Presenting the Past by Zimmerman, Larry J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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ARCHAEOLOGIST’S TOOLKIT - SERIES EDITORS: LARRY J. ZIMMERMAN AND WILLIAM GREEN Title Page Dedication Copyright Page Table of Contents SERIES EDITORS’ FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 - OUT OF SITE, OUT OF MIND?

MAKING EXCUSES PLAN OF THE BOOK

2 - RECOGNIZING OUR AUDIENCES

ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY: WHAT DO DIFFERENT AUDIENCES WANT AND NEED? ARCHAEOLOGICAL STYLE AND THE REAL WORLD JARGON

3 - CHOOSING THE RIGHT MEDIUM

WHO IS MY INTENDED AUDIENCE? WHAT ARE MY CONTRACTUAL OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS TO THESE AUDIENCES? WHAT KIND OF BUDGET DO I HAVE TO PREPARE MY WORK? GIVEN THESE FACTORS, WHAT MEDIA ARE AVAILABLE TO ME? WHAT WILL IT COST TO DISTRIBUTE MY WORK TO THE INTENDED AUDIENCES? CONCLUSION

4 - DEVELOPING NEEDED SKILLS AND TOOLS

BASIC WRITHING SKILLS BEYOND THE BASICS OF WRITING DEALING WITH REFERENCES CONCLUSION

5 - COMPUTERS AND PRESENTING THE PAST

BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS YOU’LL NEED ADVANCED SKILLS YOU’LL NEED COMPUTER HARDWARE SOFTWARE LEARNING CURVES CONCLUSION

6 - VISUAL ARCHAEOLOGY

THE CULTURAL LIFE OF IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHS VERSUS DRAWINGS TOOLS

7 - LONE RANGER OR TEAM PLAYER?

DEVELOPING THE TEAM OUTSOURCING WORK OR HIRING IN-HOUSE

8 - PUBLISH OR PERISH? COMMUNICATING WITH COLLEAGUES

ABSTRACTS CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PUBLIC TALKS POSTER PAPERS? HOW TO DECIDE AND HOW TO DELIVER ELECTRONIC SESSIONS ORGANIZING AND CHAIRING A SESSION CONCLUSION

9 - FROM PRESENTED TO PRINTED

CRM REPORTS JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS PUBLISHING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

10 - BRINGING THE PAST TO LIFE AND PRESENTING IT WITH STYLE

HANDS-ON LEARNING PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING ACTION IS BETTER THAN DESCRIPTION GAMES AND TOYS ARCHAEOLOGICAL FICTION CARTOONS MOVIES AND VIDEOS: LIVE ACTION VERSUS DOCUMENTARY PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY EVENTS EXHIBITS AND MUSEUMS

11 - MEDIA METHOD OR MEDIA MADNESS?

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THE MEDIA, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES? ATTITUDES LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT MEDIA FINDING A HOOK DECIDING WHEN TO GO PUBLIC GETTING NOTICED OTHER ADVICE AND CAUTIONS ETHICS, CONTEXTS, AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY CONCLUSION

12 - THE FUTURE OF PRESENTING THE PAST

ARCHAEOLOGY ON THE WEB CD-ROMs AND DVDs STORYBOARDING: A CRUCIAL CONCEPT FOR WEBSITES AND CDs/DVDs INTERACTIVITY: BRINGING THE PAST TO LIFE CONCLUSION

APPENDIX - SOME ARCHAEOLOGY JOURNALS ON THE WEB REFERENCES INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND SERIES EDITORS