17th November 2010, 02:16 PM
Kel Wrote:I tried to get access to a commercial site archive earlier this year for my undergraduate dissertation and was roundly seen off, in none too complimentary terms. Is there any obligation for commercially-obtained material to be accessible? I had to stick to uni and local arch society material in the end, although it was a shame rather than a showstopper. A balance would've been nice.
Was this due to client confidentiality? The archive and any reports written usually stay the property of the client and confidential until after a certain point..........erm think its after the final analysis report is written? Or is it when the site is archived? However most clients don't mind releasing information, as long as they are consulted.