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A tentative evaluation framework for digital archaeological data sites
Author(s) -
Freeman Mark Antony,
Zhu Xiaohua
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
proceedings of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2373-9231
DOI - 10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401112
Subject(s) - outreach , openness to experience , scholarship , archaeology , presentation (obstetrics) , metadata , computer science , history , world wide web , political science , psychology , law , medicine , social psychology , radiology
In this poster presentation, we describe a tentative evaluation framework for digital archaeological data sites and a test of this framework using 148 Virginia archaeological websites. Archaeological data dissemination situates in the overlapping demands of openness, scholarship and outreach. This analysis suggests that, while there are some exemplary websites, much of the archaeological record remains publicly inaccessible. These websites did provide many supporting characteristics for public outreach, but concerns about preservation, data “openness” and limited datasets remain.