Repository details
Archaeology Data Service
Name of repository
Archaeology Data Service
Additional name(s)
- ADS
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The ADS is an accredited digital repository for heritage data that supports research, learning and teaching with freely available, high quality and dependable digital resources by preserving and disseminating digital data in the long term. The ADS also promotes good practice in the use of digital data, provides technical advice to the heritage community, and supports the deployment of digital technologies.
Contact(s)
- administrative: help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk
- administrative: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/contact/
Certificate(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
About 3.000 archaeological collections
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- serviceProvider
- dataProvider
Institutions (4)
Additional name(s)
- AHRC
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1996
Additional name(s)
- JISC
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2003
End date of responsibility
2008-03-31
Additional name(s)
- NERC
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1996
Policies (5)
Policy Name
Policy Name
Policy Name
Policy Name
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Database licenses (1)
Database License
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (3)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- feeRequired
Data upload license (1)
Data upload license name
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
Name of the repository software
- other
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
Quality management
yes
Application programming interfaces (2)
Type
SPARQL
Url
Type
OAI-PMH
Url
Metadata standards (4)
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Remarks
Remarks
ADS is covered by Clarivate Data Citation Index. is covered by Elsevier. ADS is one of the Data Centres of NERC, https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/facilities-and-resources/find-a-nerc-facility-or-resource/ The Archaeology Data Service (ADS) was established in September 1996, as one of five discipline-based service providers within the Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS).The ADS is a member of the Europeana Council of Content Providers and Aggregators.
The ADS is an associate member of the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)
Entry date
2012-07-23
Last update
2025-02-25
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