A Case Study at Wayne State University’s School of Library & Information Science Presentation by Joan Beaudoin at the DigCurV International Conference; Framing the digital curation curriculum 6-7 May, 2013 Florence, Rome

1. Digital Content
Management
Curriculum
Development
Joan E. Beaudoin
DigCurV
Florence, Italy
May 7, 2013
A Case Study at
Wayne State
University

2. Contents
Background
Curriculum development
Curriculum offerings
Curriculum support
Evaluation
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3. About WSU’s SLIS
© 2010 Wayne State University
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4. Curriculum analysis
Curriculum review fall 2011
ALA accredited schools/programs
Examination of web site content
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7. Employment outlook
The Occupational Outlook
Handbook
• Archivists 7%
• Librarians 8%
• Info Systems Managers 17%
• DB Administrators 30%
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8. Curriculum development
List of topics collected from:
• LIS Literature
• Syllabi
• Organizational, project, initiative, etc.
web sites
Content analysis of topics
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9. Curriculum development
Core characteristics:
• Produce (perform tasks)
• Manage (people and resources)
• Analyze (systems and situations)
• Communicate (written and oral)
• Design (creative solutions)
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10. Curriculum offerings
 Six core MLIS courses
• LIS6010 Intro to Information Profession
• LIS6080 Information Technology
• LIS6120 Access to Information
• LIS6210 Organization of Information
• LIS7040 Library Admin & Management
• LIS7996 Research in Library & Information
Science
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11. Curriculum offerings
 Six specialization electives
• LIS7900 Digital Libraries
• LIS7910 Metadata in Theory & Practice
• LIS7920 Digital Preservation & Curation
• LIS7410 Software Productivity Tools
• LIS7460 DB Concepts & Applications
• LIS7700 Practicum
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12. Curriculum support
Personnel
• 4 FT positions for teaching & technology
• Administrative staff
• Graduate student assistants
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13. Curriculum support
Facilities & Resources
• Digital media lab
• Virtual online lab
• Networked storage space
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14. Outreach
NDSA Student group
Events & workshops
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15. Evaluation
Based on:
• Students in specialization
• Employment with digital curation or
preservation responsibilities
• Alumni who contribute to this area
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16. Joan E. Beaudoin
Joan.Beaudoin@wayne.edu
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