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From The Ground Up The Publication of Archaeological Projects a user needs survey
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Appendices
Appendix 4.6: Analysis of questionnaire results broken down by response time
| A | Day 9 | 137 responses |
| B | Days 18-22 | 162 responses |
| C | Days 32-38 | 104 responses |
All percentages are worked out on the responses periods given above.
Question 3.4: In general, do fieldwork publications provide you with all the information you need for the above purposes (see Q3.3)?
| Yes | No | Unanswered | |
| A | 59% | 36% | 5% |
| B | 65% | 25% | 9% |
| C | 62% | 33% | 6% |
Question 4.1a: Is there a need for a better system for reporting on recent / ongoing fieldwork projects within the British Isles on a regular basis, either in a single publication, or a series of regional / national publications?
| Yes | No | Don't know / no opinion | Unanswered | |
| A | 64% | 9% | 22% | 4% |
| B | 63% | 7% | 25% | 5% |
| C | 57% | 13% | 27% | 3% |
Question 4.4: Do you think that the quantity of 'grey literature' fieldwork publications being produced constitutes a problem for the discipline?
| Yes | No | Don't know / no opinion | Unanswered | |
| A | 64% | 11% | 22% | 3% |
| B | 40% | 20% | 35% | 5% |
| C | 47% | 16% | 30% | 8% |
Question 4.5a: Do you think that there is an inadequate relationship between fieldwork projects (and the publications that result from them) and research / publications concerned with the synthesis of archaeological knowledge (e.g. about particular subjects, periods and regions)?
| Yes | No | Don't know / no opinion | Unanswered | |
| A | 56% | 12% | 27% | 5% |
| B | 37% | 13% | 41% | 9% |
| C | 47% | 15% | 31% | 7% |