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DigCCurr Professional Institute: Curation Practices for the Digital Object
Lifecycle
Registration NOW OPEN!
June 21-26, 2009 & January 6-7, 2010 (One price for two sessions)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Visit http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr/institute.html for more information and to
register.
The institute consists of one five-day session in June 2009 and a two-day
follow-up session in January 2010. Each day of the June session will include
lectures, discussion and a hands-on "lab" component. A course pack and a
private, online discussion space will be provided to supplement learning and
application of the material. An opening reception dinner on Sunday, break
time treats and coffee, and a dinner on Thursday will also be included.
This institute is designed to foster skills, knowledge and
community-building among professionals responsible for the curation of
digital materials.
Registration
* Early registration (postmarked by March 15, 2009) : $600
* Regular registration : $650
* Late registration (postmarked after June 7, 2009) : $700
* Accommodations (includes 5 nights of a private room in a 4 room/2 bath
dorm suite on the UNC campus, with kitchen, linens, and internet access) :
$280*
*We highly recommend that you choose the on-campus accommodations.
If you are a grant recipient working on a digital project, check with your
program officer to request approval to use available grant funds to attend
the institute.
Institute Instructors:
* From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Carolyn Hank,
Dr. Cal Lee, Dr. Richard Marciano, Dr. Helen Tibbo. Assisted by Heather
Bowden.
* Dr. Nancy McGovern, from the University of Michigan.
* Dr. Seamus Ross, from the University of Toronto.
* Dr. Manfred Thaler, from the University of Cologne.
Institute Agenda:
Monday, June 22, 2009
* Digital curation program development
* LAB - DRAMBORA and/or PLATTER in action
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
* Strategies for engaging data communities
* Characterizing, analyzing and evaluating the producer information
environment
* Submission and transfer scenarios - push and pull (illustrative
examples from DICE group projects)
* Defining submission agreements and policies
* LAB - Assessing File Format Robustness
* Importance of infrastructure independence
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
* Overview of the digital preservation problem
* Managing in response to technological change
* Characterization of digital objects
* LAB - Creating Ingest rules in iRODS
* From rules to trust - forms of evidence that a repository is doing
the right things
Thursday, June 25, 2009
* Access and use considerations
* Access and user interface examples from DICE
* How and why to conduct research on digital collection needs
* LAB - Analyzing server logs and developing strategies based on what
you find
* Returning to first principles - core professional principles that
should drive digital curation
Friday, June 26, 2009
* Overview and characterization of existing tools
* LAB - Evaluating set of software options to support a given digital
curation workflow
* Formulating your six-month action plan - task for each individual,
with instructors available to provide guidance
January 6-7, 2010
Participants in the June event will return to Chapel Hill in Jan 2010 to
discuss their experiences in implementing what they have learned in their
own work environments. Participants will compare experiences, lessons
learned and strategies for continuing progress.
We look forward to seeing you there!
-Helen
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
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