Daniel Pett
ICT Adviser, Portable Antiquities and
Treasure
Design and maintenance of Portable
Antiquities websites (small archaeological finds); project manager
for the database; consultancy for external partners of the Scheme;
design of Scheme artwork and copy (except reports)
Department: Portable Antiquities and
Treasure
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8618
Email: dpett @ thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Daniel joined the Portable Antiquities Scheme from
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Investment Bank in April 2003 as ICT
Adviser for the implementation of their revamped Internet
presence. Previously he studied Archaeology at the
Institute of
Archaeology,University College London, before
undertaking a Masters degree at Cambridge University.
The role of this post, based at the British Museum is
multi-faceted with an emphasis on collaborative web technology and
extending the capabilities of the Scheme’s online presence. This
has seen some dramatic results with web usage rising by 2680% since
August 2003 and has also seen the Scheme’s website shortlisted for
the prestigious Jodi accessibility award.
He is also helping with the British Museum's web refreshment
programme, which includes large scale enterprise Content Management
System procurement, revamped Information Architecture and an
accessible and innovative design.
He has lectured at several conferences and major universities
and produced much of the Scheme's publicity material in digital and
printed format. Recently he has become involved in two Arts and
Humanities Research Council projects involving epigraphy and
numismatic standards written in
XML.
Current British Museum projects
Main British Museum website refreshment
project
Celtic Coin Index development in co-operation
with Oxford University and the department of Coins and Medals.
Previous British Museum projects
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External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies
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Publications
Most recent publications
British Institute of Persian Studies
website http://www.bips.ac.uk/
D. Pett, 'Promoting best practice through open access',
British Archaeology 87 (2006)
All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group website http://www.appag.org.uk/
The Eric Gill Society (J. Cribb) website http://www.ericgill.org.uk/
The Royal Numismatics Society website (J.Cribb) http://www.numismatics.org.uk/