***Apologies for cross-posting***
DCC Digital Curation 101 Workshop
6-10 October 2008
e-Science Institute
Edinburgh, Scotland
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/events/904/
The majority of scientific research is carried out through short-term, funded
projects. Accordingly, principle investigators and researchers must constantly
be on the lookout for new funding opportunities to continue their research
activity. This, coupled with often limited staffing resources, this has meant
that data management and curation activities have not generally been given a
high priority within research projects. However, research councils and funding
bodies are becoming increasingly aware of the value of sharing and reusing
data and now require evidence of adequate and appropriate provisions for
data management and curation in new funding applications.
To assist researchers in developing sound data management and curation
plans, the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) has developed the Digital Curation
101 course to provide an introduction to digital curation and the range of
activities that should be considered when planning and implementing new
projects.
The target audience for this inaugural workshop is long-tail researchers with
funding body data management and curation mandates to fulfil and information
management specialists. A key goal will be the integration of these
communities of practice to share their experiences and to identify where,
when and how they can best cooperate to meet data curation challenges.
Participation is limited to 30 - ideally 15 from the research community and 15
from the information management side. The Digital Curation Lifecycle Model
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/docs/publications/DCCLifecycle.pdf) will be used to
provide the over-arching framework for the content and the module leaders
have been asked to consider the scenario of a small-scale research project
(less than £50,000 with 1-2 staff members) as the basis for their lectures and
exercises.
Using the Digital Curation Lifecycle Model as a reference point, this course will
Digital employ a mix of lectures and practical exercises to equip students with
both a theoretical underpinning of core digital curation issues as well as hands-
on experience in applying the lessons learned.
Target audience
The target audience for this event is new grant holders with Research Council
curation mandates to fulfil and information management specialists.
Costs
This course is a pilot and as such we are pleased to offer a limited number of
free places to researchers and information specialists. Participation has been
limited to 30 participants to ensure an informal learning environment.
When and Where is the Workshop Taking Place?
The DCC's Digital Curation 101 workshop will be delivered as a set of modules
over five days. This inaugural event will take place at the following venue:
e-Science Institute
15 South College Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9AA
United Kingdom
Ro register, please go to
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/events/904/
Best regards,
Joy Davidson
DCC Training Coordinator and ERPANET British Editor Humanities Advanced
Technology and Information Institute (HATII) George Service House, 11
University Gardens, University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QJ Scotland
Tel: +44(0)141 330 8592
Fax: +44(0)141 330 3788
http://www.dcc.ac.uk
http://www.digitalpreservationeurope.eu
[log in to unmask]
|