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archaeologyfieldwork.com Archaeological Publications
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archaeologyfieldwork.com Archaeological Publications
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The idea of a dedicated internet search engine for cultural resource management reports, or what is sometimes referred to as "gray literature", came about through a discussion thread on archaeologyfieldwork.com in June 2008.
This project has only recently begun, and reports are being added to the database on a daily basis. Thus far, websites submitted for this project have included archaeology reports from throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
You can begin your search of CRM reports by entering a query at the above search box (such as "Fort Polk Louisiana"). You will be then taken to a results page where links to websites will be displayed and a search can be further refined by clicking on "Phase I", "Phase II", etc. Advanced and boolean searches can also be conducted (for help, see this tutorial). The results from a search will first draw from the websites hosting CRM reports on the web, and then will default to web crawling of other sites by Google.
If you would like to provide assistance with this project, there are several ways to help:
- Know of a few websites hosting CRM reports on the web? E-mail them to me by clicking here so I can add them to the search engine database.
- Know of more than a few websites hosting CRM reports on the web, and have some free time on your hands? If you are interested in volunteering to add a more substantial amount of data to this database, you can do so on an occasional or even one-time basis by signing up to be a contributor to this search engine. You will receive credit for your efforts on the search engine's web page at Google. To receive an invite through the Google system, please send me your full name and e-mail address, or click on the "volunteer to contribute" link.
- You can also help by simply spreading the word about this project. The more folks that know about this search engine, the more websites that we can hopefully have entered into the system... and the more effective the resulting seachable database will be for us all.
Any suggestions and feedback on this project are certainly welcome. Thanks for your interest and support, Jennifer Palmer, Webmaster, archaeologyfieldwork.com