Archaeology Data Service DRI Strand A 2021-22
Lead Research Organisation:
University of York
Department Name: Archaeology
Abstract
The Archaeology Data Service (ADS) is the only accredited digital repository for archaeology and heritage data in the UK, with 25 years of experience supporting research, learning and teaching with free, high quality and dependable digital resources. It does this by preserving digital data in the long term, and by promoting and disseminating a broad range of archaeological and historic environment data including both terrestrial and marine resources. The ADS promotes good practice in the use of digital data, provides technical advice to the research community, and supports the deployment of digital technologies.
DRI funding will allow the ADS to undertake remedial infrastructure investment in three core areas, making strategic improvements so that it can build solid foundations for its role in the UKRI digital research infrastructure and TANC programmes: (i) AHRC data deposit: backlog scoping and assessment; (ii) Depositor training, and (iii) ADS technical infrastructure investment.
DRI funding will allow the ADS to undertake remedial infrastructure investment in three core areas, making strategic improvements so that it can build solid foundations for its role in the UKRI digital research infrastructure and TANC programmes: (i) AHRC data deposit: backlog scoping and assessment; (ii) Depositor training, and (iii) ADS technical infrastructure investment.
Organisations
Publications
Richards J
(2021)
Archiving Archaeological Data in the United Kingdom
in Internet Archaeology
| Description | The award allowed ADS to invest in critical research infrastructure to allow us to support AHRC grant-holders in meeting their obligations for long term data preservation and online access. |
| Exploitation Route | The outcomes are being taken forward through further investment. We have developed a training programme to improve the quality of data deposited which will be rolled out in 2022-23 and we also undertook a survey of AHRC grant holders to identify legacy projects. These have been prioritised for rescue and archiving. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| URL | https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk |
| Description | The improvements made to our web site are of benefit to (i) commercial sector users, for example archaeological contractors working in the construction industry, (ii) public sector bodies, including national heritage agencies , and (iii) the wider public, including those undertaking voluntary archaeological recording. Standards guidelines have been updated: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/help-guidance/guides-to-good-practice/ and instructions for depositors have been made easier to access https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/help-guidance/instructions-for-depositors/ and streamlined. This is beginning to impact non-academic users of our service for whom it is much easier to find and deposit data, creating an economic saving. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Construction,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic |