BAR Digital Collection

The Bar Digital Collection

An essential resource for academic libraries

Nearly 4,000 Books

The world’s largest Digital Collection of academic archaeology

Spanning over 50 years of BAR Publishing’s dedication to global archaeology publishing, the BAR Digital Collection is the world’s largest database of academic archaeological research, covering all time periods and geographic regions.

Containing nearly 4,000 books with unlimited concurrent user-access, this vast body of archaeological research is fully cross-searchable, creating limitless possibilities for its interdisciplinary value to scholarly research and library collections. With a quick search, researchers can explore studies spanning from Palaeolithic Asia to the art and architecture of Ancient Mediterranean and American civilizations, all the way through to 21st-century and digital archaeology.

View our platform here.

DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR LIBRARIES

  • Comprehensive access to 50+ years of international scholarship
  • Unlimited simultaneous user access
  • COUNTER 5 usage statistics
  • Free MARC records provided
  • One-time purchase for perpetual access
  • IP validation and EzProxy, plus Shibboleth and OpenAthens 
  • Discovery Services
  • DOI Crossref

Contact us

Our access models are clear, straightforward, and designed to meet the needs of a wide range of institutions. To ensure we understand your specific requirements and can offer the most suitable options, we’ve found that a short call is often the quickest and most effective way forward. Please get in touch with James from our digital team by filling out this form or emailing  the email below.

Phone: +44 (0)1865 310431

Email: digital.collection@barpublishing.com

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