Yorkshire Philosophical Society

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Fifty Years Behind the Scenes: digitizing the archives of York Archaeology

Ellie Drew, Collections and Archives Officer, York Archaeology

York Archaeology (formerly York Archaeological Trust) holds a collection of objects and related archive material from over fifty years of excavations in York, and further afield. The Collections and Archives Department is currently undertaking an ambitious project to make much of this material available online via the open-source platform Omeka S. This talk will cover our approach to the project, some of the technical challenges faced along the way, and how these resources can expand and enhance use of the collection both within the heritage sector, and more generally by researchers, schools, and the general public.

Ellie Drew is Collections and Archives Officer for York Archaeology. She has an MSc in Digital Heritage from the University of York, and is especially interested in improving access to collections through both digital and analogue methods.

Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm event start:

We are holding this free Cafe Scientifique session on Wednesday 19 March 2025 from 7pm, talk starting at 7.30pm, in the “Den”, Mickelgate Social, 148-150 Mickelgate on the corner of Bar Lane, York.  Nearest car park at Nunnery lane and the venue is a short walk from York Station or Rougier Street buses.

Buy a drink at the ground floor bar, (beer, coffee, fruit juice, wine and spirits all available) and then come down the stairs to the basement “Den” where there are tables, chairs and sofas and a sound system and large screen.  Apologies that there is no lift.