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************Apologies for Cross-Posting************ DigCCurr 2009: Digital Curation Practice, Promise and
Prospects April 1‐3, 2009, Chapel Hill, North Carolina http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009/registration
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. 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
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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx |