Welcome:Framing the Digital Curation Curriculum

Florence12 December 2012

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission'

Digital agenda for Europe

“In ancient times, the library of Alexandria was said to contain up to 70% of all human

knowledge. The challenge for the digital age is to do even better than that – and make

the result last longer.”

• Public sector responsibility for digitisation of cultural heritage

• Calls for large investment from national governments and the European Commission

• Digital preservation is seen as a key issue – now needs to be put in practice

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/doc/refgroup/final_report_cds.pdf

Context in Europe

47 National libraries, 20,500 Public libraries, 10,000 University libraries, 29,000 Special libraries + School libraries17,600 Museums25 National archives Audiovisual archives

82000 staff2366 staff involved in digitisation

NUMERIC report, 2009http://www.cipfastats.net/default_view.asp?content_ref=9743

Training and Education

Professional training for the care of traditional collections is well established

Training in long term management of digital assets has been identified as a major issue for employers and staff

Professional development is a lifetime requirement

DPC training needs report, 2004 http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/finalReport.pdf

Zach Klein CC BY-NC 2.0

Professional Development: is a lifetime requirement

“Digital curation and preservation are rapidly evolving fields. To perform effectively, personnel working in

these fields need to update their knowledge and skills on a continuous basis.”

http://www.digitalpreservationeurope.eu/publications/professional_development.pdf

EuropeFondazione Rinascimento Digitale (FRD)Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Stiftung Öffentlichen Recht, Goettingen State and University Library (UGOE)Humanities Advanced Technology Institute (HATII) at University of GlasgowMDR Partners (Consulting) Ltd (MDR)Trinity College Dublin (TFTCD) Vilniaus Universiteto Biblioteka (VUL)

Third countriesFaculty of Information at the University of Toronto (uToronto) Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

AssociatesDigital Preservation Coalition (DPC)Nestor

Consortium

Identify and analyse existing training opportunities and methodologiesSurvey training needsIdentify key skills and competencesEstablish a curriculum frameworkDisseminate the resultsPromote the results for use within and between countries– Impact on staff mobility– Impact on educators

Main activities

Developing the network– Relationships with learning organisations, educators, employing

organisations, individuals– The ripple effect – at both policy and practitioner level

Implementation in vocational education and training for the sectorAn international community of practice– Sustained by a collaborative web-environment– Continuing development of the framework

Main activities

An international network

http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/About/Network-Members-Orgs

Shape of Today’s Event

Morning – Introduction to the idea/development of the lenses– Responses to the lenses by four experts– A round of CURATE: The Digital Curation Game

Afternoon– Breakout Sessions

• Scenarios that will give us feedback on the usefulness of the lenses in practice

Curate!

http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/Resources/CURATE-Game

Follow us and join the network!

www.digcur-education.org