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Please enter any comments you may have on this repository’s audience.
In a 2010 article Altschul and Patterson estimate the number of professional archaeologists in the US at about 9,000
in the academic, government, and consulting firm sectors. As of 1 September 2013, we have 215 individuals or
organizations that have contributed files to tDAR. 215/9000 =2.3%. We anticipate that the percentage of contributors
from our primary audience will increase substantially over time.
t DAR Repository Content
What strategies are used to recruit content for the repository?
Anyone can create an account and submit materials.
Submissions are moderated by repository staff to make sure they are within the scope of the resource.
Submissions are arranged through formal arrangements with publishers.
Submissions are arranged through formal arrangements with professional organizations.
Submissions are arranged through formal arrangements with funding bodies.
The repository staff create content.
In 2011 and 2012, as part of our strategy to build tDAR content, create a user community, and test aspects of the
repository software, the Center for Digital Antiquity provide small grants (ranging from $1,000 to $10,000/grant) to
individuals and organizations to add content to tDAR. Approximately 25 grants totaling approximately $111,000 were
distributed.
Which content types are accepted in the repository?
Working papers
Pre-prints
Post-prints
Book chapters
Books
Datasets
Slides
Dissertations
Theses
Reports
Teaching objects
Digital files of images (photos, maps, drawings, etc.) digital files of field and other research forms or notes 3D scans of
artifacts and archaeological landscapes.
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