1. Dr Stuart Jeffrey sj523@york.ac.uk Oxford Said Business School 20 th October 2008 The Archaeology Data Service: The Archaeology Data Service: a subject specific repository a subject specific repository Who we are and what we doWho we are and what we do Digital preservation in archaeologyDigital preservation in archaeology ArchSearch – the ADS catalogueArchSearch – the ADS catalogue Sharing Information: the OASIS projectSharing Information: the OASIS project Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development

2. “To support research, learning and teaching with high quality and dependable digital resources.”

3. Digital PreservationDigital Preservation Access to data via the InternetAccess to data via the Internet Guides to Good PracticeGuides to Good Practice Teaching and Learning resourcesTeaching and Learning resources Technical advisory service to grant applicants and grant-giving agenciesTechnical advisory service to grant applicants and grant-giving agencies That means five things:

4. Open Archival Information Systems (OAIS)

5. Picture from DLib

6. ArchSearch http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/ Where is the information from? Researchers in universities Local government: SMR/HER National agencies: NMR Fieldworkers Museums Special interest groups

7. Dissemination: Project archives http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/ http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/resources.html?spitalfields_var_2001

9. NMSNMRSWOSASNMRWEtc…

10. 1,000,000 “thin” records: basic site information from NMR/HER/SMR links to other data sources Catalogue Records site digital archive Direct external link – (or contact details and reference numbers other digital data Several hundred “thick” archives: 1000’s of articles and complete publications 500 or so digital research archives and supporting material (growing rapidly) ArchSearch http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/

13. Z39.50 & OAI Search Set When QuerySet What Query Where Query Optional Search Map

20. Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities

21. Sample Text for Natural Language Processing Prior to classification

27. OASIS: Online AccesS to the Index of archaeological investigationS http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/oasis/

28. The OASIS project On-line form Used by all fieldworkers Records event level data Data accessible by HERs & NMRs Upload of ‘Grey Literature’ Record acts as metadata for report

29. The Archaeology Data Service The Archaeology Data Service Dr Stuart Jeffrey sj523@york.ac.uk http://ads.ahds.ac.uk http://ads.ahds.ac.uk