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Comparing Curricula for Digital Library and Digital Curation Education

Jeffrey Pomerantz, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Pomerantz, Ph.D.

Two projects are compared that aim to develop curricula for digital library and digital curation education. While the projects have similar goals of educating professionals in these fields, they differ in scope and emphasis. The digital library project focuses on blending people, information, and technology, while the digital curation project emphasizes information objects and developing an emerging discipline. Both projects map their curricula to the Digital Curation Lifecycle Model to identify areas of overlap and gaps between the two approaches.

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Comparing Curricula for Digital Library and Digital Curation Education Jeffrey Pomerantz, Sanghee Oh, Barbara M. Wildemuth, Seungwon Yang, & Edward A. Fox Digital Library Curriculum Project UNC-CH & Virginia Tech Carolyn Hank, Helen Tibbo, & Cal Lee Digital Curation Curriculum Project UNC-CH
Two projects: alike yet different Scope DL project describes a curriculum DC project describes a lifecycle Emphasis DL project blends people/information/technology DC project focuses on information objects Context DL project is multi-disciplinary and multi-institution DC project develops an emerging discipline Educational goal Educating digital librarians Educating digital curators Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
Curriculum Framework, 1 Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
Curriculum Framework, 2 Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
Matrix of Digital Curation Knowledge & Competencies Mandates, Values and Principles Functions and Skills Professional, Disciplinary or Institutional/Organizational Context Type of Resource Prerequisite Knowledge Transition Point in Information Continuum Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
Case 1: Preservation 8a, Preservation Issues of preserving meaningful information Nature of digital objects Layers and abstraction Technology obsolescence Approaches to preserving layers of meaning Measures for promoting interoperability Representation information and format registries Spectrum of technical digital preservation strategies Significant properties Persistent identifiers Cost-benefit analysis of preservation approaches 1, Mandates, Values and Principles 1.2, Core digital curation principles and values Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 2, Functions and Skill 2.12, Preservation planning and implementation 8 Preservation
Case 1: Preservation 1.2, Core digital curation principles and values Abstraction Accountability Abstraction Accountability Adaptability and robustness Authenticity Automating and informating of tasks Collection Context Continuum and lifecycle orientations Critical inquiry Diversity Evidence Long Term Openness and interoperability Provenance and chain of custody Scale and Scalability Significant Properties Stakeholders Trust Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 8a, Preservation Issues of preserving meaningful information Nature of digital objects Layers and abstraction Technology obsolescence Approaches to preserving layers of meaning Measures for promoting interoperability Representation information and format registries Spectrum of technical digital preservation strategies Significant properties Persistent identifiers Cost-benefit analysis of preservation approaches 8 Preservation
Case 1: Preservation Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 2.12, Preservation planning and implementation Develop packaging designs & migration plans Develop preservation strategies & standards Monitor designated community Monitor technology 8a, Preservation Issues of preserving meaningful information Nature of digital objects Layers and abstraction Technology obsolescence Approaches to preserving layers of meaning Measures for promoting interoperability Representation information and format registries Spectrum of technical digital preservation strategies Significant properties Persistent identifiers Cost-benefit analysis of preservation approaches 8 Preservation
Case 2: Selection of Materials 3a, Collection development / selection policies 2. Functions and Skills 2.3, Selection, appraisal and disposition Deselection Enact selection, appraisal or disposition Evaluation & monitoring of collections Identify needs Identify valuable information resources Make selection, appraisal or disposition decision Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 Module not yet specified 3 Collection Development
Case 3: Description of Objects 4b, Metadata 4d, Subject description Metadata Dublin Core Namespaces & repositories Administrative metadata Preservation metadata Harvesting Educational metadata Semantic Web Subject description Vocabulary control Thesauri Terminologies 2. Functions and Skills 2.8, Description, organization, and intellectual control Analyze existing descriptive information and determine needs Assign unique, persistent identifiers Create and capture descriptive information Create and maintain representation information registry Create and maintain producer profiles Create and maintain policy/rule registries Create and maintain tools registry and tools service Establish plan and conventions for descriptive information Subject analysis Visualization Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 4 Info/Knowledge Organization
Case 4: Reference Services 7b, Reference services Major themes/tensions in references services for DLs Human-intermediated digital reference Automation Use of DL resources in responses / Collection development 2. Functions and Skills 2.15, Reference and user support services Developing policies for reference services Facilitating access to useful and appropriate digital objects Help desk and end user technical support Providing associated information to consumers Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 7 Services
Case 5: Legal issues 9e, Intellectual property Copyright Fair use Public domain Digital Millennium Copyright Act Digital rights management/ Copyright protection technologies Digital library intellectual property rights 1. Mandates, Values and Principles 1.3, Legal requirements Not yet specified Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 9 Management and Evaluation
An area not covered in DL curriculum framework Lifecycle Dimension 6, Transition Points in Information Continuum Pre-Creation Design and Planning Creation Primary Use Environment (Active Use) Transfer to Archives Archives (Preservation Environment) Transfer Copies or Surrogates to Secondary Use Environment Secondary Use Environment Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
Two areas with little coverage in DC curriculum matrix User behaviors Core topic 6, User Behavior/Interactions 6a, Information needs, relevance 6b, Online information seeking behavior and search strategy 6c, Sharing, networking, interchange 6d, Interaction design 6e, Information summarization and visualization Technology/systems Core topic 5, Architecture 5a, Architecture overviews 5b, Application software 5c, Identifiers, handles, DOI, PURL 5d, Protocols 5e, Interoperability 5f, Security Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
DCC Curation Lifecycle Model Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
DL Curriculum Framework -> DCC Curation Lifecycle Model Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
DigCCurr Matrix -> DCC Curation Lifecycle Model Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
Side-by-side mapping to DCC Curation Lifecycle Model Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
Depth of coverage in mapping to DCC Curation Lifecycle Model Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
Questions? Digital Curation Curriculum Project (DigCCurr) Helen Tibbo, Cal Lee, Carolyn Hank at UNC-CH http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr/ With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, IMLS Grant Awards # RE-05-06-0044 and #RE-05-08-0060-08 Digital Library Curriculum Project Barbara M. Wildemuth, Jeff Pomerantz, Sanghee Oh, at UNC-CH Edward A. Fox, Seungwon Yang, at Virginia Tech http://curric.dlib.vt.edu/ With funding from the National Science Foundation, grants IIS-0535057 (to Virginia Tech) and IIS-0535060 (to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009

