Digital Archives from Excavation and Fieldwork : A Guide to Good Practice

by Richards, Julian; Robinson, Damian

• ISBN13: 9781900188739
• ISBN10: 1900188732
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: David Brown Book Co

Summary

The Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS), funded by the UK government, has produced this series of Guides to Good Practice to provide the arts and humanities research and teaching communities with practical instruction in applying recognized standards and good practice to the creation, preservation and use of digital resources. Some of the Guides focus on methods and applications relevant to arts and humanities disciplines such as archaeology, history, linguistics, text studies and performing arts. Others address those areas which cross-disciplinary boundaries. All Guides identify and explore key issues and provide comprehensive pointers for those who need more specific information. As such they are essential reference material for anyone in interested in computer-assisted research and teaching in the arts and humanities.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Aims and Objectives	1	(5)
Digital archives from archaeological excavation and fieldwork	1	(1)
Background	2	(1)
Resource discovery and re-use	2	(2)
Other guides in this series	4	(2)
The Essentials of Good Digital Archiving Practice	6	(8)
What is digital archiving?	6	(1)
Planning for the collection or creation of digital datasets	7	(4)
Digital archiving strategies	11	(2)
Formatting material for digital archiving	13	(1)
Levels of Digital Archiving	14	(9)
The principles of archiving excavation and fieldwork digital data	14	(1)
Data in digital archives	15	(8)
Documenting the Digital Archive	23	(5)
Introduction	23	(1)
Documentation of project background, methodology and results	23	(3)
Documenting file types and formats	26	(2)
Depositing Digital Archives	28	(6)
Standards and guidelines for depositing digital archives in archaeology	28	(1)
Archiving requirements in project designs or specifications	28	(1)
Repositories for archaeological digital archives	29	(1)
Depositing data with the ADS	30	(4)
Copyright and Re-Use	34	(2)
General copyright considerations	34	(1)
The rights management framework of the AHDS	35	(1)
Implementing These Guidelines	36	(2)
Recommendations for archive curators, funding agencies and standards bodies	36	(1)
Recommendations for archive creators (e.g. contractors, university and local society projects)	37	(1)
Recommendations for archive collecting agencies	37	(1)
Summary of Objectives and Principles	38	(2)
Objectives for digital archives in archaeology	38	(1)
The principles of archiving excavation and fieldwork digital data	39	(1)
Glossary	40	(4)
Sources for Further Information	44	(2)
Bibliography	46	(2)
Appendix 1: Documenting Digital Archives: A Case Study	48	(9)
Appendix 2: ADS Deposit Licence	57	(5)
Appendix 3: AHDS Common Access Agreement	62	(2)
Appendix 4: Data Documentation and Content Standards in Archaeology	64