are being scanned and transferred to digital formats. The access to and preservation of paper records is an important topic; however, this essay focuses on the curation of digital archaeological data, not paper records.
Cite this Record
Digital Archaeological Data: Ensuring Access, Use, and Preservation. Francis McManamon. Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology: 2124-2128. 2014 ( tDAR id: 378289) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8M044S9
URL: http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/anthropology+%26+archaeology/book/978...
Keywords
Investigation Types
Collections Research
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Heritage Management
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Francis McManamon
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