Welcome to another Sourcing Series segment presented by the Data Literacy Program (DLP) of the Alexandria Archive Institute. In this how-to article, we discuss how we’ve used the New York Public Library’s Digital Collections as a source for images to add to our Digital Data Stories and other materials. This is another follow-up article to […]
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Writing with Archaeological Inspiration
Mayhaps you’ve had a manuscript marinating? Potentially you’ve been pondering potsherd patterning? Or digging around in your data? Are you wondering how to turn these tidbits into some archaeological writing? Well, have we got some inspiration for you!
Act 6: Publishing our stories
We had a busy spring here at the Data Literacy Program (DLP). Between publishing more articles, here on The Alexandria Archive’s News, and getting two data stories published for public use, we’ve done a lot in this second quarter of 2022. But beyond what we write about, what have we done recently?
Gabbing about Gabii: Going from Notes to Data to Narrative
This exercise is best suited to those with an interest in ceramics, the Roman Republic, or the archaeology of the Italian Peninsula. Users should have a basic understanding of archaeological data types, but little previous experience is required.
Whose Heritage? Using material culture to celebrate AANHPI heritage month
Welcome to the Alexandria Archive Institute and Open Context‘s Data Story Shorts! In celebration of Asian and Pacific American (AAPI) Heritage Month (AAPIHM) or Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month (AANHPIHM), in this short I’ll use one of Open Context’s projects to consider the complexity of celebrating this heritage month. Specifically, […]
AAI Reads – Weapons of Math Destruction
Welcome to our first The Alexandria Archives Reads! (AAI Reads!). The book that we’re highlighting is Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality And Threatens Democracy. Written by Cathy O’Neil in 2016, it’s a great introduction to the way that algorithms impact humanity. Specifically, it redefines the “m” in WMD from “mass” to […]
