Collaboratively Creating a Digital Collection Database

Summary

This is an abstract from the "In Search of Solutions: Exploring Pathways to Repatriation for NAGPRA Practitioners (Part IV): NAGPRA in Policy, Protocol, and Practice" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Digital curation has become a critical component of a method of archaeological collection management, and UofL’s CACHe recently received an NEH Foundation grant to develop a collection database. Digital curation helps collection managers organize and preserve collection records, monitor artifact conditions, and promote accessibility. Digital databases are vital; however, they are not directly addressed in 36CFR79, NAGPRA, or other curation laws. Therefore, we will be collaboratively building a database in partnership with digital curation experts, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and Louisville African American community members. We present collaboration goals and preliminary results of a survey we are using to guide database development.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• In Search of Solutions: Exploring Pathways to Repatriation for NAGPRA Practitioners (Part IV): NAGPRA in Policy, Protocol, and Practice   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39457.0