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==Available==
==Available==
* http://legacy.ariadne-infrastructure.eu/
* https://www.ariadne-research-infrastructure.eu/
 
==Home Institution==
University of York, United Kingdom


==Description==
==Description==
From project's website (abridged and accessed 14 January 2020)
From the ARIADNE RI website (abridged and accessed 13 July 2026)
<blockquote><p>The ARIADNE network developed out of the vital need to develop infrastructures for the management and integration of archaeological data at a European level. Many European countries are working, both individually and in combination, to develop data preservation and access policies.One of its key goals is to facilitate multilateral initiatives leading to the better use and development of research infrastructures, at EU and international levels.
<blockquote>The ARIADNE Research Infrastructure AISBL (ARIADNE RI) was founded on 28th November 2022. It is not-for-profit association, established according to Belgian law, but capable of operating at an international level. Its primary aim is to continue the work of [https://ariadne-infrastructure.eu/ ARIADNEplus] (2018-22) and the previous [http://legacy.ariadne-infrastructure.eu/ ARIADNE Integrating Activity] (2012-16). By the end of 2022 these projects had established a Linked Open Data triple store, also searchable via an Open Access data catalogue (the [https://portal.ariadne-infrastructure.eu/ ARIADNE portal]), and providing access to over 3.5m rich data resources. These encompass the archaeology and heritage of 4 continents and over 40 countries, and range from the archaeology of the earliest hominids to the present day.
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<p>ARIADNE sits within DARIAH as a digital infrastructure focussed on the archaeological and heritage sector. 24 European partners, spread across 13 countries, have been brought together in ARIADNE. The network aims to bring together and integrate the existing archaeological research data infrastructures so that researchers can use the various distributed datasets. It plans to embrace Linked Open Data as well as Web Services approaches, and will use Natural Language Processing to enhance access to archaeological grey literature. </p>
The founding membership of the ARIADNE RI comprises over 25 members and associate members from the ARIADNEplus consortium. Our statutes confirm that the purpose of the ARIADNE RI is to:


<p>In many countries it has been assumed that libraries and archives, the traditional custodians of records, will simply take on this additional role. However, few are adequately resourced or staffed to deal with the scale and complexity of digital data, particularly the volume and range of data types produced by the archaeological sector. Several studies have recognized the value of discipline-based repositories in developing stakeholder communities, avoiding fragmentation, and establishing discipline-specific data preservation expertise.</p>
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  <li>Promote, support and develop the use of digital techniques applied to the arts, humanities, cultural heritage and in particular to archaeology;</li>
  <li>Contribute to the development of software tools to operate on digital data in these sectors;</li>
  <li>Promote and encourage the creation of open archives with the data produced in these fields by research and management;</li>
  <li>Maintain and develop management tools allowing the integration of digital data archives in these sectors;</li>
  <li>Continue to manage the integration of the archaeological data archives developed in the ARIADNE and ARIADNEplus projects, expanding and updating the digital catalogue already available online and the associated digital infrastructure;</li>
  <li>Support this program with the necessary communication tools.</li>
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<p>The UK’s Archaeology Data Service (ADS) is the longest-standing digital archive for archaeology. The ADS was established in 1996 as one of the five discipline-based service providers making up the UK Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS). It is hosted by the University of York. The ADS is the mandated place of deposit for archaeological research data for a number of research councils and heritage organizations and makes all its holdings freely available for download or online research. At the last count it provides access to over 18,000 unpublished fieldwork reports (the so-called grey literature) and over 500 data-rich digital archives. All reports and archives are allocated a permanent means of citation, or Digital Object Identifier, in collaboration with the British Library and DataCite. </p>
The ARIADNE RI will therefore work to ensure that the ARIADNE portal is maintained, enabling the update of existing datasets, and the addition of new members and new data sets. Based upon its broad membership it is able to represent the largest international grouping of archaeological data repositories, national heritage bodies, museums, scientific research organisations and universities. It also brings together archaeologists and information scientists in a collaboration that enables them to apply for international research funding as a single legal entity.
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==Bigliography==
==Bibliography==
* Julian D. Richards (2012). "Digital Infrastructures for Archaeological Research: A European Perspective" ''CSA Newsletter'' XXV (2), September 2012. Available: http://csanet.org/newsletter/fall12/nlf1202.html
* [https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue64/ <i>Internet Archaeology</i> Issue 64 (2023) - International Data Aggregation for Archaeological Research and Heritage Management: the ARIADNE experience]
 
* [https://www.ariadne-research-infrastructure.eu/ariadneplus-deliverables/ ARIADNEplus Deliverables] (2019-2022)
[[category:Linked open data]]
* [http://legacy.ariadne-infrastructure.eu/resources-2/deliverables/ ARIADNE Deliverables] (2014-2018)
[[category:Projects]]
* [https://www.ariadne-research-infrastructure.eu/other-publications/ Other publications] (papers, reports and guides)
[[category:Repositories]]

Revision as of 16:32, 13 July 2026

Available

Description

From the ARIADNE RI website (abridged and accessed 13 July 2026)

The ARIADNE Research Infrastructure AISBL (ARIADNE RI) was founded on 28th November 2022. It is not-for-profit association, established according to Belgian law, but capable of operating at an international level. Its primary aim is to continue the work of ARIADNEplus (2018-22) and the previous ARIADNE Integrating Activity (2012-16). By the end of 2022 these projects had established a Linked Open Data triple store, also searchable via an Open Access data catalogue (the ARIADNE portal), and providing access to over 3.5m rich data resources. These encompass the archaeology and heritage of 4 continents and over 40 countries, and range from the archaeology of the earliest hominids to the present day.

The founding membership of the ARIADNE RI comprises over 25 members and associate members from the ARIADNEplus consortium. Our statutes confirm that the purpose of the ARIADNE RI is to:

  1. Promote, support and develop the use of digital techniques applied to the arts, humanities, cultural heritage and in particular to archaeology;
  2. Contribute to the development of software tools to operate on digital data in these sectors;
  3. Promote and encourage the creation of open archives with the data produced in these fields by research and management;
  4. Maintain and develop management tools allowing the integration of digital data archives in these sectors;
  5. Continue to manage the integration of the archaeological data archives developed in the ARIADNE and ARIADNEplus projects, expanding and updating the digital catalogue already available online and the associated digital infrastructure;
  6. Support this program with the necessary communication tools.

The ARIADNE RI will therefore work to ensure that the ARIADNE portal is maintained, enabling the update of existing datasets, and the addition of new members and new data sets. Based upon its broad membership it is able to represent the largest international grouping of archaeological data repositories, national heritage bodies, museums, scientific research organisations and universities. It also brings together archaeologists and information scientists in a collaboration that enables them to apply for international research funding as a single legal entity.

Bibliography

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