Assist. prof. dr. Ingrida Kelpšienė

Research Projects

• „Connective digital memory in borderlands: a mixed-methods study of cultural identity, heritage communication and digital curation on social networks” (since 2020), researcher.
• „Visuomenės poreikius atitinkančios virtualios kultūrinės erdvės vystymas“ (2019-2021), project expert.
• „Europeana Archaeology“ (2019-2020), project leader.
• „Europeana Food and Drink“ (2014-2016), project leader.
• „Local content in a Europeana cloud“ (LoCloud) (2013-2016), project leader.
• „Connecting Archaeology and Architecture in Europeana“ (CARARE) (2010-2013), chief specialist.
• „Virtuali istorinė Lietuva: Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė“ (2011-2012), chief specialist.
• „HISTORIUS-P: Lituanistinių mokslo tyrimų ir paveldo infrastruktūrų tinklo kūrimas: projektavimo fazė“ (2010-2011), junior researcher.

Presentations in scientific conferences

• Kelpšienė, Ingrida; Dallas, Costis. Archaeological communities on Facebook: metaphors admins live by (2019). International ARKWORK conference „On shifting grounds – the study of archaeological practices in a changing world“. Rethymno, Greece.
• Costis Dallas; Kelpšienė, Ingrida. What motivates, and what troubles, archaeology-related Facebook administrators? Results from a focus group and interviewing study (2019). Public Archaeology Twitter conference #PATC4 (remote).
• Dallas, Costis; Kelpšienė, Ingrida. Archaeological interactions between amateurs and professionals on Facebook (2017). International conference „European Association of Archaeologists (EAA). Maastricht, Netherlands.
• Vosyliūtė, Ingrida. Archaeology in social media: users, content and communication on Facebook (2014). International conference „Digital Humanities 2014 (DH2014)“. Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Vosyliūtė, Ingrida. Communicating and interpreting archaeological heritage in social media: passion for archaeology on Facebook. International conference „Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology 2014 (CAA2014)“. Paris, France.

Academic Qualification

• 25 June 2021 – Doctoral degree, Vilnius University. Dissertation topic: "Participatory heritage: a multiple-case study of Lithuanian grassroots cultural heritage communities on Facebook". Superviser – Prof. Dr. Rimvydas Laužikas.

Qualification Advancements

Taught Subjects

• Audiovisual media (bachelor's study programme) since 2022.
• Innovative culture communication (bachelor's study programme) 2015-2016.
• Electronic information services (bachelor's study programme) 2014-2015.
• Project management (bachelor's study programme), 2011-2012.

Expert and other activities

• International research infrastructure „The Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities“ (DARIAH), since 2011, representative of Vilnius University, member of the scientific working group „Digital Methods and Practices Observatory“) (DiMPO).
• „Europeana“ digital library network, since 2011 – member of the “Europeana Pro” group expert researchers.
• International association „Connecting Archaeology and Architecture to Europeana“, member of the association, since 2016.
• COST action (CA20105) „Slow Memory: Transformative Practices for Times of Uneven and Accelerating Change“, member of the research groups „Transformation of Politics“ and „Transformation of Conflict“, since 2021.
• COST action (CA18128) „Saving European Archaeology from the Digital Dark Age“ alternate representative on the Operational Management Committee and member of the research group „Use and Reuse of Archaeological Data“, since 2019.
• COST action (CA16213) „New Exploratory Phase in Research on East European Cultures of Dissent“, 2017 – 2021, alternate representative on the Operational Management Committee and member of the research group „Mediating Research through Technology“.
• COST action (CA15201) „Archaeological Practices and Knowledge Work in the Digital Environment“, 2016 – 2020, alternate representative on the Operational Management Committee and member of the research group „Archaeological Knowledge Production and Global Communities”.