By Brigid Clark and Lauren McCormick The beginning of the Digging Up Data session at the 2025 annual meeting of the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) looked a bit different than other sessions. Participants, who had gathered to present their work (in a session aptly called Digging Up Data: A Showcase of Ongoing Digital […]
Professional Development
Pilot Applications Open for the Archaeological Data Literacy Practicum
The Data Literacy Program of the Alexandria Archive Institute / Open Context invites applications from anyone interested in archaeology for a one-month program to develop their data literacy skills during October 2025.
Professional Development Programs focus on Data Literacy
The AAI’s professional development team had a busy year devoted to two networking and data literacy programs: Digging Up Data and NADAC. Digging Up Data, an early career scholar mentorship program run in collaboration with the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR), brought together 11 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers working on public-facing digital heritage […]
Introduction to Citation and Attribution
In this Sourcing Series article, we introduce the concepts of citation and attribution. Citation and attribution are important ways that we connect ideas, media, and knowledge to their originators or owners. Or at least to the sources that we found them from.
Creative Commons Basics
Welcome back to the Sourcing Series! In this segment, we’re introducing readers to Creative Commons licenses. These are online and easy-to-use licenses that clearly outline the possible uses of a material based on rightsholders’ preferences.
Basics of Public Domain
Welcome back to the Sourcing Series. Today we’re introducing readers to the basics of public domain. Public domain is one property rights status that clearly outlines the possible uses of a material.
