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ISSN 1460-7239 24th June 1999 #41
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IN THIS ISSUE
EDITORIAL
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
"Answering back"
by Nikki Pilkington
BOOKSHELF
"Business @ the speed of thought"
Reviewed by Rex Cooke
FEATURE ARTICLE
"Finding Links to the Past: archaeological resources on the Web"
By Jonathan Berry
FREE PINT FEEDBACK AND BAR
"Issues with printing Free Pint"
"Lack of image alternatives"
"Other Bar discussions"
"Miscellaneous sites"
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EDITORIAL
The Free Pint Bar has turned out to be a popular place to post
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We have some fascinating articles for you in this issue. If you have
an interest in the past then you'll love the feature on
"archaeological resources" whilst the tips article gives a well needed
reminder on the importance of replying to email. We also have a review
of Bill Gates' new book and a packed feedback section with some great
letters from readers and a summary of postings at the Bar.
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TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
"Answering back"
by Nikki Pilkington
E-mail is quick, cheap, fast and a completely different sort of
communication. The conventions for writing e-mails, set by the
Americans who invented the system, are informal. Gone are the "Dear
Sir" and the "Yours faithfully" - instead we write "Hi" or just the
recipient's name.
The 'netiquette' of e-mail is keep it short and to the point.
If you are used to formality it is a bit of a shock when you realise
that bad grammar, typing errors and spelling mistakes are an everyday
occurrence in internet communication. But no-one seems to mind. That
is not to say you should not aim for good English and accurate
spelling - but do not be surprised if other people's e-mails do not
match your standards.
Because e-mails are so easy to send, it is likely that you will be
receiving lots of them. It is no good complaining about the quantity.
If you have advertised the fact that people can communicate with you
by e-mail then you must expect them to do so. An e-mail link from a
web site invites people to contact you using the facility especially
if your web site is designed to bring you business. You must reply to
them otherwise the investment in your site is wasted.
Apart from anything else, replying to e-mails is a matter of good
manners. You do not put the 'phone down on someone if they are showing
an interest in what you are selling; neither should you disregard
their e-mails.
There's more to this subject than just good manners. Every e-mail you
send is another way of publicising your business. Most e-mail
programs have a 'signature file'. This file attaches itself to every
e-mail that you send. In it you should have the name of your business,
a phrase which describes what goods or services you provide, your
address, telephone and fax number. Most important of all, add your
e-mail address, eg: mailto:you@yourbusiness.co.uk and your web site
address, if you have one, eg: http://www.yourbusiness.co.uk.
Written this way the internet addresses will automatically appear on
the recipient's screen as hyperlinks, making it very easy for them to
contact you again.
E-mail, because of its informality, is also an ideal way of building
relationships. It costs little in time or money to send a simple
one-liner - maybe a relevant anecdote. It gives you the opportunity
to say something which you wouldn't necessarily spend time or money
putting in a letter or fax.
There is a great deal of humour winging its way around the internet -
and there's no better way to make firm friends than by sharing a joke.
But a word of caution here. E-mails are easily copied and the laws of
defamation and libel still apply. So do not write anything you would
not want to come into public view.
So if you've got it, use it. Look on e-mail not as a chore but as an
opportunity to show that you care about your clients and customers.
Send a reply whenever one is requested or would be appropriate and
find an excuse to e-mail your contacts regularly.
For those not yet on line, be aware that e-mail will soon become an
essential form of communication. It can no longer be ignored and
there is every chance that those who embrace the opportunities it
brings, will seize the advantage over their competitors.
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Nikki Pilkington is MD of Severina Publications, a UK based Internet
marketing Consultancy specialising in all aspects of on and offline
promotion for websites.
http://www.severina.co.uk email:info12@severina.co.uk
(c)1999 Severina Publications
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"Business @ the speed of thought"
Reviewed by Rex Cooke
You step into a scalding bath and it's "Ouch!" and a swift withdrawal
until it's safe to step in at a lower temperature. The human nervous
system has reacted through the rapid feedback of information. In Bill
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will then relax, safe in the knowledge that you're going to cover
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FEATURE ARTICLE
"Finding Links to the Past: archaeological resources on the Web"
By Jonathan Berry
Archaeology is a dynamic and exciting subject that captures the
imagination: it is a broad umbrella term that ranges from scholarly
translation, to the thrills of excavation, to the hard science of
radiocarbon dating. This diversity is reflected on the Web in the
rapidly expanding number of archaeological information resources.
This article is a practical overview aiming to briefly describe and
evaluate some of the key resources available, with a British bias.
For ease of use, I have split the archaeology resources into the
following categories:
1. Introductory resources
2. Government agencies and Royal Commissions
3. Non-government organisations and professional bodies
4. Specific resources
5. Virtual presentations and tours
1. Introductory resources
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These sites provide excellent introductions to the subject world-wide
and are just as relevant to the practitioner as to the public. The
three resources I would recommend are:
The Council for British Archaeology's (CBA)
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/index.html site is an entry point to
British archaeology resources on-line and provides a useful
range of free services from e-journals to lists of conferences,
ongoing national projects and current issues of concern. The site is
notable for providing breaking news, press releases and parliamentary
affairs information. The CBA also host the BRITARCH mailing list and
maintain an extensive and excellent guide to on-line archaeology
information resources.
The Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe (ARGE)
http://odur.let.rug.nl/arge/ is another useful and comprehensive
guide to archaeological information resources. A European focus
provides over 1,300 links to resources in 42 countries. The resources
are offered in their original language, but uniquely, ARGE is
developing multilingual access and searching facilities.
ArchNet http://archnet.uconn.edu is a server which provides
efficient access to archaeological resources world-wide. The links
are very extensive, but up-to-date and easily accessible by using
either the search facility or the categorisations based on subject or
region. Resources include news, e-journals, projects, academic
departments and museums.
Two other sites worth a quick mention are ARCHSEARCH
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/ an on-line, searchable catalogue of
digital resources produced by archaeological research and ARGOS
http://argos.evansville.edu/ a peer-reviewed limited area search
engine focusing on ancient and medieval information.
2. Government agencies and Royal Commissions
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Scotland, England and Wales have their own equivalents for these
bodies. The services offered by each respectively are similar. I
shall concentrate on the English bodies, particularly as English
Heritage and RCHME have recently merged (although still maintaining
distinct Web sites):
English Heritage http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ is the
Government's advisor on the built environment and promotes public
understanding and enjoyment of it. The Web site provides access to
information concerning conservation, research and education. Links to
the Ancient Monuments Laboratory also provide excellent
guidance on archaeological science and conservation issues.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME)
http://www.rchme.gov.uk/homepage.html gathers and provides
information on England's heritage. This information forms the National
Monuments Record, a public archive of maps, reports, excavations,
surveys and aerial photographs. On-line queries can be submitted and
access to the Images of England photographic database is also
provided.
The Scottish and Welsh equivalents are also worth examination:
Historic Scotland http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/
CADW Welsh Historic Monuments (on-line from early June 1999)
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales
http://www.rcahmw.org.uk/
3. Non-government organisations and professional bodies
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These are few in number, but important, as they inform, educate and
act as forums to pressure government to adopt best practice. The
following are notable sites:
RESCUE http://www.rescue-archaeology.freeserve.co.uk is a
charitable organisation that seeks to promote archaeology's interests
in the UK. The site's importance is based on independent and informed
commentary on the state of the profession, for which it provides a
comprehensive overview. The site also presents many links to other
archaeological resources.
The Institute of Field Archaeologists (IFA)
http://www.archaeologists.net/ is the professional organisation for
archaeologists in the UK and is the resource for information on
standards, ethics and field archaeology. The Web site provides good
basic information on local groups, publications, services, conferences
and training issues of relevance to the practitioner. It also contains
valuable information for professional archaeologists, users and
providers of archaeological services, and students studying
archaeology and related disciplines.
4. Specific resources
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The majority of archaeological resources are focused by theme,
chronological period or style. The following are two of my favourites
from an ever growing list:
Orb: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
http://orb.rhodes.edu/ is maintained by academics and styled as a
virtual encyclopaedia for the medieval period. Entries are subject to
peer-review and include essays and bibliographies.
Other resources include full texts of primary and secondary sources,
teaching resources and a very comprehensive list of links to related
medieval material. This site is notable for the high-standards of
accuracy, currency and relevance of the entries included.
British Archaeology http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba.html is an
on-line version of the Council for British Archaeology's journal. It
is a great starting point for those wishing to become involved with
the subject as the contents include news, features, interviews, essays
and commentaries. Back issues are available from 1995 and the
archive is searchable.
5. Virtual presentations and tours
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I have saved the best until last as these sites combine the power of
virtual reality and 3-D modelling with archaeological data to let you
visit worlds you might never see in person. I recommend the following
sites:
Virtual Stonehenge http://www.intel.com/cpc/explore/stonehenge/
allows you to either explore on your own and wander between the stones
of Stonehenge in 3-D, or to take a tour through time and visit the
monument in the past, present and future.
The Museum of Antiquities' Virtual Mithraeum
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nantiq/mithras/frames.htm lets you experience
the computer generated interior of the Temple of Mithras on your own.
You can move around inside zooming in or out on features. Hotspots
provide textual descriptions of the features encountered.
The Virtual Mummy
http://www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/institute/imdm/idv/forschung/
mumie/mumie.en.html is not an experience for the faint-hearted! This
site provides virtual reconstructions of a 2,300 year old female
mummy. It is also possible to download a virtual reality model
showing the unwrapping of an Egyptian mummy's head on screen ...
I hope that this provides a useful overview of the range of
archaeological information resources freely available via the Web that
I use as both an archaeologist and an information professional. It
does not aim to be totally comprehensive, but rather presents a range
of starting points so that those elusive archaeological resources are
only a couple of mouse-clicks away.
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Jonathan Berry is an Assistant Information Specialist working for
Information Services, Cardiff University, Wales
http://www.cf.ac.uk/. He has an honours degree in archaeology and
two masters, one in archaeological survey and one in librarianship.
