Principles of Open Government Archaeology: Lessons from the Digital Index of North American Archaeology (DINAA)

Joshua J. Wells

American archaeology is conducted under cultural resources protection laws, but how does archaeology meet the challenge of openness? The past decade saw development of the “open government” digital information paradigm for public availability of information that underpins the functions of governance. Open government data provide a base …

Managing Digital Data at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology: Challenges and Directions

Rosemarie Blewitt

The North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1973 to coordinate and implement a statewide archaeological preservation program. This program includes prehistoric, historic, and underwater archaeology, and is implemented by staff in five offices throughout the state. Central to …

Sharing Curation Expertise and Space for Digital Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Data

Leigh Anne Ellison Francis Pierce-McManamon

Abstract

Archaeologists are busy all the time. Often stretching to meet a variety of professional obligations. CRM and government agency archaeologists are among the most stretched given the different directions that pull upon their professional lives. Scholarly pursuits; administrative, bureaucratic, regulatory, and public outreach responsibilities …

Always Halfway There: Keeping Up with Digital Archaeological Data in Virginia

Jolene Smith

Since being one of the first State Historic Preservation Offices to adopt electronic records management in the late ‘80s, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources has worked through several iterations of databases and web applications. These systems manage basic site information, details about physical collections, and now digital …