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DigCCurr Professional Institute: Curation Practices for the Digital Object

Lifecycle

Registration Now Open at:

http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?

New=1&event=B1C0F 46DABAA4C6CA1D9FF96CCF2E76A98A3353B

May 15-20, 2011 & January 4-6, 2012 (One price for two sessions)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Visit http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr/institute.html for more information.

The Institute consists of one five-day session in May 2011 and a two-day

follow-up session and a day-long symposium in January 2012. Each day of the

summer session will include lectures, discussion and hands-on "lab"

components. 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 snacks 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.
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Registration:

* Regular registration : $750

* Late registration (after April 15, 2010) : $800

* Summer Institute 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) : $250*

*We highly recommend that you choose the on-campus accommodations. This

fee covers accommodations for May 2011 only.

If you are a grant recipient working on a digital project, we recommend that

you 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: Dr. Cal Lee, Dr.

Richard Marciano, Dr. Helen Tibbo.

* Dr. Nancy McGovern, from the University of Michigan.

* Dr. Seamus Ross, from the University of Toronto.

* Dr. Manfred Thaller, from the University of Cologne.

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* Dr. Carolyn Hank, McGill University.

Institute Components: (may still be subject to some revisions and

reorganization)

* Overview of digital curation definition, scope and main functions

* Where you see yourself in the digital curation landscape

* Digital curation program development

* Engendering Trust: Processes, Procedures and Forms of Evidence

* LAB - DRAMBORA in action

* Strategies for engaging data communities

* Characterizing, analyzing and evaluating the producer information

environment

* Submission and transfer scenarios - push and pull (illustrative examples)

* Defining submission agreements and policies

* Strategies for writing policies that can be expressed as rules and rules

that can automatically executed

* LAB - Making requirements machine-actionable

* Importance of infrastructure independence

* Overview of digital preservation challenges and opportunities

* Managing in response to technological change

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* Detaching Bits from their Physical Media: Considerations, Tools and

Methods

* LAB - Curation of Unidentified Files

* Returning to First Principles: Core Professional Principles to Drive

Digital Curation

* Characterization of digital objects

* LAB - Assessing File Format Robustness

* Access and use considerations

* Access and user interface examples

* How and why to conduct research on digital collection needs

* LAB - Analyzing server logs and developing strategies based on what you

find

* 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

* Summary of action plans

* Clarifying roles and expectations for the next six months

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January 4-6, 2012

Participants in the May event will return to Chapel Hill in Jan 2012 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. Friday, January 6th will be

a public symposium, free to the Institute participants. (Accommodations for

January will be the responsibility of the attendee.)

Visit http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr/institute.html for more information.

For more information, contact Kaitlin Costello (kaitcost@email.unc.edu) for

Institute questions or Wakefield Harper (wharper@email.unc.edu) for payment

or registration questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!   -Helen

Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor

President & Fellow, Society of American Archivists

School of Information and Library Science

201 Manning Hall  CB#3360

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360

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Phone: (919) 962-8063

Fax: (919) 962-8071

tibbo@email.unc.edu