Tony Austin

MSc Computing Science (Staffordshire University)
MA Medieval Archaeology (University of York)
BA Archaeology - first class honours (University of York)

Joined the ADS in January 1999 as its Computing Officer. Currently Systems Manager

Publications

Dam, C., Austin, T., and Kenny, J. (2010) Breaking Down National Barriers: ARENA - A Portal to European Heritage Information. In F. Niccolucci & S. Hermon (Eds.) 2010, Beyond the Artifact. Digital Interpretation of the Past. Procceedings of CAA2004, Prato, 13-17 April 2004 , Archaeolingua, Budapest.

Austin, T. Mitcham, J. and Richards, J. (2008) "From questions to answers; outcomes from the 'Big Data' project" in A. Posluschny, K. Lambers and I. Herzog (eds.) Layers of Perception. Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Berlin, Germany, April 2-6, 2007. Kolloquien zur Vor- und Fruhgeschichte Band 10, Bonn, 2008, 194-99. Online at http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeumdok/volltexte/2010/497/pdf/06_04_austin_et_al_bigdata.pdf (checked 14 Sept 2010)

Austin T. (2007) "Big Data" in the Institute of Field Archaeologists Yearbook and Directory 2007

Austin T. & Mitcham, J. (2007) Preservation and Management Strategies for Exceptionally Large Data Formats: 'Big Data', Final report for English Heritage (Project No: 3984) Online at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/bigdata/final_report/bigdata_final_report_1.3.pdf

Anderson S., Pringle M., Eadie M., Austin T., Wilson A. & Polfreman M. (2006) "Digital Images Archiving Study", JISC. Online at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/FinaldraftImagesArchivingStudy.pdf

Kenny, J. & Austin, T. 2004. 'Data preservation: Exploring the 'rescue' role of the Archaeology Data Service' in Content Management Focus vol 3 issue 5, 25-29

Austin, T., Pinto, F., Richards, J. and Ryan, N. 2002. 'Joined up writing: an Internet portal for research into the Historic Environment' in G. Burenhult (ed.) Archaeological Informatics: Pushing the Envelope CAA2001 , BAR International Series 1016, 243-51.(also online at http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/pubs/2001/1261/content.pdf )

Pinto F, Ryan, N. Austin, T.& Richards, J. 2002. 'An Interoperable Portal for the Historic Environment', in Neuhold, E. & Kalinichenko, L. (eds). Proceedings of the Third DELOS Workshop: Interoperability and Mediation in Heterogenous Digital Libraries, DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries Workshop Series , Darmstadt (also online at http://www.ercim.org/publication/ws-proceedings/DelNoe03/12.pdf )

Austin, T. Contributions in Schmidt, A. 2002. Geophysical Data in Archaeology: A Guide to Good Practice Oxbow Books (Oxford) (also online at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/goodguides/geophys/ )

Austin, T. Contributions in Fernie, K. & Richards, J. (eds). 2002 Creating and Using Virtual Reality: a Guide for the Arts and Humanities . Oxbow Books (Oxford) (also online at http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/guides/vr_guide/ )

Austin, T., Robinson, D. & Westcott, K. 2001. 'A Digital Future for our Excavated Past', in Stancic, Z. & Veljanovski, T. (eds), Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology 2000 (British Archaeological Reports International Series 931: 289-95)

Austin, T. 2000. 'The pottery' in Richards, J. 2000. 'Cottam: an Anglian and Anglo-Scandinavian settlement on the Yorkshire Wolds', The Archaeological Journal 156 for 1999: 49-60 (also online at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/projArch/cottam_ba/rep_images.cfm#pot )

Austin, T. Contributions in Fernie, K. & Gilman, P. (eds). 2000 Informing the Future of the Past: Guidelines for SMRs , English Heritage

Austin, T. Contributions in Richards, J. & Robinson, D. (eds). 2000. Digital Archives from Excavation and Fieldwork: Guide to Good Practice, Second edition. Oxbow Books (Oxford) (also online at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/goodguides/excavation/

Austin, T. 1999. 'Viking Period Chester: an alternative perspective', Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society 74 for 1996-7: 63-87

Newsletters

Austin, T. (2010) "ADS+ and Fedora Commons" in CSA Newsletter XXIII, No. 1. Online at http://csanet.org/newsletter/spring10/nls1001.html (checked 14 Sept 2010)

Austin, T. & Clarke, J. 2000. 'ArchSearch: under the bonnet', Archaeological Computing Newsletter 55: 15-20

Austin, T. 1999. 'Rescue Archaeology at the ADS: the Newham Archive', ADS Newsletter 6: 3 (also on-line at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/newsletter/issue6.html )

Austin, T. 1998. 'Tip of the iceberg in a digital sea: scale of the academic digital resource', ADS Newsletter 4: 5-6 also on-line at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/newsletter/issue4.html (downloaded 15.8.2000)