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Dear colleagues,
Last year, the EU project Digital Curation Vocational Education Europe
(DigCurV) conducted a survey on the training needs in digital curation and
preservation.
We are pleased to announce that the survey report is now available on the
DigCurV website:
<http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/Resources/Report-and-analysis-on-the-tra
ining-needs-survey>
Thanks to the input of 454 survey participants, there was a broad basis for
analysis. The report presents the results of the survey on training needs as
well as the outcomes of a series of focus groups on the same topic and of an
analysis of job advertisements for positions in the field.
Our research indicates that a great majority of organisations in the cultural
heritage and education sectors are facing the challenge of digital
preservation. However, there is a lack of qualified staff as well as a lack
of training offers for existing staff in the area. The need for training is
urgent with regard to digital preservation-specific as well as to general
skills and competences.
The great demand for training in digital preservation and curation, which is
suggested by our findings, calls for increased efforts in the development and
extension of respective training measures.
The report on the survey of training needs together with the report on the
DigCurV baseline survey on training opportunities and the DigCurV evaluation
framework will be used as a background for developing a curriculum framework
for vocational education and training in the field.
You can find more information about the activities of DigCurV on the project
website: <http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/About>
We thank all survey participants once more for their assistance, it is much
appreciated!
With best regards,
Stefan Strathmann and Claudia Engelhardt
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Stefan Strathmann
Research and Development Department (RDD)
Goettingen State and University Library
Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen
Papendiek 14, 37073 Goettingen
Germany
Phone: +49 551 39 7806
Fax: +49 551 39 3856
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