02383nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002300043653002900066653002100095653002400116653002000140653002300160653002000183653001700203100002000220700002000240700001600260245011100276490000700387520175900394       2015                            d10aDigital humanities10acultural heritage sector10adigital heritage10adigital archaeology10adigital museums10ainformation policy10adigital agendas10adigitization1 aLisa Börjesson1 aBodil Petersson1 aIsto Huvila00aInformation Policy for (Digital) Information in Archaeology: current state and suggestions for development0 v403 aThe introduction of digital data capturing and management technologies has transformed information practices in archaeology. Digital documentation and digital infrastructures are integrated in archaeologists' daily work now more than ever. International and national institutions and projects have contributed to the development of digital archiving and curation practices. Because knowledge production in archaeology depends heavily on documentation and information dissemination, and on retrieval of past documentation, the question of how information is managed is profoundly intertwined with the possibilities for knowledge production. Regulations at different levels articulate demands and expectations from the emerging digital information practices, but how are these different regulations coordinated, and do they support archaeological knowledge production? In this article we look into the state of information policy - the sum of principles guiding decisions about information - in archaeology and related areas. The aim of the article is to shed light on how information policy directs practice in archaeology, and to show that analysis of such policies is therefore vital. Information policy in legislation and guidelines in Swedish archaeology serves as a case study, and examples from development-led archaeology and the museum sector illustrate how information policies have varied roles across different heritage sectors. There are historical and local trajectories in the policy documents specific to Sweden, but the discussion shows that the emergence of Swedish policies have many parallels with processes in other countries. The article provides recommendations for information policy development for archaeology and related areas.