The Archaeologist Undeceived

Paul Sturges & Anne Griffin (2003)
'The Archaeologist Undeceived: Selecting Quality Archaeological Information from the Internet'
Informing Science Journal 6:221-232
http://inform.nu/Articles/Vol6/v6p221-232.pdf
[12 pp, 54 kb]


Abstract:
"The amount of unreliable information and actual misinfor-
mation available via the Internet makes its use problematic
for academic purposes, particularly for data-intensive
disciplines such as archaeology. Whilst there are many
sources for reviews of websites, few apply the type of
criteria most appropriate to archaeology. Information and
library professionals have developed sets of criteria that can
be adapted for the evaluation of archaeological websites.
An evaluative tool for archaeological websites, using al-
ready-available criteria, was developed and tested on twenty
archaeological web sites. It proved capable of allowing its
user to make clear distinctions between sites on the basis
of quality. Further refining of the evaluative tool is possible
on the basis of testing by both archaeologists and
information professionals."

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