archaeological information

By Isto Huvila, 11 October, 2019

On the shifting grounds of archaeological information work

On shifting grounds – the study of archaeological practices in a changing world conference gathered a good number of peopel on 3-5 October 2019 in Rethymnon, Crete. The conference was organised by COST Action Archaeological Practices and Knowledge Work in the Digital Environment (ARKWORK) in collaboration with the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Crete, and chaired by Åsa Berggren (Lund University), Antonia Davidovic (University of Heidelberg) and Theodora Moullou (University of Crete). I presented some preliminary theoretical considerations relating to the CAPTURE project in a talk titled "Where to find archaeological information work and how to CAPTURE it".

Archaeological information in the digital society (ARKDIS) 2013-2018

Digitisation of archaeological information and cultural heritage assets has been one of the cornerstones of the digital society debate. However, at the same time when nations have made considerable investments in the digitalisation of archaeological heritage, we know very little about its implications to the usability of archaeological information for different stakeholder groups from citizens to researchers, museum professionals, landowners and property developers. We know a lot about technical challenges, but very little on how information practices influence the usability of information.
archaeological information

Latest Publications

Revisiting Metagames and Metagaming: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
Huvila, I. (2023). Revisiting Metagames and Metagaming: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations. Informatio, 28, 336-370. http://doi.org/10.35643/info.28.1.12
Svar – Isto Huvila
Huvila, I. (2022). Svar – Isto Huvila. In S. Edquist, Huvila, I., & Lind, A. -S. (Eds.), Makten över information: en brevbok (pp. 41-42, ). Uppsala: Centrum för mĂ„ngvetenskaplig forskning om religion och samhĂ€lle (CRS), Uppsala Universitet. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-494980 (Original work published 2022///AD)
Makten över information: en brevbok
Lind, A. -S. (2022). Makten över information: en brevbok. (S. Edquist & Huvila, I., Eds.). Uppsala: Centrum för mÄngvetenskaplig forskning om religion och samhÀlle (CRS), Uppsala Universitet. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-494980 (Original work published 2022///AD)
Den som bestÀmmer vad information Àr
Huvila, I. (2022). Den som bestÀmmer vad information Àr. In S. Edquist, Huvila, I., & Lind, A. -S. (Eds.), Makten över information: en brevbok (pp. 43-44). Uppsala: Centrum för mÄngvetenskaplig forskning om religion och samhÀlle (CRS), Uppsala Universitet. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-494980 (Original work published 2022///AD)
LAMs and the participatory turn
Huvila, I., Johnston, J., & Roued-Cunliffe, H. (2023). LAMs and the participatory turn. In C. Rasmussen, Rydbeck, K., & Larsen, H. (Eds.), Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Transition: Changes, Challenges, and Convergence in a Scandinavian Perspective (pp. 158-172). Abingdon: Routledge. http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003188834-15 (Original work published 2023///AD)

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Isto Huvila

(né Isto Vatanen)  
Professor in  
Information Studies  
Department of ALM  
Uppsala University

Docent (adjunct professor) in information management  
Information studies  
Åbo Akademi University

Isto Huvila is working on management and organisation of what we know and how we know in contexts ranging from social media to more traditional arenas of learning and working. My special areas of expertise are organisational information, social media, health, archives, libraries, museums and cultural heritage.

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