Pilot Study to Investigate the Feasibility of CD ROM Technology for Archaeological Reports

This report summarizes the results of a preliminary study to evaluate the use of CD ROM [Compact Disk Read Only Memory] as an archival and research tool for the enormous literature that has developed through contract archaeology by federally funded or mandated programs. This pilot study was conducted by Southern Methodist University through a contract with Texas State Historical Commission and the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.本报告总结了一项初步研究的成果，该研究旨在评估光盘只读存储器（Compact Disk Read Only Memory）作为档案存储与研究工具，在处理联邦资助或法定强制项目开展的契约考古工作所产生的海量文献资料中的应用。本次试点研究由南卫理公会大学（Southern Methodist University）与德克萨斯州历史委员会、美国内政部国家公园管理局签订合同后开展。