6th March 2006, 02:48 PM
I understand your concerns but I believe strongly that this material must be available to the public. Thats why we do what we do after all and the time will come when archaeology needs to justify its role in the planning process, and the more people we provide our data to, the more friends we will have. Serious researchers will attend the SMR, but only if they know that the work has been done. Students and casual researchers often do not have the time or knowledge to use the SMRs. And having the information on-line makes it much easier to browse for useful comparative data, etc.
I was interested to read on another thread that some curators specify OASIS as part of the brief. I have never come across this, and consequently have never had to fill one in. I also have read that some people fill them in for their projects in their own time as a result. Hopefully that situation will change and it will become part of every project countrywide.
I was interested to read on another thread that some curators specify OASIS as part of the brief. I have never come across this, and consequently have never had to fill one in. I also have read that some people fill them in for their projects in their own time as a result. Hopefully that situation will change and it will become part of every project countrywide.