title: The national database for Scotland: evolution of the digital resource
creator: McKeague, Peter
creator: Jones, Rebecca
subject: ddc-930
subject: Alte Geschichte, Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Archäologie
subject: Europe north and west of Italy (Antiquity) [R936]
subject: History of the ancient world to ca. 499 [T930]
subject: Prehistoric Archaeology [FVFG]
subject: Classical Archaeology [FKA]
description: RCAHMS maintains the national database and hosts the national collections of the archaeological and built heritage of Scotland, including its maritime waters. In the last twenty years, the database has evolved from a paper-based system to an Oracle database and GIS with well-established online search facilities (Canmore) and partnership applications (SWISH and PASTMAP). As RCAHMS approaches its centenary in 2008, new strategies are required not only to manage increasing volumes of information from professional organisations and amateur groups, but to engage the wider public not only through data mediation and the presentation of information already held in the database, but also by encouraging their active participation. This paper outlines current initiatives at RCAHMS to encourage data standards including the development of a Scottish thesaurus of monuments and the endorsement of the ASPIRE protocol and OASIS application. The database is also evolving to develop the Events-Monuments-Collections model.
contributor: Posluschny, A.
contributor: Lambers, K.
contributor: Herzog, I.
date: 2008
type: Book Section
type: info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
identifier: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeumdokhttps://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeumdok/495/1/06_03_mckeague_et_al_scotland.pdf
identifier: DOI:10.11588/propylaeumdok.00000495
identifier: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-propylaeumdok-4956
identifier:   McKeague, Peter ; Jones, Rebecca  (2008) The national database for Scotland: evolution of the digital resource.   In: Posluschny, A. ; Lambers, K. ; Herzog, I. (Hrsgg.):  Layers of Perception. Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA), Berlin, 2.-6. April 2007. Koll. Vor- u. Frühgesch. 10.   Bonn 2008, pp. 186-193        
relation: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeumdok/495/
rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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language: eng