***apologies for cross-posting*** Dear Colleagues,
In July we invited the community to take part in a survey on training needs of staff in the field of digital preservation and digital curation within Europe and internationally. The survey is carried out by Goettingen State and University Library, Germany, on behalf of "Digital Curator Vocational Education Europe" (DigCurV). We would like to thank the many respondents who have complied with our request so far. To give all interested parties the opportunity to participate, we have extended the deadline until 26th August. DigCurV is a project funded by the European Commission's Leonardo da Vinci programme and brings together organisations from Europe, Canada and the USA. DigCurV <http://www.digcur-education.org> aims to address the availability of vocational training and education in digital preservation and curation by developing a curriculum and an international framework for training, as a response to the growing demand for staff with the skills and competences needed for the long-term management of digital collections in cultural institutions. We are currently carrying out research to survey and analyse both the existing training opportunities and training needs in the sector to inform the development of the curriculum. We are inviting managers, curators and experts in digital preservation to take part in this survey of training needs. Your input will really help inform the curriculum framework and we greatly appreciate your time in assisting with this research. The survey is online at http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/544426/DigCurV-Survey-on-Training-Needs and will take you about 15 minutes to complete. Thank you very much for your assistance! Yours sincerely, Claudia Engelhardt and Stefan Strathmann If you have any questions, please contact: Claudia Engelhardt or Stefan Strathmann Research and Development Department (RDD) Goettingen State and University Library Georg August Universitaet Goettingen Germany claudia.engelha...@sub.uni-goettingen.de or strathm...@sub.uni-goettingen.de The DigCurV training needs survey is anonymous. Respondents will not be identified in the results, which will only used for the purpose of the survey or future research on digital preservation-training related topics; it will be treated as confidential according to the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz/BDSG). -- Stefan Strathmann Research and Development Department (RDD) Goettingen State and University Library Georg-August-Universität Goettingen 37073 Goettingen Germany Phone: +49 551 39 7806 Fax: +49 551 39 3856 strathm...@sub.uni-goettingen.de http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/
