University of Birmingham Closing Archaeology Department
The University of Birmingham has decided to close down its archaeology department. Here is a video on the subject: In all seriousness it looks like a hatchet job. The staff and students are fighting...
View ArticleCensors on Campus- The Open Access Backlash
I was recently asked to write an article for the Index on Censorship special issue about censorship of academia. Specifically, I was asked to write about the AIA’s stance against Open Access ( I blog...
View ArticleIt’s not what you know, but who you know- The RESEARCH SHOWS
Today, I read this great article ‘It’s not what you know, but who you know: The role of connections in academic promotions’. It is a very short article about the role relationships play in obtaining a...
View ArticleArchaeology/Archaeology Related Blogs to Read XIX
Back after a little break is a new round of Archaeology/Archaeology related blogs to read. The full list of all (not all but quite a few) archaeo blogs can be found here. First up, is a great blog that...
View ArticleArchaeology/Archaeology Related Blogs to Read XX
Already at number 20 and there still probably 100+ blogs to go. Well I better get moving then. Full list can be seen here and this weeks blogs are: Castles and Coprolites-...
View ArticleOpen Archaeology Data: Jobs in British Archaeology
In the interest in following the ‘Open’ ethos of Open Data, Open Access, etc. I have put all of the data I have from the Jobs in British Archaeology series. Well not all, this year’s data is not up as...
View Article#digipubarch Conference Video: Digital Audiences – A Few Lessons from Arts...
Here is the next presentation from the Digital Engagement in Archaeology conference: Digital Audiences – A Few Lessons from Arts Council Research More information available here-...
View Article#digipubarch Conference Video- An Emerging Research Framework for Studying...
Another great presentation from the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference: An Emerging Research Framework for Studying Public Engagement with Digital Archaeology Resources As a young field,...
View Article#digipubarch Conference Video- The Archaeology of Digital Abandonment
Matt Law’s great presentation of his and Colleen’s paper at the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference. You can also follow his work here and Colleen’s here. After fifteen years of hosting...
View Articledigipubarch Conference Video- Impact of the Archaeology Data Service (ADS)
The next video from the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference. This almost finishes out the morning sessions for the first day: From the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference-...
View ArticleDigipubarch Conference Video- The Portable Antiquities Scheme and its impact...
One of the great afternoon sessions from the first day of the Digital Engagement in Archaeology: From the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference-...
View ArticleDigipubarch Conference Video- A case study in social media, new audiences and...
For those involved in Museums an excellent discussion of social media and museums for the Digital Engagement in Archaeology: From the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference-...
View ArticleDigipubarch Conference Video- Digital Artifact Ecosystems: The “Internet of...
Almost done, editing all of the videos from the first day of the Digital Engagement in Archaeology conference. Here is a video that makes me weep for joy about what archives are going: Digital Artifact...
View ArticleDigipubarch Conference Video- Integrating Technology into the Trench
Made it to the second day of the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference. Very interesting talk about integrating technology into field projects: Abstract: Integrating Technology into the Trench...
View ArticleDigipubarch Conference Video- Let’s Get Digital, Digital!
Cara, from Archaeology Scotland, presents some great work they are going at Adopt-a-Monument, at the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference: Abstract: Let’s Get Digital, Digital! Adopt-a-Monument...
View Articledigipubarch Conference Video- Publishing in archaeology: Open Access and the...
A presentation on the subject of Open Access in Archaeology, something that is near and dear to my heart, at the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference: Abstract: Publishing in archaeology: Open...
View Articledigipubarch Conference Video- From Khipu Knots to Instant Tweets
One of the last presentations of the conference, a very interesting looking at Inca knots and Twitter at the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference: Abstract: From Khipu Knots to Instant Tweets...
View Articledigipubarch Conference Video- When digital engagement costs you nothing:...
One of the last presentations, and my second, at the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference: Abstract: When digital engagement costs you nothing: making websites in minutes In 2010, the BBC...
View Articledigipubarch Conference Video: Vote For Me – Interactive Ways to Digitally...
From the Museum of London a great presentation at the Digital Engagement in Archaeology Conference: Abstract: Vote For Me – Interactive Ways to Digitally Engage Audiences with Archaeology The Museum of...
View ArticleReview of tDAR (the Digital Archaeological Record)
I have spent the last few days working with tDAR. It is “an international digital archive and repository that houses data about archaeological investigations, research, resources, and scholarship....
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