Recently, Paulina of the Data Literacy Program (DLP) brought our Digital Data Stories to the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) meetings in Santa Fe, New Mexico! The theme for the overall conference was PLACE. Paulina took this as a chance to highlight our work with The Road Most Traveled. In addition, Paulina introduced new audiences to […]
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Act 13: Stories in Storage
New year, new goals! With three months of 2024 completed, (and a bit more by the time this blog’s come out!) it’s time for the Data Literacy Program (DLP)’s quarterly report blog. There’s been a lot going on, so let’s summarize all that we accomplished in the first quarter of the year.
Online Survey of Cultural Heritage Professionals
The Online Survey of Cultural Heritage Professionals is part of a 3-year project Advancing FAIR+CARE Practices in Cultural Heritage, funded by a grant from the IMLS, that explores data practices in archaeology. The survey seeks to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in current digital data practices across multiple sectors (academic, CRM, museums, libraries, Tribal, […]
Archaeological Storytelling with NAHAR!
Paulina F. Przystupa–a member of The Alexandria Archive Institute team (AAI)–will present Archaeological Data Storytelling: Using Storytelling to Share Archaeological Knowledge for the North American Heritage at Risk (NAHAR) group, online, next week. Paulina’s talk will consist of six, five-minute stories and be streamed online on 26 April 2024 at 9 am EST.
Our favorite moments of SHA 2024
In January 2024, Alexandria Archive Institute / Open Context (AAI/OC) staff attended the 2024 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology organized by the Society for Historical Archaeology in Oakland, CA. The team had a booth for Open Context and Paulina and Sarah were part of a session on making field schools more accessible! Beyond that, […]
Act 12: A Transition Story
As 2023 drew to a close, the Data Literacy Program (DLP) completed a number of tasks and said goodbye to an era. At the end of December, L. Meghan Dennis wrapped up her work with the program at the conclusion of her 3-year postdoc. We’re sad to see her go but looking forward to new […]
