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0.2. Mobile Computing in Archaeology: Exploring and Interpreting Current Practices
(2016-10-02)Since 2010, a range of mobile and internet-connected tablet computing devices (e.g., iPads) have been integrated into archaeological practice, with projects experimenting with new approaches to documenting, interpreting, ... -
(1) LGBTQ+ AV Collections: Full Text Corpus
(2021-01-01)This file includes all of the LGBTQ+ collections that were identified as part of the project, and organizes the text output as well as associated metadata in an Excel spreadsheet. Transcripts can be found in Column B, "Text." -
1.1. Why Paperless: Technology and Changes in Archaeological Practice, 1996–2016
(2016-10-03)The past 20 years have witnessed a slow march toward complete digitization of archaeological field data. In this paper, I assess the last two decades of academic archaeological fieldwork based on my experience with field ... -
1.2. Are We Ready for New (Digital) Ways to Record Archaeological Fieldwork? A Case Study from Pompeii
(2016-10-04)Beyond outlining some of the experiences and outcomes of the conversion of the University of Cincinnati’s excavations at Pompeii to a “paperless” project, particularly through the highly publicized adoption of iPads to ... -
1.3. Sangro Valley and the Five (Paperless) Seasons: Lessons on Building Effective Digital Recording Workflows for Archaeological Fieldwork
(2016-10-05)Since 2011 the Sangro Valley Project (Italy) has employed a custom-built paperless recording system with iPads and FileMaker at its core. This paper summarizes the evolution of the project’s paperless system and presents ... -
1.4. DIY Digital Workflows on the Athienou Archaeological Project, Cyprus
(2016-10-06)For the last 25 years, the Athienou Archaeological Project (AAP) has conducted pedestrian survey and excavations of domestic, religious, and funerary sites in the Malloura Valley on Cyprus. To enhance the project’s research ... -
1.5. Enhancing Archaeological Data Collection and Student Learning with a Mobile Relational Database
(2016-10-07)In 2011, the Proyecto de Investigación Arqueológico Regional Ancash (PIARA) inaugurated an archaeological field school that employed a comprehensive digital data collection protocol. Students learned to record data on iPads ... -
1.6. Digital Archaeology in the Rural Andes: Problems and Prospects
(2016-10-08)This chapter explores the social context of digital archaeology conducted in a developing nation, with an emphasis on the archaeological project at Chavín de Huántar, in Peru. One might argue that the relevance, audience, ... -
1.7. Digital Pompeii: Dissolving the Fieldwork-Library Research Divide
(2016-10-09)The advent of new forms of digital archaeological practice is revolutionizing the ways in which archaeologists work in the field. We have already witnessed the first part of the revolution, which has transformed archaeological ... -
12 to 1 Income Inequality among Working Families in Milwaukee County: Workforce Challenges for 2014
(2014-01-01)Critical labor force problems facing Milwaukee County’s “working poor” families are the lack of steady, good paying jobs and the resulting lack of adequate income support for single parents raising children. This report ... -
2.1. Reflections on Custom Mobile App Development for Archaeological Data Collection
(2016-10-10)With the widespread adoption of tablet computers in 2010, archaeologists quickly began to envision new ways of completing traditional tasks. The technology seemed particularly well-suited for replacing the paper-and-pencil ... -
2.2. The Things We Can Do with Pictures: Image-Based Modeling and Archaeology
(2016-10-11)Since the wide-spread availability of cost efficient image-based modeling software emerged five years ago, the discipline of archaeology has seen a proliferation of all things digital. The implementation of 3D modeling ... -
2.3 Beyond the Basemap: Multiscalar Survey through Aerial Photogrammetry in the Andes
(2016-10-12)The revolutionary capabilities of digital aerial photogrammetry open new avenues for archaeological research design, cultural heritage management, and spatial visualization and analysis. The low cost and high speed of ... -
2.4. An ASV (Autonomous Surface Vehicle) for Archaeology: The Pladypos at Caesarea Maritima, Israel
(2016-10-13)With the advent of new digital site recording technologies, archaeologists must manage spatial and visual datasets that have grown far beyond the capacity of last century’s paper notebooks. Turning to purely digital recording ... -
2004 Neighborhood Indicators Summary
(2004-01-01)This neighborhood indicators report assesses employment, economic and welfare changes based on eleven years of institutional data for nine ZIP codes (53204, 53205, 53206, 53208, 53210, 53212, 53216, 53218, and 53233) ... -
2015 Centro Hispano Head Start Community Needs Assessment
(2015-01-01)The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute prepared a Head Start Community Needs Assessment for Centro Hispano of Milwaukee, with a detailed study of conditions impacting schools, families and ... -
2017 MPS Head Start Community Assessment Data Analysis
(2017-01-01)The Milwaukee Public Schools Head Start Community Assessment identifies the community conditions and trends that impact the Head Start programs, participating families and children, and potential enrollees. The assessment ... -
2020 Conference on College Composition and Communication: Landing page
(2020-03-01)This site hosts the local landing page for the 2020 Conference on College Composition and Communication. These pages are nested within a blog site called Writing & Rhetoric MKE, which is run by graduate students who study ... -
2020 Update of the University Open Access Publication Fund
(2020-05-08)The University Open Access Publication Fund (UOAP) has been managed by the UWM Libraries since 2012. Its highest level of support, for eighteen articles in the total amount of $20,163, was provided in fiscal year 2019. ... -
23,639 Milwaukee County Residents with Driver's License Suspensions Solely for Failure to Pay Fines and Civil Forfeitures
(2012-01-01)Thousands of adults in Milwaukee County have suspensions placed on their driver’s licenses solely for not paying fines and civil forfeitures. Younger teens may be issued license suspensions for failure to pay fines and ...