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AHDS Guides to Good Practice
Stama,
Thought you might be interested in the following posting (from NINCH). The
"GIS Guide to Good Practice" includes advice on the long-term preservation
of GIS-based digital resources.
Cheers, Tim
> UK's ARCHAEOLOGY DATA SERVICE PUBLISHES:
> GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS--GUIDE TO GOOD PRACTICE
> <http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/goodguides/gis/>
>
>
> First in series of
> GUIDES TO GOOD PRACTICE
> PUBLISHED BY ARTS & HUMANITIES DATA SERVICE
> <http://ahds.ac.uk/public/guides.html>
>
>
>First in an ambitious series of "Guides to Good Practice" to be published
>by the UK's Arts & Humanities Data Service, is the Archaeology Data
>Service's "GIS Guide to Good Practice."
>
>Titles currently being prepared in this series, under the auspices of AHDS,
>include the following:
>
>ARCHAEOLOGY
>* Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing
>* Archaeological Geophysics
>* Computer Aided Design
>* Excavation and Fieldwork Archiving
>
>HISTORY
>* Digitising history: a guide to creating electronic resources from
>historical documents
>* Secondary Analysis in Historical Research
>* History GIS
>
>PERFORMING ARTS
>* Creating digitised audio materials for use in research and teaching
>* Digital Collections in the Performing Arts: Metadata, Management and
>Minefields
>
>TEXTUAL STUDIES
>* Creating and Documenting Electronic Texts
>* Developing Linguistic Corpora
>* Finding and Using Electronic Texts
>
>VISUAL ARTS
>* Creating digital information for the Visual Arts: standards and best
>practice
>* Using digital information in teaching and learning in the visual arts
>* Why invest in the digitisation of visual arts material?
>
>CROSS-DISCIPLINARY GUIDES
>* Describing Resources: Dublin Core metadata
>* Guide to Good Practice in Creating a Viable Digital Resource
>
>
>Further information is available on the AHDS webpage at
><http://ahds.ac.uk/public/guides.html>. Below I include the explanatory
>introduction to that page:
>
>"The AHDS is publishing a series of Guides providing the humanities
>research and teaching communities with practical instruction in applying
>recognised standards and good practice to the creation and use of digital
>resources.
>
>"Some of the Guides focus on methods and applications relevant to
>humanities disciplines, such as history, archaeology, visual arts,
>performing arts and textual and linguistic studies. 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 materials for
>anyone interested in computer-assisted research and teaching in the
>humanities.
>
>David Green
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>
>>Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 11:29:51 +0100 ()
>>Subject: GIS Guide to Good Practice<fwd>
>>From: Neil Beagrie <neil.beagrie@ahds.ac.uk>
>>To: ahds-all@mailbase.ac.uk
>>
>>Apologies for cross-posting, but please forward as appropriate
>>
>>
>>**************************************************************
>>
>> GIS Guide to Good Practice
>>
>> http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/goodguides/gis/
>>
>>**************************************************************
>>
>>The Archaeology Data Service is pleased to announce the
>>web publication of its GIS Guide to Good Practice. It
>>provides guidance for individuals and organisations involved
>>in the creation, maintenance, use and long-term preservation
>>of GIS-based digital resources. The volume is written for
>>specialists, students, and those in between.
>>
>>The GIS Guide has been written by a dedicated team of
>>archaeologists, digital archivists, and GIS practitioners:
>>Mark Gillings, Peter Halls, Gary Lock, Paul Miller,
>>Greg Phillips, Nick Ryan, David Wheatley, and Alicia Wise.
>>
>>A traditional published version of the GIS Guide to Good
>>Practice will be available during the Autumn of 1998 from
>>Oxbow Books. Contact Oxbow Books, Park End Place, Oxford,
>>OX1 1HN for more information. Their email address is
>>oxbow@patrol.i-way.co.uk
>>
>>This is the first volume in a series of Guides to Good
>>Practice produced by the Arts and Humanities Data Service
>>(AHDS). The AHDS is a digital archiving service in the UK
>>consisting of six distributed services catering for the needs
>>of researchers in archaeology, history, performing arts, text
>>studies, and visual arts. Information about the AHDS Guide
>>to Good Practice series can be obtained at:
>>
>>http://ahds.ac.uk/public/guides.html
>>
>>Other titles in this series focus on the creation,
>>management, preservation, and use of digital images,
>>texts, etc.
>>
>>Four additional guides in this series are being
>>developed by the Archaeology Data Service. They cover
>>the archiving of digital excavation records,
>>data derived from aerial photographs and remotely
>>sensed images, CAD datasets, and archaeological
>>geophysics information. For more information
>>about these Guides in particular, please see:
>>
>>http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/goodguides/g2gp.html
>>--
>>_____________________________________________________________
>>
>>Alicia L. Wise aw25@york.ac.uk
>>Data Coordinator coord1@ads.ahds.ac.uk
>>Archaeology Data Service
>>University of York Tel: (01904) 433954
>>King's Manor Fax: (01904) 433939
>>York YO1 2EP
>>UK
>>
>>http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/ahds/
>>_____________________________________________________________
>>
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