Michael Charno 2,000 years in the making, 2 weeks to record, 2 days to archive, too difficult to reference? How DataCite is unlocking the potential of archaeological datasets
30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk2 The Archaeology Data Service Background Case Study DataCite Why? Archives Grey Literature Roadmap
30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk3 Introduction to the ADS The Archaeology Data Service: set up in 1996 one of five AHDS subject centres based within the University of York Funding: initially received funding from Arts and Humanities Research Board (now AHRC) Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Presently receives core funding from AHRC alongside a range of project-based funding.
30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk4 ADS Mission Statement: What we do Our remit: “To support research, learning and teaching with high quality and dependable digital resources.” In practice this means three key things: That ADS collect and preserve datasets That we allow full, easy and free access to these And that we additionally provide guidance and support to data creators
30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk5 Deterioration of the storage medium Obsolescence of the storage medium Failure to document the format adequately Obsolescence of the software Obsolescence of the hardware Long-term management Why is long-term storage of digital data difficult?
30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk6 Archive: 6432 individual files 1500 excavation reports 700 database files 1200 geophysics files 200 separate projects approx. 150 excavations Lessons: Physical Media not the main problem Software problems (migration) Data to information (documentation) Plan for re-use Forward planning is much cheaper Preservation from the outset Case Study: The Newham Archive
30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk7 Research Publish ADS Process
30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk8 Picture from DLib Research Deep StorageNearline backup Publish Delivery system AccessionDelivery preparation Interface Release Preservation OAIS
30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk11http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk DataCite? Familiarity within domain Centralised resolution Metadata Discovery API Legacy resources Granulatiry Versioning Embargoed Data Why? How?
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30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk17http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk OASIS/Grey Lit Library OASIS: Online AccesS to the Index of archaeological investigationS
30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk18http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk On-line form Used by all fieldworkers Records event level data Data accessible by HERs & NMRs Upload of ‘Grey Literature’ Record acts as metadata for report OASIS: Online AccesS to the Index of archaeological investigationS OASIS
30/05/2016http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk19http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk Grey Lit Library
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