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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><br><br>Dr. Leland Gilsen<br>
www.oregon-archaeology.com<br>
www.echoes-in-time.com<br>
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"My glass is neither half full nor half empty because it has a head of quantum foam." (2009 Leland Gilsen)<br>
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"My glass is empty, could I have another please?" (2010 Dale Coleman)<br>
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"All the best ideas are at the bottom of a beer can." (Jim Riggs)<br><br>My motto: "Theory comes and goes, but data is forever. "<br><br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: membership@saa.org<br>To: lelandgilsen@msn.com<br>Subject: SAA Launches Current Research Online<br>Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:56:14 -0400<br><br>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">On behalf of the Society for American Archaeology, I am pleased to announce the debut of </font><a href="http://www.saa.org/CurrentResearch/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">Current Research Online</font></a><font face="Calibri">!</font></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">"Current Research," a news section in American Antiquity established in 1962, has transitioned to an online format after many years of planning and discussion. Similar to the intent of the original journal section, the mission of </font><a href="http://www.saa.org/CurrentResearch/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">Current Research Online (CRO)</font></a><font face="Calibri"> is to bring greater awareness of current field, lab, and collections work being conducted by archaeologists around the world in a timely, clear, and concise manner that is accessible to archaeologists and the public through the Society of American Archaeology web portal. CRO aims to become a comprehensive, online, database driven search application for global archaeological research, updated semi-annually, with an attractive, easy-to-use, and interactive user interface offering professional quality reporting output.</font></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">The online relational database management system currently in place allows for various management operations, including submissions, review by regional coordinators, data storage, text and spatial (via Google Earth) search functions (via a MySQL database), and formatted output (as Adobe Acrobat PDF files), among other tools. In the database, entries are currently organized among 20 world regions, each with a </font><a href="http://www.saa.org/CurrentResearch/coordinators.php" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">Regional Coordinator</font></a><font face="Calibri"> to manage submissions.</font></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">I invite you to visit the website to learn more, and to contact your </font><a href="http://www.saa.org/CurrentResearch/coordinators.php" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">Regional Coordinator</font></a><font face="Calibri"> to share your research with the world. While submissions to CRO are a privilege of SAA membership, the resource is open to the public to search. We welcome both professionals and students in all settings. I look forward to seeing your research on </font><a href="http://www.saa.org/CurrentResearch/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">SAA Current Research Online</font></a><font face="Calibri">!</font></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">Sincerely,</font></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">E. Christian Wells, Ph.D.</font></p>
<p class="ecxMsoPlainText" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">Global Coordinator, Current Research Online Society for American Archaeology</font></p></div></div> </div></body>
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