Is it the Thought that Counts? An evaluation of digital archaeological data archiving in Catalonia
Archaeological data archiving has not been a major concern in Catalonia. The heritage legal corpus does not engage with the archiving and curation of archaeological data other than the excavation reports. However, it highlights the responsibility of the administration in cataloguing and disseminatin...
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| description | Archaeological data archiving has not been a major concern in Catalonia. The heritage legal corpus does not engage with the archiving and curation of archaeological data other than the excavation reports. However, it highlights the responsibility of the administration in cataloguing and disseminating the cultural heritage. For this reason, a lot of effort has been invested during the past few years in inventorying known archaeological sites and publishing archaeological reports, with the aim of increasing the transparency of the administration towards its citizens.
This article describes the present situation for archaeology in Catalonia, its legal framework and the main initiatives carried out to archive, manage, and publish archaeological data from a user's point of view. Its main aim is to evaluate the current state of archaeological data archives and public databases by analysing the existing platforms with a set of indicators. This assessment leads to the conclusion that the current repositories and databases could be more worthwhile if some limitations were overcome, but also that the advance in archaeological data archiving is restricted by existing law. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c0272056a9e44748dc8c816da52a8f02024-02-02T23:19:57ZengUniversity of YorkInternet Archaeology1363-53872021-12-015810.11141/ia.58.25Is it the Thought that Counts? An evaluation of digital archaeological data archiving in CataloniaSabina Batlle Baró0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-6071Department of Library and Information Science and Audiovisual Communication, University of BarcelonaArchaeological data archiving has not been a major concern in Catalonia. The heritage legal corpus does not engage with the archiving and curation of archaeological data other than the excavation reports. However, it highlights the responsibility of the administration in cataloguing and disseminating the cultural heritage. For this reason, a lot of effort has been invested during the past few years in inventorying known archaeological sites and publishing archaeological reports, with the aim of increasing the transparency of the administration towards its citizens. This article describes the present situation for archaeology in Catalonia, its legal framework and the main initiatives carried out to archive, manage, and publish archaeological data from a user's point of view. Its main aim is to evaluate the current state of archaeological data archives and public databases by analysing the existing platforms with a set of indicators. This assessment leads to the conclusion that the current repositories and databases could be more worthwhile if some limitations were overcome, but also that the advance in archaeological data archiving is restricted by existing law.https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue58/25/index.htmldigital repositoriesarchaeological reportingheritage managementspaincatalonia |
| spellingShingle | Sabina Batlle Baró Is it the Thought that Counts? An evaluation of digital archaeological data archiving in Catalonia Internet Archaeology digital repositories archaeological reporting heritage management spain catalonia |
| title | Is it the Thought that Counts? An evaluation of digital archaeological data archiving in Catalonia |
| title_full | Is it the Thought that Counts? An evaluation of digital archaeological data archiving in Catalonia |
| title_fullStr | Is it the Thought that Counts? An evaluation of digital archaeological data archiving in Catalonia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is it the Thought that Counts? An evaluation of digital archaeological data archiving in Catalonia |
| title_short | Is it the Thought that Counts? An evaluation of digital archaeological data archiving in Catalonia |
| title_sort | is it the thought that counts an evaluation of digital archaeological data archiving in catalonia |
| topic | digital repositories archaeological reporting heritage management spain catalonia |
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