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Contains: J Schofield & P Tyers (pp 5-16), Towards a computerised archaeological research archive [the London DUA system, enquiries expected to be asked of archive, viability]; J Hinchliffe & Joe Jefferies (17-21), Ten years of data-processing in the Central Excavation Unit [and a new system ordered on the basis of experience]; D J Powlesland (23-33), Random access and data compression with reference to remote data collection: 1 and 1 = 1 [direct entry on site]; Gary Lock (35-46), A new direction or a new distraction: a pragmatic assessment of computer applications in archaeology based on work at Danebury hillfort [primary investigations structure and control the initial data set and retrieval; secondary investigations work on subsidiary data sets]; M O H Carver (47-61), The friendly user [future means more teamwork, more expense, central computing, standardized recording: a bright outlook!]; Paul Reilly (63-78), Computers in field archaeology: agents of change? [need for archaeologist-oriented programs, not necessarily standardization]; M A Cooper (79-91), Computers in British archaeology: the need for a national strategy [wants standardization, bulk purchase, etc]; J D Richards (93-102), Standardizing the record [seeks compatibility, not universal databanks]; G Lock & R D Spicer (103-22), Real and imaginary limitations of microcomputers in archaeology; J Huggett (123-42), Expert systems in archaeology [very limited uses only]. |