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ARIADNE Portal UK launch!
15 March 2021 sees the UK launch of the beta version of the new ARIADNE portal, a powerful user interface enabling exploration of heritage records and…
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Archiving Day of Archaeology (2011-2017)
This case study describes the background and behind the scenes work that has gone into archiving the Day of Archaeology Project. The final digital archive for…
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The future for England’s Rock Art
Several users have been in touch concerned over the future of England’s Rock Art website. Suffice to say that users should rest easy that no data…
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ADS, xyzviewer and an open future
The following is a Guest Blog authored by Professor Stephen Todd, currently visiting Professor in the Dept of Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London. We’re always interested in…
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Archaeology on Furlow: attitudes and expectations to online resources
This week my colleague (Teagan Zoldoske) flagged up the following report: Wiseman, R., and Ronn, P. (2020). Archaeology on Furlough: Accessing Archaeological Information Online: A Survey of Volunteers’ Experiences. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.54876…
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Defining ‘Usefulness’
Guest post by Jamie Geddes Recently, I have been on a work placement with the Archaeology Data Service, otherwise known as the ADS, situated within the…
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Creating an Accessible Archive: New guidance for depositors on creating accessible data
At the ADS, we’ve been thinking a lot about accessibility recently and how we can ensure our collections can be used and enjoyed by as many…
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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…
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More ‘exam’ success! Certification and membership of the ISC- World Data System (WDS)
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…
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Data Mining with past publications from the ADS: The search for Neolithic crannogs
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…
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‘Accessioning Arch Camb’: Gwynedd Archaeological Trust Volunteer Engagement Project
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’…
