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Integrating New Technologies into Established Systems: a case study from Roman Silchester
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Terras, Melissa Warwick, Claire Fisher, Cprw |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Introducing new ways of working into well establish ed systems can be problematic, especially if the ch ange involves the introduction of unfamiliar technology. This pap er focuses on the adoption of digital field recordi ng systems at the Roman site of Silchester and explores how the implementation of new technology has impacted on the workflow of the site. The University of Reading's excavation of approximately one-third of Insula IX began in 1997 and last summer saw the completion of the twelfth field seas on. The challenge of successfully integrating new t echnologies into an existing well developed and long establishe d excavation recording system provides an ideal cas e study for change management in archaeology. Fieldwork observations, user needs discussions and formal written questionnaires at the Silchester exc avation have shown that whilst the technology itself was robust and easy to use, issues arose around its implementa tion. Issues encountered included: staff involvement and commitment, staff and student training, workflow difficult ies, the central role of the traditional context card, and p roblems associated with hybrid systems. The issues encountered at Silchester are by no means unique to the project an d we endeavour to draw out some of the themes that we feel can be more widely applied to change management in ICT-enabled projects. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.caaconference.org/2009/articles/Fisher_Contribution191_c%20(1).pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1324501/1/1324501.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
