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From: Helen Tibbo tibbo at EMAIL.UNC.EDU
Date: December 28, 2008 5:41:04 PM CST
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] DigCCurr2009 Draft Program Up Registration
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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
