Collections from the Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) http://ahds.ac.uk/

How is the AHDS Organised? AHDS Executive (King’s College London) AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics (Oxford Text Archive, Oxford Uni.) AHDS History (UK Data Archive, University Of Essex) Funded by JISC and AHRC AHDS Archaeology (Archaeology Data Service, University Of York) AHDS Performing Arts (University Of Glasgow) AHDS Visual Arts (University College for Creative Arts, Farnham Campus) Established in 1996

AHDS Executive (King’s College London)

AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics (Oxford Text Archive, Oxford Uni.)

AHDS History (UK Data Archive, University Of Essex)

Funded by JISC and AHRC

AHDS Archaeology (Archaeology Data Service, University Of York)

AHDS Performing Arts (University Of Glasgow)

AHDS Visual Arts (University College for Creative Arts, Farnham Campus)

Established in 1996

What does the AHDS do? (1) Advises on the creation of digital data AHDS Digitisation Workshops Guides to good practice, information papers, workshops on particular issues, case studies, advice service over phone / email Helps with technical aspects of applications to AHRC

Advises on the creation of digital data

AHDS Digitisation Workshops

Guides to good practice, information papers, workshops on particular issues, case studies, advice service over phone / email

Helps with technical aspects of applications to AHRC

What does the AHDS do? (2) Collects, preserves and distributes high-quality digital resources for research and teaching Collections deposited by academics and by cultural heritage sector These resources are free for educational and private use Generally available online / available for downloading Different mechanisms for different formats and subjects

Collects, preserves and distributes high-quality digital resources for research and teaching

Collections deposited by academics and by cultural heritage sector

These resources are free for educational and private use

Generally available online / available for downloading

Different mechanisms for different formats and subjects

General AHDS Collections http://ahds.ac.uk/collections Searches through all AHDS collections Historical datasets Literary Texts Collections of images Archaeological Datasets

http://ahds.ac.uk/collections

Searches through all AHDS collections

Historical datasets

Literary Texts

Collections of images

Archaeological Datasets

General AHDS Collections http://ahds.ac.uk/collections Thematic strengths Linguistic corpora Old English Poetry and Prose Commercial Italian Medieval and Modern Chinese Census Material National and local data from 19 th and 20 th centuries

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Thematic strengths

Linguistic corpora

Old English Poetry and Prose

Commercial Italian

Medieval and Modern Chinese

Census Material

National and local data from 19 th and 20 th centuries

General AHDS Collections http://ahds.ac.uk/collections Thematic strengths Great Britain Historical Database Mortality, Occupation, Trade Union, Housing GIS of the Ancient Parishes of England and Wales, 1500-1850 Boundary information on early modern period

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Thematic strengths

Great Britain Historical Database

Mortality, Occupation, Trade Union, Housing

GIS of the Ancient Parishes of England and Wales, 1500-1850

Boundary information on early modern period

General AHDS Collections http://ahds.ac.uk/collections Thematic strengths Linguistic corpus Census Material Great Britain Historical Database Textual material can require registration with AHDS; historical material with UK Data Archive Registration for UK Data Archive to be simplified in Summer 2006 Generally available for download

http://ahds.ac.uk/collections

Thematic strengths

Linguistic corpus

Census Material

Great Britain Historical Database

Textual material can require registration with AHDS; historical material with UK Data Archive

Registration for UK Data Archive to be simplified in Summer 2006

Generally available for download

General AHDS Collections http://ahds.ac.uk/collections Serendipitous strengths Collections are driven by what depositors are researching and creating Thus collections, especially in history and text, can be particular in nature

http://ahds.ac.uk/collections

Serendipitous strengths

Collections are driven by what depositors are researching and creating

Thus collections, especially in history and text, can be particular in nature

General AHDS Collections http://ahds.ac.uk/collections Serendipitous strengths Ptolemy's Geographia : Books I & II Genevan Sex Crimes Database, c.1440-c.1790 Executions in the United States, 1608-1987 Scottish Emigration Database, 1923 Jeremy Bentham, 1748-1832: Transcripts of Original Manuscripts

