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The exciting world of Metadata
Metadata. Something extremely important to the long-term health and reuse of data and yet the mere mention of it can cause people to shut off and…
Metadata. Something extremely important to the long-term health and reuse of data and yet the mere mention of it can cause people to shut off and…
Earlier in the year we reported on a successful outcome from CoreTrustSeal (CSA) certification application, becoming the fifth repository in the UK to achieve this important…
As part of a broader focus on the recently discovered Neolithic ‘crannogs’ – artificially-constructed islands – in Scotland, the Islands of Stone project has been conducting…
Gwynedd Archaeological Trust volunteers have been researching digitised versions of Archaeologia Cambrensis, the Journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association, as part of the ‘Accessioning Arch Camb’…
The following is a blog written by Chloe Rushworth, who has recently completed a 4-week Voluntary Placement with the ADS. Chloe has been working with the…
In early 2020, it was decided to take a closer look into what impact our social media accounts were having on our archives. Did what we…
The ADS has (for nearly 25 years!) been providing free access to resources deposited with us. We put them online in open/accessible formats, people use them,…
As part of the CBA’s #FestivalOfArchaeology in 2020, I spent a light-hearted day revisiting some of Internet Archaeology’s and ADS’s milestones. I also asked those whose…
The first half of 2020 has been an interesting one for sure. We’ve been working from home with our partners, children, and kettles as coworkers and…
As many of you will have seen on social media last month, it is with great pleasure that the ADS can announce that it has been…
No preservation format is perfect. While physical mediums such as paper can last centuries under proper conditions, it is that qualifier that is key to its…