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FREE PINT FEEDBACK AND BAR
This issue's feedback subject index:
* Issues with printing Free Pint
* Lack of image alternatives (Free Pint No.38 - No.40)
* Other Bar discussions
* Miscellaneous sites
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Subject: Issues with printing Free Pint
"Why waste paper and space printing something, then presumably filing
it or retyping it? I read Free Pint on-screen with a simple database
system open. The program I use is called Idealist, originally from
Blackwell Software, but now owned by a company called Bekon.
Every time I find something interesting (so, most of it!), I just
cut 'n' paste into the database and stick on a tag that says which
issue of Free Pint it was in. Takes no more time than printing,
marking & reading, and filing/retyping, and feels much more
efficient! I actually use this system for all the newsgroups & lists
I subscribe to, and I'd say its saved me a good few hours of research
time already.
As database software goes Idealist is pretty idiosyncratic, but is
the best off the shelf software I know for building full text
databases. It's much beloved by archivists for it's ability to index
almost any weird character you throw at it."
Rachel S. Evans
Information Management, London
"I am but a new chum, and would very much like to know why your very
informative Free Pint cannot be printed right across the page.
Instead of using 15 pages of paper (I do like my hard copy) this
would only use 9 or 10. Raw materials are hard to get in the
dominions and expensive. My email program is Outlook, and nowhere
have I been able to find out how to adjust what I receive."
Peter Grant, New Zealand
William Hann replies:
The only thing I can think of would be if you copied the newsletter to
a word processor like Microsoft Word, change the font to Courier (quite
a small size, like about 10) and make the number of columns 2 and the
page layout landscape.
If any other readers know of an alternative then please let me know
to william@freepint.co.uk.
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Subject: Lack of image alternatives (Free Pint No.38 - No.40)
"In response to David Morris (Free Pint No.40), the Net was not
designed for the "fullest experience" whatever that was - it was
designed by a physicist for efficient communication of information.
Thus, if you wish to communicate with the majority of the world - do
not rely on the Web - the majority do not have access. If you wish to
communicate with people in developing countries, ensure that text
only / no frames versions are available. If you wish to purely
communicate with the OECD countries and the elites around the
world - fine, fill your page with image / video & java.
I am not saying that images should not be used, but with a little
planning these pages can be made available to a wider audience. This
not only involves using tag alternatives, but planning websites and
pages from the beginning; saving documents in a format from which
various levels of webpage can be produced (via prepared templates).
Just a few thoughts
The above does not necessarily represent the views of my employer
(nor do my employers views necessarily represent mine)."
Mark Perkins, Librarian (acting), Secretariat of the Pacific
Community Library, New Caledonia, South Pacific
"My original complaints about browsing with "images off" have
resulted in some interesting comments and it is apparent that people
seek different things from the Net. I use it to obtain
information - quickly, I hope - and not for the fullest experience
possible, suggested by your correspondent David Morris.
My complaints arose from the slow times that numerous websites,
replete with images, require to load. David Morris seems to assume
that slow page loading arises from using antiquated equipment but
this is certainly not so in my case. Nor does it seem to be the
cause of slow loading times in complaints I hear from other users.
Further, "images off" seems to be the recommendation of Net experts
for speedy surfing.
The solution adopted by David Morris seems to be the
"Fawlty defence": the experts are right and the customer is always
wrong. Meantime, I suppose that those of us who want information
will go to websites that deliver speedily and efficiently. Those who
want the fullest experience possible, and with time on their hands,
will go to sites approved of by IT aficionados. There are doubtless
many in both groups and on the Web we are all free to choose."
John Elliot, Australia
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Subject: Other Bar discussions
If you haven't visited the Bar then you're missing out on a wide
variety of discussions and requests for information. Here is a quick
list of some of the topics currently being covered ...
Feedback on article in issue number 40
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=82
Various extra sites and discussion to supplement the Weather and
Search Engine articles in the last issue.
WWW global statistics
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=84
Resources for finding out the size of the Internet population
Key competencies/librarians
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=93
Free site submission services
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=121
Keeping a Web site up to date
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=128
Discussion of suitable Web editors for novices
Online credit card processing
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=146
Information on how to do this in the UK
Requests for information ...
Automated password issuing system
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=135
Request for information on activation free trials
Internet cafe
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=139
Has anyone already done this?
Link popularity script programming skills required
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=148
UK university ranking for business programmes (MBA or PhD)
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=150
Information: from CD-ROM to The Internet
http://www.freepint.co.uk/cgi-bin/webbbs/config.pl?read=165
A search for papers on the shift in information provision from
print/CD-ROM sources to the Internet, within a commercial library.
Many other issues are also being discussed and so why not call in at:
http://www.freepint.co.uk/bar
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Subject: Miscellaneous sites
Here are a couple of other interesting sites which readers have told
us about.
Archaeological sites to supplement this issue's article ...
http://anthro.org/index.htm
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/mbishop/index.htm
Contains items of interest on Roman Military topics - including
the Latin Text of Vegetius (no less!)
Brian Bingley's research librarian's resources
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