SLIS Faculty Member presents at Society of American Archaeology Conference
Indianapolis
SLIS faculty member Jingfeng Xia recently presented "Open Access for Archaeological Literature: A Manager's Perspective" at the Society of American Archaeology's annual meeting held in Vancouver, British Columbia, March 26-30, 2008.
Xia's presentation was part of a session entitled "Web 2.0 and Beyond: New Tools for Collaboration and Communication."
Xia's Abstract
Open Access as new scholarly communication has provided free, unrestricted access to digital material. With content of peer-reviewed articles, open digital repositories will facilitate online dissemination of research data and discoveries. In archaeology, several online databases have been available for journal articles, such as AnthroSource. However, these databases are accessible through subscription and are limited to certain journals. Scholars need a repository containing archaeological literature and free of charge. Modern technologies and changed copyright rules by publishers have made the implementation of the repository possible. This presentation discusses how a repository can be effectively managed to support archaeological research.
Session Abstract
New technologies are transforming the way archaeologists communicate and explore the past. Many archaeologists have embraced Web 2.0 collaborative tools and services such as blogs, wikis and Flickr. Some are experimenting with web services to integrate different bodies of content, interfaces and tools. These new tools present opportunities for research and public participation in archaeology. This session aims to:
- Highlight current archaeological efforts implementing Web 2.0 technologies
- Explore why certain approaches seem to work best for communicating archaeology
- Discuss the challenges of networking archaeological information (semantic, intellectual property, technical, social) and how to look beyond Web 2.0 in our discipline.
