In addition the author's goal is to provide a source where current research can become readily accessible for perusal. Jan-Theo Bakker acknowledges that the normal route for site publication can be a long and costly one and the web in his opinion offers a place for rapid and low or no cost publication of photographs and of recent archaelogical developments. As a whole this website is thorough, well documented, clearly illustrated and a pleasure to use. Anyone browsing the site will readily acknowledge the care taken for its maintenance and expansion. The authors are sensitive to the needs of the web users as they include helpful hints for navigating the site.
Images are clear, a good size, and, for the most part, well-integrated with the text.
The authors have even graciously provided a page of acknowledgments recognizing the various contributors to the site. A more detailed description of some of these links follows. This dictionary is clearly a work in progress as only two of Ostia's five regions have been documented to date. The user can gain access to the material either by clicking on specific buildings on plans or by accessing a text menu. Various buildings at Ostia appear on this link along with text, plans, photographs and reconstructed drawings.