Podcasts as Archaeological Digital Preservation

Summary

Archaeologists are increasingly collecting and storing archaeological data in a digital format. While a lot of time and effort has been spent on the HOW of digital information collection, little time has been spent on the other side - public outreach. An archaeologist's job is only half complete when the digital data are safely stored on multiple servers and in an archival format. If no one knows about it did it ever really matter? Podcasts are typically free and are accessible by everyone with the ability to hear. They are easy to create, store, and disseminate. The Archaeology Podcast Network has gone from a few thousand to over 30,000 monthly subscribers in just over two years - proving that the general public WANTS to know about what we're collecting and storing. Since podcasts are inherently digital, they can be preserved as the audio record of the collected digital information.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)   •
• Archaeological Epistemology in the Digital Age

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Abstract Id(s): 15321