Open Access, Archaeology and the Digital Humanities at Brandeis | Brandeis Library & Technology Services

"My personal advocacy for open access stems from my research experience, which deals mostly with the production and dissemination of 3-D archaeological data. My work focuses on the use of extremely precise 3-D scanning technology to produce analyses of artifacts’ surfaces, providing detailed information on wear patterns, pigmentation, damage, and similar marks of use or deterioration. This kind of data, which is fully digital, extremely accurate to the physical object, and holds a lot of potential in terms of improving both education and research, really needs open access policies in order to function to its maximum potential."