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John Doershuk joined the group Digital Public Archaeology 2 years, 4 months ago

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Lynne Goldstein joined the group Digital Public Archaeology 3 years, 4 months ago

Lynne Goldstein replied 3 years, 4 months ago

Not sure where you are on your planning right now, but we tried developing a wiki for MSU Campus Archaeology, and it just didn’t work. People had trouble contributing, they got frustrated, and they just ended up ignoring it. We have had MUCH better luck with Zotero. And, I don’t think that Wordpress is the best way to go either – not as useful.
- Lynne Goldstein replied 3 years, 4 months ago
  
  I should explain that what we have been posting is archival references and quotes. People were recreating the wheel a lot, so the idea was to have one place where various item found in archives could be stored and referenced.
Kate Ellenberger replied 3 years ago

That is good to know! I have noticed that ongoing and rich engagement is the hardest part. Hard to get people to do anything but read.

Kate Ellenberger started the topic Opening my project up to DPA folks for comment! in the forum Digital Public Archaeology 3 years, 4 months ago

My project is a digital public archaeology website that will be the capstone for a multi-decade, multivocal local heritage initiative. My blog posts on this topic: http://bit.ly/1SQ5lre & http://bit.ly/1ViFiXf

(Sorry for those following the private forum thread! This is a rehash of content from some posts I made on there to start a discussion i…[Read more]

Ashley Peles joined the group Digital Public Archaeology 3 years, 4 months ago

Kate Ellenberger started the topic Very pinteresting… in the forum Digital Public Archaeology 3 years, 4 months ago

There are absolutely tons of US teachers on pinterest collecting and generating lessons on archaeology. Under my company account (heritechconsulting @ gmail) I’ve collected several hundred by topic, and been contemplating how these shape the average persons understanding of what we do.

The platform feels so accessible and personal that it could…[Read more]

Kate Ellenberger started the topic Recommended Reading: OK computer? Digital community archaeologies in practice in the forum Digital Public Archaeology 3 years, 4 months ago

This issue of Internet Archaeology contains insightful articles about various aspects of digital public archaeology including papers describing a photogrammetry project, considering how human remains are represented digitally, and where digital public archaeology fits within broader public archaeology, among many others!

Griffiths, S. eds.
2015…[Read more]

Kate Ellenberger started the topic Recommended Reading: in the forum Digital Public Archaeology 3 years, 4 months ago

http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue40/7/dpa-intro.html

A.L. McMichael replied to the topic Building community in digipubarch in the forum Digital Public Archaeology 3 years, 4 months ago

I came across this article yesterday, written by Donna Zuckerberg, an editor at Ediolon, which is a Classics journal for the public. It addresses some of the same things you mention about engaging a wider public. I was also interested in the way she mentions the lack of emphasis put on originality, and instead focuses on clarity and the…[Read more]

Kate Ellenberger started the topic Building community in digipubarch in the forum Digital Public Archaeology 3 years, 4 months ago

Hey all,
I started this group hoping that folks interested in digital public archaeology (in its myriad forms) would join and we could start chatting about ideas to connect us. I have noticed that many of us have similar challenges but may feel alone within our region, subdiscipline, institution, and whatnot.

Right now I am contemplating the…[Read more]