Managing Complexity: Archaeological Information Systems
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Description: Paper by Nick Ryan on the role of computer based information systems in excavation, for field survey, and for individual specialised research.
Managing Complexity: Archaeological Information Systems Past, Present and Future Managing Complexity: Archaeological Information Systems Past, Present and Future University of Kent at Canterbury, Databases and information systems have long enjoyed, if that is the right word, a reputation as essential, if rather dull, administrative tools. University students flock to information systems courses more often because they see them as relevant to their future employment prospects than because they expect excitement and intellectual stimulation. Today, businesses and organisations large and small rely on computer based information systems to maintain their lists of personnel and customers, for inventory or stock control and for a variety of financial purposes. These applications are now so well established; they are often regarded as mission critical and so only attract attention when things go wrong or when impending disaster provides journalists with a good story. We are all familiar with the old tales of multi-million pound gas bills, and many will have noticed the recent outbreak of articles predicting chaos as system clocks fail to cope with the change to the new century.
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