From the Ground Up The Publication of Archaeological Projects: a user needs survey. A summary

Table of Contents

• Summary
• Table of Contents

• List of contributors
• List of figures

Introduction to Survey

• Introduction

The Survey

• Methodology
• Respondents
• Use of archaeological publications in general
• Means of obtaining archaeological publications in general
• Monitoring and use of archaeological publications in general
• Use of fieldwork publications
• Use of the components of fieldwork reports
• Use of archives
• Fieldwork publications: attitudes, opinions and expectations
  • Information about recent fieldwork
  • Purpose of publishing fieldwork projects
  • content of fieldwork publications
  • Grey literature
  • Synthesis of archaeological knowledge
  • Dissemination of information to the public
• Publication media
  • Access
  • Computerised services
  • Publication mechanisms
  • Fieldwork publication on the Internet
• Attitudes and expectations: results of follow-up interviews
• Citation analysis
• Library consultation
• Interviews with editors and publishers

Overall Conclusions

• Summary
• The functions of publication
• Summary reports, grey literature and archiving
• The structure of fieldwork publications
• Sources of information about fieldwork projects
• Media of publication
• The shape of reports: current and future practice

Recommendations

• Recommendations

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