Format SCD:

The SCD format is an interactive version of texts rewritten by the authors themselves. It is developed by the publisher Editions Epistèmes.

It edits the logicist rewriting on four levels. Each level enables the reader a more or less detailed consultation of the scientific constructs. The first two levels allow for a consultation of the ensemble of propositions (initial, intermediate and final). The next two levels allow for a consultation of details and antecedent propositions as well as the data bases utilized.

Example of rewriting:

We propose an example of the logicist rewriting of an article, first published in 1985, which compares two ceramic assemblages made in the Hellenistic era, the first one in the eastern Mediterranean (Greece, the Aegean islands, Asia Minor), the second in a part of Asia colonised by the Greeks. This colonisation began after Alexander’s conquests (ca. 330 B.C.) and lasted until approximately 130 BC, when the colonists were supplanted by peoples arriving from inland Asia.

Upgrading:

For all the SCD monographs, whether Valentine Roux' founding book, Cornaline de l'Inde or the monographs of the collection Référentiels, upgradings of the CDs are proposed regularly (MAC and PC).

Partners:

The Editions Epistèmes and the Editions de la MSH support Arkeotek's publications since the beginning.

The collection Référentiels

The collection Référentiels was launched by the Editions Maison des Sciences de l'Homme and the Editions Epistèmes. It was created following the publication of Valentine Roux's book, Cornaline de l'Inde. Des pratiques techniques aux techno-systèmes de l'Indus . 2000, Editions de la MSH, Paris.

Those responsible include: Valentine Roux and Blanche Barthélemy de Saizieu.

The collection Référentiels has two primary objectives: to improve the accessibility of scientific texts by revealing their logico-discursive operations, and to promote the verifiability of hypotheses, notably by publishing the data bases employed. To such ends, the collection profits from the opportunities offered by electronic editions. All the books of the collection are in a hybrid paper/electronic form: a short book presents the thesis, perspectives, and critical discussions of the work; the electronic support is dedicated to a rapid but exhaustive lecture of scientific constructs and their data bases.

By addressing the persistent problem of reading overload and of the auto-archiving of scientific data, the editorial models raised for this collection also favor knowledge transfer, the training of researchers and interdisciplinary research. In the long run, such publications in their electronic form will be able to integrate specialized knowledge bases.

First issues available :

Gelbert A. 2003. Ceramic traditions and technical borrowings in the Senegal Valley, Paris, Editions de la MSH / Editions Epistèmes, 101 p. Cédérom bilingue inclus.

Boileau, M.-C. 2005. Pottery Production and Distribution in Third Millennium Northeast Syria, Paris, Editions de la MSH / Editions Epistèmes, 95 p. cédérom bilingue français/anglais inclus.

Bellina, B. 2007. Cultural Exchange between India and Southeast Asia. Production and distribution of hard stone ornaments (VI c. BC– VI c. AD). Paris, Editions de la MSH / Editions Epistèmes, 126 p. cédérom bilingue français/anglais inclus.