Although we only recently published Act 13, it’s already time for Act 14, which means another quarterly report from the Data Literacy Program (DLP). We filled this quarter with a flurry of activities. From presentations online and in person to Data Stories getting commentary and getting published, these stories are gaining steam!
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Introduction to Licenses and Copyright
In this segment of the Sourcing Series, we’re introducing the concept of licenses and copyright. Besides needing them to drive, licenses allow us to use or reuse data, images, media, and a whole host of other things online. The reason we need licenses though is because of copyright, which is a legal protection of materials. […]
Welcome to the Sourcing Series!
We’re big on (re)using and linking to materials here at the Alexandria Archive Institute’s (AAI) Data Literacy Program (DLP). Because of that, we thought it might be helpful if we outlined how to source and attribute/cite all those cool materials! There are lots of ways to find and attribute different kinds of media. Because of […]
TAG, We’re It – A Recap of TAG Santa Fe
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 […]
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.
A Pun Goes Here: The AAI Reads Fiction Book Club
This exercise is best suited to those with an interest in reading fiction, understanding fictional uses of archaeological data, or discussing the impacts of archaeological data on fiction novels. Users should have some familiarity with group discussion or book clubs, but previous experience with data or archaeology is not required.
