Welcome to the Digging Digital Museum Collections blog series! The Alexandria Archive Institute and Open Context advocate for data sharing, data literacy, open access, and community collaborations. In this series, we explore user experiences with online museum collections and question what we can do to use museum collections data in more accessible, inclusive, and efficient […]
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Acronyms Galore: AAI/OC at the IHSHG (Oof!)
We’re all about the digital here at the Alexandria Archive. In this time of COVID that means we’re all about the digital talk! On February 3, the International History Students and Historians Group invited our team to discuss digital data, museums, history, heritage, archaeology, and what all of these things have in common. We also […]
Digital Cultural Heritage at the Alexandria Archive Institute and Open Context
Increasingly, archaeological projects and museums are adapting their data into the digital realm. What are the benefits and challenges related to this change? How can we make better use of digital data? What are our responsibilities in creating, using, and maintaining digital data? In this conversation, the Alexandria Archive and Open Context teams will present […]
Introducing AAI / Open Context’s Curator for Digital Collections Interpretation and Public Engagement
We are happy to announce a new member of the AAI / Open Context team. Dr. Pınar Durgun joins us today in a new position as Curator for Digital Collections Interpretation and Public Engagement. Pınar is an archaeologist with a background in art history, anthropology, and cultural heritage. She received her PhD from Brown University and […]