H elen R.Tibbo SchoolofInform ation and Library Science U niversity ofn orth C arolina atc hapelh ill 1
The active m anagem entand preservation ofdigitalresources overthe life-cycle of scholarly and scientific interest,and over tim e forcurrentand future generations of users. 2
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D eveloping sustainable and evolving digital curation educationalprogram s Professional,continuing,life-long education G raduate,professionaleducation D octoraleducation Program s need to be: International Interdisciplinary Linked to practicalexperiences,internships,etc. SUN PASIG 2009, Baltimore, MD 5
Integrated program s thataddress technicaland professionalknow ledge and skills across the digitalassetlifecycle. C apacity to specialize in various functions, environm ents,and m aterialtypes. Program s thataddress specific digital environm ents & resource types. C ollaborative program s. SUN PASIG 2009, Baltimore, MD 6
Preserving Access to O urd igitalfuture: Building an InternationalD igitalc uration C urriculum.http://w w w.ils.unc.edu/digccurr. This projectis funded through IM LS G rant# R E-05-06-0044. A collaboration ofthe SchoolofInform ation and Library Science (SILS)atthe U niversity ofn orth C arolina atc hapelh ill(u N C -C H ) and the U.S.N ationalarchives and R ecords Adm inistration (N AR A). Projectto run July 1,2006 June 30,2009. SUN PASIG 2009, Baltimore, MD 7
Prepare students fordigitalcuration w ith w ide variety oforganizations,contexts & types ofresources: G raduate-levelcurricularfram ew ork C ourse m odules Experientialcom ponents Internationalguestspeakers SUN PASIG 2009, Baltimore, MD 8
5 D igitalc uration Fellow s pursuing degrees atsils August2007 M ay 2009. U N C partners providing practical experience opportunities:academ ic Affairs Library,O dum Institute,ibiblio,& ITS. Four2008-2009 Fellow s supported by U N C partners started in fall2008. SUN PASIG 2009, Baltimore, MD 9
To bring the issues ofdigitalcuration and this curriculum to the attention of librarians,archivists,m useum professionals,data curators,scholars,and the generalpublic. Firstw as held April18-20,2007 in C hapel H ill.http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr2007/ Second to take place April1-3,2009. http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009 SUN PASIG 2009, Baltimore, MD 10
April18 20,2007,C hapelh ill,n C http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr2007/program.htm l C lose to 300 participants O ver100 presenters Participants from 10 countries AllIM LS D igitalc uration Education projects represented M ajoreuropean projects represented: D C C,C ASPAR,Planets 11
Focus ofprogram call: D igitalcuration synergies and collaboration. Teaching and training atthe internationallevel. D igitalcuration in relation to archives and m useum s. W hatis going on in reallife w ith the curation of digitalresources? W hatdo w e need? Infrastructures in supportofdigitalcuration. SUN PASIG 2009, Baltimore, MD 12
Extending an InternationalD igitalc uration C urriculum to D octoralstudents and Practitioners. http://w w w.ils.unc.edu/digccurr. This projectis funded through IM LS Laura Bush funds. A collaboration ofthe SchoolofInform ation and Library Science (SILS)atthe U niversity ofn orth C arolina atc hapelh ill(u N C -C H ) and the U.S.N ationalarchives and R ecords Adm inistration (N AR A). Projectto run August1,2008 July 31, 2012. 13
C ontinue to fostera grow ing and evolving netw ork ofinternationalexperts in the D C arena. D evelop a doctoral-levelcurricular fram ew ork;course content;and netw orked,distributed,international sem inars to prepare future faculty to educate 21st century digitalcurators. 14
D evelop & host3 m ulti-stage Sum m er Institutes forpractitioners in D igital C uration Issues,taughtby a team of internationalexperts,designed to have an im m ediate im pacton curation practices. Increase public and professional aw areness ofdigitalcuration issues, processes,and technologies. 15
3 Fellow ships for3 years,starting 2009: $19,000 annualstipend In-state tuition H ealth insurance $800/yearenrichm ent 20 hours/w eek in digitalcuration research, teaching,and outreach activities. Ph.D.sym posia. 2 Fellow ships starting in 2010. 16
W eb 2.0 interactive site. D evelop a globalnetw ork ofdigitalcuration Ph.D.students and faculty. C urricularrepository. Blog/discussion com ponent. O therresources such as faculty,practitioner, and studentprofiles. Announcem entthis fall. W e llbe looking forfeedback and com m unity involvem entin the evolving design. 17
W eek-long sum m erw orkshop for practitioners,june 21-26,2009 in C hapel H ill. Follow -up session January 2010. Teaching staffinclude: H elen Tibbo,U N C C allee,u N C R ichard M arciano,u N C Seam us R oss,u niv.oftoronto N ancy M cg overn,u niv.ofm ichigan 18
D igitalc uration Practice,Prom ise and Prospects April1-3,2009 C hapelh ill w w w.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009 19
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C ontentm ustbe m anaged across the life cycle. Life cycle extends w ellbefore and after repository life. N otarchivalbutuses archivalprinciples, i.e.,need to preserve authenticity of content. M uch ofthe difference betw een D igital Library w ork and D igitalc uration has been focus access vs.preservation. 21
D igitalc uration is aboutm aintaining and extending contextovertim e and is essentialforre-use. D igitalc urators m ustbridge betw een contentcreators/producers and technologists. D igitalc urators need to anticipate future re-use ofcontent. Young and evolving field. 22
Thank you and please com e to C hapelh ill in Apriland June! tibbo@ em ail.unc.edu http://w w w.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009 23