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  • 7. Case 1: Preservation 1.2, Core digital curation principles and values Abstraction Accountability Abstraction Accountability Adaptability and robustness Authenticity Automating and informating of tasks Collection Context Continuum and lifecycle orientations Critical inquiry Diversity Evidence Long Term Openness and interoperability Provenance and chain of custody Scale and Scalability Significant Properties Stakeholders Trust Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 8a, Preservation Issues of preserving meaningful information Nature of digital objects Layers and abstraction Technology obsolescence Approaches to preserving layers of meaning Measures for promoting interoperability Representation information and format registries Spectrum of technical digital preservation strategies Significant properties Persistent identifiers Cost-benefit analysis of preservation approaches 8 Preservation
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  • 9. Case 2: Selection of Materials 3a, Collection development / selection policies 2. Functions and Skills 2.3, Selection, appraisal and disposition Deselection Enact selection, appraisal or disposition Evaluation & monitoring of collections Identify needs Identify valuable information resources Make selection, appraisal or disposition decision Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 Module not yet specified 3 Collection Development
  • 10. Case 3: Description of Objects 4b, Metadata 4d, Subject description Metadata Dublin Core Namespaces & repositories Administrative metadata Preservation metadata Harvesting Educational metadata Semantic Web Subject description Vocabulary control Thesauri Terminologies 2. Functions and Skills 2.8, Description, organization, and intellectual control Analyze existing descriptive information and determine needs Assign unique, persistent identifiers Create and capture descriptive information Create and maintain representation information registry Create and maintain producer profiles Create and maintain policy/rule registries Create and maintain tools registry and tools service Establish plan and conventions for descriptive information Subject analysis Visualization Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 4 Info/Knowledge Organization
  • 11. Case 4: Reference Services 7b, Reference services Major themes/tensions in references services for DLs Human-intermediated digital reference Automation Use of DL resources in responses / Collection development 2. Functions and Skills 2.15, Reference and user support services Developing policies for reference services Facilitating access to useful and appropriate digital objects Help desk and end user technical support Providing associated information to consumers Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 7 Services
  • 12. Case 5: Legal issues 9e, Intellectual property Copyright Fair use Public domain Digital Millennium Copyright Act Digital rights management/ Copyright protection technologies Digital library intellectual property rights 1. Mandates, Values and Principles 1.3, Legal requirements Not yet specified Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009 9 Management and Evaluation
  • 13. An area not covered in DL curriculum framework Lifecycle Dimension 6, Transition Points in Information Continuum Pre-Creation Design and Planning Creation Primary Use Environment (Active Use) Transfer to Archives Archives (Preservation Environment) Transfer Copies or Surrogates to Secondary Use Environment Secondary Use Environment Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
  • 14. Two areas with little coverage in DC curriculum matrix User behaviors Core topic 6, User Behavior/Interactions 6a, Information needs, relevance 6b, Online information seeking behavior and search strategy 6c, Sharing, networking, interchange 6d, Interaction design 6e, Information summarization and visualization Technology/systems Core topic 5, Architecture 5a, Architecture overviews 5b, Application software 5c, Identifiers, handles, DOI, PURL 5d, Protocols 5e, Interoperability 5f, Security Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
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  • 16. DL Curriculum Framework -> DCC Curation Lifecycle Model Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
  • 17. DigCCurr Matrix -> DCC Curation Lifecycle Model Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
  • 18. Side-by-side mapping to DCC Curation Lifecycle Model Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
  • 19. Depth of coverage in mapping to DCC Curation Lifecycle Model Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009
  • 20. Questions? Digital Curation Curriculum Project (DigCCurr) Helen Tibbo, Cal Lee, Carolyn Hank at UNC-CH http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr/ With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, IMLS Grant Awards # RE-05-06-0044 and #RE-05-08-0060-08 Digital Library Curriculum Project Barbara M. Wildemuth, Jeff Pomerantz, Sanghee Oh, at UNC-CH Edward A. Fox, Seungwon Yang, at Virginia Tech http://curric.dlib.vt.edu/ With funding from the National Science Foundation, grants IIS-0535057 (to Virginia Tech) and IIS-0535060 (to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Digital Curation Curriculum Conference, 2009