EDUCATING THE CURATOR: DIGITAL CURATION EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES

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1 EDUCATING THE CURATOR: DIGITAL CURATION EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES Helen R. Tibbo Alumni Distinguished Professor School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill DigCurV Meeting London January 17-18,

2 Thank you! The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for their generous support of numerous Digital Curation Education initiatives in the US. All the hard work from UNC-CH SILS s digital curation master s and doctoral students. 2

3 Today s Presentation 1. Quick overview of the major digital curation education initiatives in the US to date. 2. Mention of new funded projects announced by IMLS June 15, Pedagogical issues. 4. What we are doing at UNC Chapel Hill. 5. Conclusions and Next Steps. 3

4 Existing US Digital Curation Education Programs 4

5 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill DigCCurr I, II (2006, 2008) ESOPI-21 (2009) In partnership with National Archives and Records Administration CDCG (2009) In partnership with JISC, IMLS, & DCC Certificate in Digital Curation

6 University of Illinois Urbana Champaign New MLS Concentration in Data Curation (2006) Digital Humanities Curation (2008)

7 University of Illinois Urbana Champaign New MLS Concentration in Data Curation (2006) Digital Humanities Curation (2008)

8 University of Arizona Online graduate certificate program partnership with Arizona State Library and Archives (2006)

9 Other 2008 IMLS Awards UCLA Archival educators consortium; doctoral programs for archives faculty University of Maryland LIS internships in digital humanities centers University of Michigan Digital archives program, internships in data repositories Pratt Institute - MSLIS/museum library certificate program

10 2010 IMLS-Supported Programs 10

11 Data Curation Education in Research Centers (DCERC) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Champaign, IL The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research have partnered to establish Data Curation Education in Research Centers (DCERC). DCERC will develop a model, including a field experience in a data intensive scientific environment, for educating LIS master s and doctoral students in data curation. 11

12 Preparing Information Professionals as Digital Managers Pratt Institute - New York, NY Project CHART (Cultural Heritage, Access, Research and Technology) is a three-year partnership among the Pratt Institute, the Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Museum, and Brooklyn Historical Society designed to prepare 18 master s students for leadership roles as digital managers and curators in libraries, museums, and archives. 12

13 Understanding Curation through the Use of Data Curation Profiles Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN Purdue University will create a series of workshops to expand the expertise of academic librarians about data curation issues. The needs of researchers and data producers are changing radically because of the disruptive effects of technology on research and its dissemination. This continuing education program will teach an estimated 370 librarians to be more effective data curators. 13

14 Pedagogical Issues 14

15 What to Teach? Curriculum just being developed and following a blend of archival, information, business, and ethical principles along with cutting edge technical and process developments. Core content unclear; range of content is unclear. What is core vs. extended/specialized content? Uncertainty at all educational levels. 15

16 How to Teach? Face-to-face vs. remote. Lecture/discussion vs. hands-on, what s the right mixture? What is the role of field experiences/internships? How do we sustain internships when grant money runs out? 16

17 Where to Teach? In graduate programs of information and library science? In other graduate programs business, computer science? In undergraduate programs - IS, business, computer science? In the workplace? In K-12 schools? In the public library? 17

18 How to Teach? Face-to-face vs. remote. Lecture/discussion vs. hands-on, what s the right mixture? What is the role of field experiences/internships? How do we sustain internships when grant money runs out? 18

19 Where to Teach? In graduate programs of information and library science? In other graduate programs business, computer science? In undergraduate programs - IS, business, computer science? In the workplace? In K-12 schools? In the public library? 19

20 Audience Level At what audience should digital curation education be aimed? What are the implications for pre-requisite knowledge? What can we expect various audiences to know in advance? What can we teach based on what an audience knows? How do we best deal with mixed-level audiences? 20

21 Audience Focus How do teaching methods and content change based on the focus of the audience? Do we provide different content/methods for scientists who need to manage data vs. humanists vs. the general public? How do we best teach data curation and information management to content specialists (individual curators) vs. professional curators? How do we best segment the marketplace? 21

22 Programmatic Duration How long? How do pedagogical goals relate to length of instruction? What can we teach in 2 hours? 2 days? 2 weeks? 2 months? 2 years? How do you get a core of information management and curation to specialized audiences who have a limited attention span for learning about digital curation? 22

23 Programmatic Sustainability Who is going to pay for all this? What is the business model for continuing education? Who is going to take this on? How is the academy going to be rewarded for working in this arena beyond formal graduate and undergraduate education? How can we reach such a large audience (everyone needs to know about digital curation!)? Can I-Schools provide the digital curation teaching capacity that the government, military, corporate, scientific, academic, and public sectors will require? 23

