Welcome to the Digital Data Stories of the Alexandria Archive Institute and Open Context! In this Data Story Short, we contextualize our use of the Title-Author-Source-License (TASL) attribution system that Creative Commons (CC) suggests people use with CC licensed works. As an extension of the Sourcing Series, in this short we summarize and use examples […]
public engagement
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.
Tips on using images from Wikimedia Commons
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 Wikimedia Commons as a source for cool and relevant images for our Digital Data Stories. This is a follow-up article to our introduction to online sources of reusable […]
How to use the Digital Collections of the NYPL
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 […]
Handy image subscription services for archaeology
Welcome to another Sourcing Series segment presented by the Data Literacy Program (DLP) of the Alexandria Archive Institute. In this article, we introduce a couple of subscription-based sources for (re)usable images. This is a follow-up to our introduction to online sources for reusable images.
Of Mycenaean Men: The Public Archaeology Book Club
This exercise is best suited to those with an interest in defining data, understanding archaeological data, or discussing the impacts of archaeological data on modern society. Users should have some familiarity with group discussion or book clubs, but previous experience with data or archaeology is not required.
