Technology Transfer:

The processes of preservation have largely failed to capitalize
on the opportunities inherent in the application of emerging
technologies to the cultural resource management effort.  The
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) in its
report, "Technologies for Prehistoric and Historic Preservation"
(U.S. Congress, 1986), asserted that the development of
technologically advanced, cost effective conservation tools and
methods is essential to the preservation of our cultural
heritage.  Accordingly, new strategies are required to form a
basis for identifying and selecting these sophisticated tools and
techniques from the ranks of a broad spectrum of emerging
technologies.  A concerted effort to broaden the professional
base of CRM through interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration
can result in successful implementation of this technology
transfer concept.  

<bfile17>   Resource Management Needs
<bfile32>   Computer Assisted Systems
<bfile36>   Technological Solutions to Preservation Needs