The Society and the Internet

Half of all households in the UK now have a connection to the internet – Oftel

— The Times, Business 27.10.03

The great advantage of internet publishing is that it is freely available to the world community at negligible cost to the Society. The Society is capable of fulfilling its educational and publishing role both locally and internationally. Half the homes in the UK are now able to access and download our on-line publications.

Internet and electronic publishing can accommodate items of any length, profusely illustrated and in colour without additional cost. If the files are very large they are more suitable for publication on a CD. In addition to indexing, notation and bibliography in traditional publication, electronic publication includes the ability to word search the publication and provide page thumbnails and bookmarks.

With internet and electronic publishing the end user has full control. They may decide to read the publication on their computer screen or they may choose to print out all or part of it. As far as the Society is concerned, the decision as to the size of a print run and the prospect of storing unsold publications is eliminated.

The Society’s internet publishing facility can be found at www.kentarchaeology.ac and select 'articles'. Full details on how to submit articles can be found on the site or in previous editions of this newsletter.