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Serendipitous strengths

Ptolemy's Geographia : Books I & II

Genevan Sex Crimes Database, c.1440-c.1790

Executions in the United States, 1608-1987

Scottish Emigration Database, 1923

Jeremy Bentham, 1748-1832: Transcripts of Original Manuscripts

Visual Arts Collections http://visualarts.ahds.ac.uk/ Over 60,000 images collections from universities and cultural heritage sector Wide array of possible fields: Art History, Fashion, Design, Crafts (e.g. ceramics, textiles), Contemporary Art, Architecture, Posters, Magazines Browsing, searching, Lightbox, Content-based image retrieval. All online.

http://visualarts.ahds.ac.uk/

Over 60,000 images collections from universities and cultural heritage sector

Wide array of possible fields: Art History, Fashion, Design, Crafts (e.g. ceramics, textiles), Contemporary Art, Architecture, Posters, Magazines

Browsing, searching, Lightbox, Content-based image retrieval. All online.

Visual Arts Collections http://visualarts.ahds.ac.uk/ The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland Design Council Archive: Designing Britain National Fine Art Collection (fineart.ac.uk) Public Monuments and Sculpture Association Imperial War Museum Concise Art Collection Posters of Conflict

http://visualarts.ahds.ac.uk/

The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland

Design Council Archive: Designing Britain

National Fine Art Collection (fineart.ac.uk)

Public Monuments and Sculpture Association

Imperial War Museum

Concise Art Collection

Posters of Conflict

Visual Arts Collections The Learning Index http://visualarts.ahds.ac.uk/learning 13 learning and teaching modules using the images Exhibiting Britain Art for Social Spaces Calligraphy: an education in letter form Oral testimony and the interpretation of the crafts

The Learning Index

http://visualarts.ahds.ac.uk/learning

13 learning and teaching modules using the images

Exhibiting Britain

Art for Social Spaces

Calligraphy: an education in letter form

Oral testimony and the interpretation of the crafts

Archaeology Collections http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue Over 1m records related to sites and monuments in UK and abroad Contemporary and historic maps provided Uses: Not only archaeology but also Geography, History, Tourism, Urban Planning, Holidays All available online

http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue

Over 1m records related to sites and monuments in UK and abroad

Contemporary and historic maps provided

Uses: Not only archaeology but also Geography, History, Tourism, Urban Planning, Holidays

All available online

Archaeology Collections http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue Datasets related to particular research also available Royal Opera House Excavations Channel Tunnel Rail Link Christ Church, Spitalfields: investigations of the burial crypt 1984-1986 Defence of Britain database

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Datasets related to particular research also available

Royal Opera House Excavations

Channel Tunnel Rail Link

Christ Church, Spitalfields: investigations of the burial crypt 1984-1986

Defence of Britain database

Performing Arts Collections http://performingarts.ahds.ac.uk /collections/ Generally available online – but like history collections more research focussed Designing Shakespeare 40 years of performance at London and Stratford Images from plays, cast lists, director interviews, programme notes Online interface

http://performingarts.ahds.ac.uk /collections/

Generally available online – but like history collections more research focussed

Designing Shakespeare

40 years of performance at London and Stratford

Images from plays, cast lists, director interviews, programme notes

Online interface

AHDS Collections Wide range of materials, delivered in different formats Free for educational and private use Registration required only for some historical and textual items Continual process of adding collections and refining interface http://ahds.ac.uk/collections/ This PowerPoint available at http://ahds.ac.uk/collections/about.htm

Wide range of materials, delivered in different formats

Free for educational and private use

Registration required only for some historical and textual items

Continual process of adding collections and refining interface

http://ahds.ac.uk/collections/

This PowerPoint available at http://ahds.ac.uk/collections/about.htm