24 What We re Doing at UNC Chapel Hill 24

25 DigCCurr Project say: dij-seeker Preserving Access to Our Digital Future: Building an International Digital Curation Curriculum. IMLS Grant # RE Collaboration of School of Information & Library Science (SILS), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC- CH) & U.S. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) Ran July 1, 2006 December 31, /25/

26 DigCCurr I Components Curriculum: To prepare students for digital curation with wide variety of organizations, contexts & types of resources: Graduate-level (master s) curricular framework Course modules Course development Experiential components International guest speakers Two International Symposia: DigCCurr2007: April 18-20, 2007 in Chapel Hill - DigCCurr2009: Practice, Promise and Prospects: April 1-3, 2009 in Chapel Hill - Carolina Digital Curation Fellowship program 3/25/

27 DigCCurr 2009 Proceedings Available as free download or in print for nominal fee: DigCCurr2009 3/25/

28 Carolina Digital Curation Fellows 28

29 DigCCurr CDCG Family Tree ESOPI 21 DigCCurr II IDEA DigCCurr I DigCCurr I 3/25/

30 DigCCurr II Extending an International Digital Curation Curriculum to Doctoral Students and Practitioners. This project is funded through IMLS Laura Bush funds. A collaboration of the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and Univ. of Toronto through Seamus Ross. Project to run August 1, 2008 July 31, /25/

31 DigCCurr II Key Activities PhD Fellowships - 6 Digital Curation Exchange (DCE) Summer Institutes Week-long summer workshop for practitioners. Follow-up session held approximately six months later. Second held May 16-21, 2010 (33 participants from US, Canada, & Europe) Public Symposia with Advisory Board First to be held January 8, 2010 Engaging Communities for the Curation of Digital Products of Scholarly Endeavors Ph.D. Seminar Series, /25/

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33 IDEA IDEA (International Digital Curation Education and Action) WG is a collaboration of SILS, HATII at the University of Glasgow, and the UK Digital Curation Center. IDEA is an international network of Digital Curation See D-Lib report (March/April 2009) for more info: Visit the DCE and join the IDEA discussion today! 3/25/

34 Closing the Digital Curation Gap (CDCG) Years: Partners: IMLS, JISC, DCC Goals: Establish and support a network of digital curation practitioners, researchers, and educators through face to face meetings, web based communication, and various other information and communication technology (ICT) tools; Establish a baseline of digital curation practice/knowledge, especially in small to medium sized cultural heritage institutions in the US and UK, through surveys, interviews and case studies. 3/25/

35 ESOPI 21 Years: Partners: UNC School of Government, National Archives, NC State Archives, UNC Goals: Dual Degree Program Fund 8 master s students for 2 years leading to both a Masters of Science in Library Science (MSLS)/Masters of Public Administration (MPA) or a Masters of Science in Information Science (MSIS)/MPA. 3/25/

36 ESOPI 21 Goals, Continued Integrate Policy development; Issues of legal compliance; extensive knowledge of government structures and information With archival principles, digital curation fundamentals, and electronic records management workflows and information technologies. SILS and the SOG are uniquely positioned for this educational challenge as these are the only MSIS/MSLS/MPA dual degree programs in the United States. 3/25/

37 SILS Digital Curation Programs Master s of Science in Library or Information Science. Concentration in Archives and Records Management. Certificate in Digital Curation (Fall 2010). 10+ Ph.D. students in digital curation presently. Certificate in Digital Curation. DigCCurr Professional Institute. 37

38 Conclusions 38

39 Where Are We? Everything above is exploratory and experimental even the formal looking concentrations and certificates. There is only an emerging canon for the field of digital curation. Research and development is rapid but not easily translated into workflows of existing professionals. We are working this out. 39

40 Educational Needs Digital curation educators need to work together, across national boundaries and across levels, scope, and instructional purpose. We need to share materials and discuss approaches and emerging good practice. We need to ramp-up the educational workforce. We need to ramp-up educational efforts. 40

41 Next Steps Analogous to needs in digital curation as a whole, we need to: Move from hand-crafted approaches to widespread and easily replicable solutions. Produce more educators who can train the trainer. 41

42 THANK YOU Questions? Resources Feedback 3/25/

43 DigCCurr Professional Institute: Curation Practices for the Digital Object Lifecycle May 15-20, 2011 & January 4-5, 2012 Chapel Hill, NC, USA 3/25/2011 ASIST 2008, Columbus, OH 43

44 DigCCurr Matrix of Digital Curation Knowledge and Competencies Dimensions 44