2025/06/16 by Riedel, Marcel, Riebschläger, Fabian, Russo, Giulia · 1 voice
#CiVers #Citation #Publishing #Research Data #Versioning #iDAI.world
paper · doi:10.34780/6k764r03
The CiVers Project (Citation of Versioned Web Pages by PID) is a project aimed at promoting the citation of information resources of web-based reseach databases in archaeology and the humanities. Led by the Zentrale Wissenschaftliche Dienste (ZWD) of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in Berlin, the project started in February 2025 with 32 months of funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). Its primary goal is to develop a software that enables persistent, PID-supported citation of information resources within appropriate data system. In this article we want to focus on conceptual aspects of the project, providing an overview of the current terms, concepts, and practices for publishing and citing information in archaeology and ancient studies. Given that the CiVers concept is based initially on the potential and needs that arise from the (data) publication concepts at the DAI, we also want to outline some essential concepts of the iDAI.world as an exemplary infrastructural framework for publishing and citing information resources in archaeology and beyond.