Starting the year off with a conference, from 5-8 January 2022 the members of the Alexandria Archive Institute / Open Context (AAI/OC) team virtually attended the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and Society for Classical Studies (SCS) Joint Annual Meeting. The team ran our “Let’s make a data story” workshop and there were a lot […]
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AAI / Open Context welcomes two new postdoctoral researchers
We are delighted to introduce two individuals who are joining the AAI / Open Context team to lead our Data Literacy Program, a new undertaking supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Data Literacy Program aims to widen and diversify uses of cultural heritage data by crafting […]
AAI receives Mellon Foundation grant for data literacy program in archaeology
San Francisco, CA, 17 June 2020 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded The Alexandria Archive Institute (AAI) a grant to support the launch of a program in data literacy and to develop institutional ties to sustain open data publishing and curation services in archaeology. The Mellon Foundation’s grant of $610,000 will be matched by an additional $203,333 from […]
Conference: Critical Perspectives on the Practice of Digital Archaeology
Early next month, the AAI will participate in a conference at Harvard University on Critical Perspectives on the Practice of Digital Archaeology. Hosted by Harvard University’s Standing Committee on Archaeology, the February 3-4 event will cover topics related to digital technologies and how they are transforming archaeological practice. Conference co-organizers Eric Kansa (Program Director for […]
Recommendations on the Dissemination and Stewardship of Data from Federally Funded Research
Today is the deadline for responses to the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Request for Information (RFI) about long-term stewardship of, and broad public access to, digital data resulting from federally funded research. The Alexandria Archive Institute’s responses included the following five primary recommendations for encouraging public access to and preservation of […]
Celebrating Open Access Week
October 24-30 is the fifth annual Open Access Week. Open Access Week is a time to highlight and celebrate advances in scholarly openness. Open Access expands the reach of scholarship and increases opportunities for collaboration, both enriching and speeding up the research process. Open Access to scholarly products has been the driving force behind the […]
