[Bonetools] Rép. : Publication Nanterre

[Christian Gates]

Dear Isabelle, dear collegues,

Regarding the Paris conference papers, I don't mind if some are to be translated in French or not (although I wonder why only SOME would be translated, not all of them?). What does bother me most is the fact that, again, only SOME papers may not be published, which implies a subjective selection process that we were not aware of.

Now, should this volume be published in the BAR International Series or on the web? Personnally I would prefer a printed version of the papers. However, I feel that our group (WBRG) has already produced quite many volumes with that publisher and perhaps we should look elsewhere for a an alternative publisher (but that could mean further delays, I know...). Also, a free publication on the web (in pdf format, for example) would allow for a larger audience and distribution of our papers, a question which should be taken into account.

Please do not hesitate to comment this message, and I strongly encourage other members to express their views on that matter (for those who have not yet done so) because a decision should be taken as soon as possible if we want to see this publication become a reality in a reasonable time lapse.

I would also like to offer my encouragements to the editors of the conference papers, knowing first hand that publishing an edited volume is very time consuming, it's a lot of work.

Regards,

Christian Gates St-Pierre



--- En date de : Mer, 30.9.09, SIDERA Isabelle <isabelle.sidera at mae.u-paris10.fr> a écrit :

> De: SIDERA Isabelle <isabelle.sidera at mae.u-paris10.fr>
> Objet: [Bonetools] Publication Nanterre
> À: "Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn." <bonetools at listserv.niif.hu>
> Date: mercredi 30 Septembre 2009, 11 h 42
> Dear colleagues and
> friends,
> I just discover
> a sery of alarmed mails about the publication of our meeting
> in Nanterre.
> The fact is that
> our editor demands :
> Not to exceed
> 250 pubished pages : 22/23 papers.Half of the
> papers must be translated in french.
> We had, thus, to
> select papers and find an electronical solution for the
> others.
> A problem is addressed : 1) Do we continue the
> publication in this way ? 2) Do we give up the project and
> find another solution for publishing all the papers together
> and in english ?
> In this last
> case, would you prefer a traditional publication (BAR, for
> instance) or an electronical publication. After all, it is
> perhaps an opportunity to invest our web site.
> Waiting for your
> response,
> Best wishes,
> Isabelle
> 
>  Isabelle SIDERA (CNRS)UMR 7055 - MSH
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