ARI Awards and News
June 2011
Kim Savage was honored with a 2011 statewide Award in Public Archaeology as an individual in the Government Agency category. The Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission presented the award at the Historic Preservation Conference in Tucsion AZ on June 24, 2011. Kim was recognized for developing "innovative, hands-on lessons that promote critical thinking skills and understanding of archaeology as a science." She has also trained many students and volunteers in public outreach and actively assists in the planning of the Archaeology Expo and other public evens. Kim has been Public Outreach Coordinator for the Archaeological Research Institute since 1998.
June 2003
Paper Presentation Archaeological Research Databases: Current and Future Preservation Strategies at ARI
by Arleyn Simon, Destiny Crider, and Alanna Ossa
For the Symposium Session:
Advancing Access to Digital Data: Strategies for Preserving Archaeological Digital Records
Mary S. Carroll and Arleyn W. Simon, co-organizers
World Archaeological Congress (WAC5), June 2003
ABSTRACT
Since the advent of computer technology, archaeologists have been designing, implementing, and archiving digital databases. However, once digital files pass into the curation realm where they are often shelved like paper copies, the media and data are on the fast track to obsolecence given the rapid turnover of hardware and software. Archaeological repositories, such as the Archaeological Research Institute (ARI) at Arizona State University (ASU), are faced with the challenge of providing continuing access to several uniquely designed archaeological research databases and related files that were generated from various combinations of software and hardware. To ensure preservation of these data, the ARI staff curates these data electronically. We discuss methods of preserving the original data structures and metadata as artifacts of the projects that generated them, but also present strategies for integrating these unique datasets into regional databases that will provide continuing access through established standards and online availability.
March 28-29, 2003
At the Archaeology Expo held in Payson, AZ, the Archaeological Research Institute received the 2003 Award in Public Archaeology from the Archaeology Advisory Council. ARI Public Outreach Coordinator, Kim Savage (Staff), accepted the award for ARI from Jim Garrison (AZ SHPO). ARI participates in the Archaeology Expo, SEE ASU, and ASU Sneaker Tours. Kim and ARI staff members give numerous school presentations and tours. ARI was nominated by Barbara Stark [ASU Anthropology Faculty] and Amy Douglass [Ph.D. 1987, Director, Tempe History Museum].
February 2003
The ArchNet website operated by the Archaeological Research Institute (ARI) received the “Blue Web’n Hot Site of the Week” award. Blue Web’n is an educational web resource operated by Knowledge Network Explorer. ArchNet is managed by Arleyn Simon [RF], Jim Ames [Staff], Destiny Crider [G] (web content manager), and Alanna Ossa [G] (web programmer), with contributions by the ARI staff.
November 2002
Simon, Arleyn, and Destiny Crider, 2002, "Archnet", SAA Archaeological Record, November 2002: 26-29.
March 1997
The ARI Website was featured as “ArchNet site of the month.” This was four years prior to the migration of ArchNet to ARI in 2001. In 1997, ArchNet was operated by Jonathan Lizee and Tom Plunkett at the University of Connecticut.