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DigCCurr 2009: Digital Curation Practice, Promise and Prospects

April 1‐3, 2009, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Draft conference program now available at 
http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009/schedule

Early Registration Ends 1/14/09! 
http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009/registration See details below.

The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North 
Carolina is pleased to announce our second digital curation curriculum 
symposium. DigCCurr 2009: Digital Curation Practice, Promise and 
Prospects is part of the Preserving Access to Our Digital Future: 
Building an International Digital Curation Curriculum (DigCCurr) 
project. DigCCurr is a three‐year (2006‐2009), Institute of Museum and 
Library Services (IMLS)‐funded collaboration between SILS and the 
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The primary goals 
of the DigCCurr project are to develop a graduate‐level curricular 
framework, course modules, and experiential components to prepare 
students for digital curation in various environments. DigCCurr 
initiatives in support of this goal are informed by representatives from 
the project's collaborating institutions as well as an Advisory Board of 
experts from Australia, Canada, Italy, the Netherland, New Zealand, the 
United Kingdom and the United States.

The first symposium, DigCCurr2007: An International Symposium in Digital 
Curation, was held April 18‐ 20, 2007, attracting nearly 300 attendees 
from ten countries. Participants explored the definition of digital 
curation and what skills are necessary for digital curation 
professionals working in libraries, archives, museums, data centers, and 
other data‐intensive organizations. With speakers from more than a dozen 
countries, DigCCurr2009 will continue this theme, focusing on current 
practice and research surrounding digital curation with a look toward 
the future, and trends in preparing digital curation professionals.

Sessions Focus on:

• Digital curation synergies and collaboration: What are the challenges 
and opportunities for regional, national, and global cooperation and 
collaboration in digital curation practices and research? How do we 
approach these effectively? Where do practices and research converge and 
diverge across different organizational mandates and requirements? 
Strategies for building and leveraging relations and cooperation among a 
global audience of digital curation researchers and educators for 
improved delivery of digital curation research and practice 
opportunities for emerging professionals.

• Teaching and training at the international level: What are the 
barriers and advantages in providing quality and comparable education? 
How does the profession traverse credentials and certification? Graduate 
education and continuing education for practitioners; Examination of 
current teaching tools; Recruiting students; Perceptions on the changing 
professional competencies and personal attributes for employment in 
digital curation environments.

• Digital curation in relation to archives and museums: How is the 
environment shaping traditional responsibilities? How are synergies 
developing across libraries, archives, and museums? What are core 
competencies in digital curation? Can we develop common ground among 
participating disciplines and entities? What are implications for 
various professions, and what issues do the professions need to 
addressing separately?

• What is going on in real life with the curation of digital resources? 
We encourage people to undertake small‐scale studies in order to share 
data and case studies about current practices, procedures and approaches 
within specific organizational contexts. What is happening in different 
sectors such as industry, federal government, state government, 
nonprofit cultural institutions?

• What do we need? Examination of scope, extent, relevance, and quality 
of current literature.

What is useful? What is missing?

• Infrastructures in support of digital curation. How well is current 
technology meeting the needs of digital curation, and what should future 
technology research and development involve to better meet these needs? 
How do organizations incorporate digital curation principles and 
procedures into their administrative and managerial operations? How do 
we support sustainable infrastructure?

Conference Fees:

Early $300 online registration by 1/14/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner

Regular $350 online registration 1/15/09 - 3/14/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner

Late $400 online registration after 3/15/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner

Student Early $150 online registration by 1/14/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner

limited number of student discounts

Student Regular $200 online registration 1/15/09 – 3/14/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner

Student Late $250 postmarked after 3/15/09

+$20 for Thursday dinner

Cancellations

· Refund minus $100 processing fee if cancellation request received by 
March 1, 2009

· No refund after March 1, 2009

· Cancellations or substitutions must be made to Rachael Clemens 
[email protected]
Sponsors
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Coalition for Networked Information
National Archives and Records Administration
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina

UNC University Libraries


Planning Committee
Rachael Clemens
Dr. Wendy Duff
Dr. Maria Guercio
Carolyn Hank
Dr. Cal Lee
Dr. Seamus Ross
Dr. Ken Thibodeau
Dr. Helen Tibbo, Chair
Dr. Elizabeth Yakel

Dr. Helen R. Tibbo

School of Information and Library Science

201 Manning Hall CB#3360

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360

Tel: 919-962-8063

Fax: 919-962-8071

Email: [email protected]
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