2008 British Archaeological Awards Finalists!
July 29th, 2008
Two of our titles, An Archaeology of Identity: Soldiers and Society in Later Roman Britain and A Fearsome Heritage: A Diverse Legacy of the Cold War, are finalists in the Best Scholarly Archaeological Book category for the 2008 British Archaeological Awards.
Congratulations!
New Ethnoarchaeology Journal!
June 12th, 2008
Ethnoarchaeology: Journal of Archaeological, Ethnographic, and Experimental Studies will begin publication in 2009. Edited by Lisa Frink and Kathryn Weedman Arthur, it looks for high quality research articles in ethnoarchaeology and experimental archaeology.
Manuscript submissions and subscriptions are now being accepted for the journal. Inaugural 3 year subscribers will receive a 20% discount on their subscriptions!
World Archaeological Congress 2008
June 12th, 2008
Left Coast will have a stand at this month's World Archaeological Congress in Dublin. We look forward to seeing our many authors, customers, and friends, and to displaying volumes from three Left Coast series published in conjunction with WAC:
- WAC Research Handbooks in Archaeology
- One World Archaeology Series
- Archaeology and Indigenous Peoples Series
New Left Coaster
June 12th, 2008
We welcome Stefania Van Dyke to the Left Coast staff. Based in Denver, Stefania will be helping us bring news of our museum publications to that community. A museum professional herself, she can be reached at museums@LCoastPress.com.
New Journals for 2008--Museum History, Qualitative Research, Heritage Management
July 12th, 2007
We are pleased to announce that we will be launching three new journals in 2008.
Museum History Journal is a new, refereed
international publication of critical evaluative histories relating to
museums, the museum profession, and the cultural context in which they
operated, to be published semi-annually .
International Review of Qualitative Research
will be sponsored by the Institute for Qualitative Inquiry at
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the annual Congress of
Qualitative Inquiry and will include research studies that link
qualitative research to issues of social justice. Details to follow.
Heritage Management is a global,
peer-reviewed journal that promotes collaborative discussion among
professionals and stakeholders for understanding issues of heritage
management. Details to follow.
Electronic Access to Journals
February 9th, 2007
Starting in 2007, institutional and museum subscribers will have the
option of print-plus-electronic or print-only versions of any Left Coast Press, Inc.,
journal, including access to all current-year issues plus the previous
year, online. In addition, individual subscribers will be able to
access and purchase individual journal articles starting with content
published in 2006, going forward. Members of journal partnership
organizations will have free access through membership in their
organization. On-line subscription features include full access to all
journal content beginning in 2006 and beyond, advanced search
capability, and personalized settings. Our online component is
partnered with MetaPress.
Access for online subscribers is through this website. Click through “Browse Journals” hit the “Online Journals Access”
button,. We hope you’ll try this exciting new feature and experience
for yourself its capacity to bring easier access, searching and
research capabilities to individuals and institutions across many
different fields of inquiry. Future Left Coast journals will have this
same electronic access. Please ask your librarian to add an on-line
component to their current subscription.