Poor cataloguing and limited information on digital holdings for all areas of archaeology are major barriers against raising awareness of digital resources. Archaeologists are prevented from making greater use of digital data for a variety of reasons, most notably through lack of facilities, but also through a perception that there is little detailed, relevant, material available. Generally, copyright does not limit access to information, though it does result in charging for access. There is strong support for some of the costs of creating digital archives to be recovered from project funding bodies, but not maintenance expenses. National bodies should support digital archives.
Organisations are more willing to support charging for re-use of digital data than individuals.
A wide range of training is needed to help bring about effective creation, preservation and re-use of digital data. The creation and archiving of digital data should be done in accordance with appropriate national and international data standards. This necessitates collaboration between SMRs, NMRs, national bodies and the museum community and co-operation within and across national boundaries should be promoted where possible. Digital data created as a result of archaeological research is of relevance to the wider community. Archaeologists in Britain must take advantage of the various new Integrated Information Systems being developed, such as New Library and the UK Archival Network, to ensure that archaeology has a voice in the inter-disciplinary partnerships envisaged between national and local government, libraries, HEIs, schools and public organisations.