The Levantine Ceramic Project (www.levantineceramics.org) and POMEDOR will host a workshop in Lyon devoted to issues of ceramic database linkages and interoperability, and to the development of search and statistical tools to enhance database functionality. Program 9h-9h30: Interconnecting ceramics databases: introduction and scope – Y. Waksman (CNRS, Lyon) 9h30-10h: The National Roman Fabric Reference Collection (UK): Implementation and Development as an Online Resource – R. Tomber (British Museum, London) 10h-10h20: coffee break 10h20-10h40: The Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP) – A. Berlin (Boston University) 10h40-11h: Collaborative programming via an application programming interface (API) – R. Alwani (savique.com, Cambridge MA)