Digging a Little Deeper: Coverage of Archaeology from the U.S. from 1950 to 2000+ in Discipline-Specific and Subject-Oriented Online Indexes.

Librarians, faculty and professional researchers, and students often encounter difficulties in locating pertinent journal articles for the field of archaeology. This article examines the coverage given to ninety-three archaeology journals originating ill the United States over a fifty-year interval by twelve discipline-specific and subject-oriented indexes available online. The coverage provided by the individual indexes and some of the larger issues surrounding the coverage of the field itself are discussed, and several recommendations are offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]