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1) Research Questions1. What skills and competencies do scholars working in
digital humanities) need to curate their data?
2. What data have digital humanists used (reused or
created or both) in their SUG project?
3. What sort of learning framework would be most
useful to help them learn about curating their data?
2) Study ContextOffice of Digital Humanities (ODH)
Start-Up Grants (SUGs):
•$30,000-$60,000
•Up to eighteen months in duration
•Data Management Plan required
•Data: citations, code, algorithms, digital tools,
documentation, databases, and GIS
4) Results
Alex H. Poole
School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
[email protected] | www.alexhpoole.wordpress.com
3) Study Methods 5) Digital Curation Education for the Digital Humanities: A Recipe
Forging a cultural commonwealth: the importance of
digital curation in the digital humanities
Digital Curation:“Involves the management of digital objects over their
entire lifecycle, ranging from pre-creation activities
wherein systems are designed, and file formats and
other data creation standards are established, through
ongoing capture of evolving contextual information for
digital assets housed in archival repositories” (Lee and
Tibbo, 2007).
Digital Humanities: “a global, trans-historical, and
transmedia approach to
knowledge and meaning-
making” (Burdick et al. 2012,
vii).
ProjectsThe study explored 7 ODH Planning grants and 12 ODH Implementation grants.
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Database
Workshop
Tool
Develop best practices
Pilot preservation project
Model
Scholarly publication
Preservation strategies
Prototype platform
Software
Projects (n = 19)
Typ
e
Deliverables
Interviewees
EducationTwo of the 45 researchers had prior formal
digital curation education.
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10
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PhDDigital
Humanist
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2320
Yes
No
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Administrative Systems
Archaeology
Art History
Center or Institute
Classical Studies
Computer and Information Sciences
Computer Science
Digital Media
Digital Technology and Culture
English
Geosciences
History
Independent
Library and Information Science
Music
Literature, Media, and…
Theology
University Library
Writing, Rhetoric, & American…
Not Applicable
Home Departments
Data
288
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4
Plans to Reuse Project Data (n = 45)
Yes No Unsure N/A
17
2
Provision for Institutional Data Storage (n = 19)
Yes
No
17
2
Reuse of Previously-Generated Data (n = 19)
Yes
No
Collaboration
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4
6
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10
12
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18
Archivists Involved Librarians Involved
Yes
No
Need for more
collaborations
among digital
humanists,
archivists, and
librarians.
Qualitative Case Study
Emergent Design
Snowball Sampling
Semi-Structured Interviews
Grounded Analysis
Interviews: Challenges Faced and
Lessons Learned
Data Issues
Collaboration
Awareness and
Outreach
Planning and Project
Mgmt
Resource Issues
Tech Issues
Type of Data Created Number of Projects (n = 19)
White Paper 19 (100%)
Publications 8 (42%)
Code 5 (26%)
Database 4 (21%)
Meeting Records 4 (21%)
Software 4 (21%)
Blog 3 (16%)
Curriculum 2 (11%)
Datasets 2 (11%)
Documentation 2 (11%)
Interface 2 (11%)
Metadata 2 (11%)
Model 2 (11%)
Recommendations 2 (11%)
Algorithm 1 (5%)
Compound Objects 1 (5%)
GIS Archive 1 (5%)
Images 1 (5%)
Interview Transcripts 1 (5%)
Lexicographical Data 1 (5%)
Macros 1 (5%)
Map Files 1 (5%)
Metadata Standards 1 (5%)
Modules 1 (5%)
Multimedia Reports 1 (5%)
Repository 1 (5%)
RDF Documents 1 (5%)
Rules 1 (5%)
Scalar Documents 1 (5%)
Toolkit 1 (5%)
Videos 1 (5%)
Wiki 1 (5%)
Workflows 1 (5%)
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Archivist
Assistant Professor
Associate Director
Associate Professor
Curator
Data Mgmt Consultant
Director
Doctoral student
Faculty
GIS Architect
Independent
Librarian
Master's student
Post-doc
Professor
Project Manager
Sr. Program Officer
Job Titles
Lessons from the Literature: Key Variables
Duration/Credit Hours Technology
Audience Outreach and Awareness
Delivery Method Practicums
Program Foci and Content Professional Development
Program Structure Program Evaluation
Competencies and Skills Sustainability
Disciplinarity and Domain Generalizability
Collaborators
Digital curation skills
are imperative to ensure
project data remains
reusable.
Creating Data
Processing Data
Analyzing DataPreserving Data
Accessing Data
Reusing Data
Research Data Lifecycle (UK Data Service)
DigCCurrMatrix
Mandates, Values, and Principles
Functions and Skills
Professional, Disciplinary, Institutional,
and Organization Knowledge
Type of Resource
Prerequisite Knowledge
Transition Point in
Information Continuum Vitae
Researcher Develop-
mentFramework
Knowl-edge and Intellect
Practical Effective-
ness
Research Govern-ance and Organiz-
ation
Engage, Influence,
and Impact
SCONUL Seven
Pillars of Info
Literacy
Scope
Plan
Gather
EvaluateManage
Present
Identify
AcknowledgementsSincere thanks to the members of my
dissertation committee (Helen Tibbo
(Chair), Cal Lee, Ryan Shaw, Sandra
Hughes-Hassell, and Costis Dallas),
to my interviewees, and to Vida
Djaghouri.