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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 > > ************Apologies for Cross-Posting************ > > 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 rclemens at unc.edu > 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: tibbo at email.unc.edu >
