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{{Short description|UK digital collection organization}}

The '''Arts and Humanities Data Service''' (AHDS) is a UK national service aiding the discovery, creation and preservation of digital resources in and for research, teaching and learning in the arts and humanities.

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The '''Arts and Humanities Data Service''' ('''AHDS''') iswas a UK[[United Kingdom]] national service aiding the discovery, creation and preservation of digital resources in and for research, teaching and learning in the [[arts]] and [[humanities]]. It was established in 1996 and ceased operation in 2008 (although the website and related digital collections are still accessible).

Organised via a Managing Executive at [[King's College London]] and five AHDS Centres, hosted by various UK Higher Education Institutions, the AHDS was funded until the end of March 2008 by the [[Joint Information Systems Committee]] and the [[Arts and Humanities Research Council]] (AHRC).

Centres, hosted by various UK Higher Education Institutions, the AHDS is currently

funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee and the [[Arts and Humanities

Research Council]]. However, the AHDS is now advising AHRC applicants that the

[[Arts and Humanities Research Council]] will be withdrawing all funding from the

AHDS after March 2008, and consequently funded projects should include costs for

preservation and sustainability (whether with the AHDS or another service).

However, in March 2007 the AHRC decided to cease funding for the AHDS beyond March 2008. As a result, the AHDS is now advising AHRC applicants to ensure their projects include a budget for the costs of preservation and sustainability (whether with the AHDS or another service).

The five subject-based AHDS Centres are

Following the demise of AHDS, and the cessation of the Methods Network, the Centre for e-Research (CeRch) was established at [[King's College London]] in 2008. The Centre's aims are to facilitate interdisciplinary, institutional, national and international collaboration.

*[[AHDS Archaeology]] - University of York

*[[AHDS History]] - University of Essex

*[[AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics]] - Oxford University

*[[AHDS Performing Arts]] - University of Glasgow

*[[AHDS Visual Arts]] - University College for the Creative Arts (Farnham campus)

The five subject-based AHDS Centres are:

Specific areas of work that the Arts and Humanities Data Service covers include

*Digital Preservation - Including a series of [http://ahds.ac.uk/preservation/ahds-preservation-documents.htm preservation handbooks] detailing specific preservation issues with various digital file formats and information on its [http://ahds.ac.uk/preservation/repository.htm digital repository]

*[[AHDS Archaeology]] -— [[University of York]]

*Advice on digitisation - Including a series of [http://ahds.ac.uk/creating/case-studies/ case studies] of existing digitisation projects, [http://ahds.ac.uk/creating/information-papers/ information papers] on specific issues in digitiation, and longer [http://ahds.ac.uk/creating/guides Guides to Good Practice] dealing with digitsation topics in particular arts and humanities disciplines

*[[AHDS History]] -— [[University of Essex]]

*Online collections created by universities and museums in the UK. These include

*[[AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics]] -— [[Oxford University]]

*AHDS Performing Arts — [[Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute|HATII]] at the [[University of Glasgow]]

*[[AHDS Visual Arts]] -— [[University College for the Creative Arts]] (Farnham campus)

Specific areas of work that the Arts and Humanities Data Service covers include:

*Digital[[digital Preservationpreservation]] -— Includingincluding a series of [http://ahds.ac.uk/preservation/ahds-preservation-documents.htm preservation handbooks] detailing specific preservation issues with various digital file formats and information on its [http://ahds.ac.uk/preservation/repository.htm digital repository]

*Advice on digitisation -[[digitization]] — Includingincluding a series of [http://ahds.ac.uk/creating/case-studies/ case studies] of existing digitisationdigitization projects, [http://ahds.ac.uk/creating/information-papers/ information papers] on specific issues in digitiationdigitization, and longer [http://ahds.ac.uk/creating/guides Guides to Good Practice] dealing with digitsationdigitization topics in particular arts and humanities disciplines

*Online collections created by universities and museums in the UK. These include:

**[http://ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/ An online catalogue] with details of collections held within the archive

**[https://web.archive.org/web/20130622173908/http://www.ahds.rhul.ac.uk/performingartsahdscollections/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm Designing Shakespeare] -— 40 years of Shakesperian[[William Shakespeare|Shakespearian]] performance in [[London]] and [[Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford]]

**[http://stormont-papers.ahds.ac.uk/ The Stormont Papers] - Parliamentary debates from Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972.

==References==

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==External links==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120716205617/http://www.ahds.ac.uk/ Official website]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101125044331/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iss/cerch CeRch website]

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[[Category:EducationArts in the United Kingdom]]

[[Category:ScienceHumanities and technology in the United Kingdomorganizations]]

[[Category:Jisc]]

[[Category:2008 disestablishments in the United Kingdom]]

[[Category:Digital humanities projects]]