The Archeological Society of Virginia/Council of Virginia  
Archaeologists (ASV/COVA) publication series starting with Paleo and  
working forward to the 29th century is synthetic in nature and draws  
heavily upon gray literature. Check www.asv-archeology.org.

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has a quiet program of  
getting electronic copies of all photos for projects and then of e- 
copies of reports.

Lyle Browning



On Mar 26, 2007, at 11:02 AM, King, Julia wrote:

> HISTARCHers,
>
> Thanks to everyone who has responded on and off list about my  
> earlier post concerning the challenges of creating access to  
> archaeological information.  Although I haven't had a chance to  
> digest everything in detail, I was able to at least get the gist of  
> the comments.
>
> I was particularly struck by those comments regarding the virtual  
> inaccessibility of gray literature ("fugitive literature"), and  
> also by those noting that, even when gray literature and other  
> forms of data are relatively accessible, as through many SHPO  
> offices, not all archaeologists will make use of the material, even  
> if they are aware of its existence.
>
> Some colleagues suggested regional meetings as an appropriate venue  
> for discussing recent findings and their meaning for broader  
> syntheses and interpretations.
>
> A few pointed to the job the UK's Archaeological Data Service is  
> doing, at least in terms of dissemination of data.
>
> Still others wonder if the problem is best addressed by confronting  
> even more fundamental issues, from how at every level we 'create'  
> data (in the field as well as in the lab) to how long an  
> archaeologist has sole 'rights' to a specific set of data.
>
> Time and money (resources) are of course an issue.
>
> Thank you again and if you have time for one more request: do you  
> have any ideas or examples of good, usable, synthetic or  
> comparative projects that draw on gray literature, whether they be  
> locally or regionally based?  Are there models out there worth  
> touting?
>
> Julie King
>
>
>