This document discusses the need for continuing education programs in digital curation for professionals in libraries, archives, and museums. It notes that while there have been advances in digital curation research and practices, many institutions remain unaware of options for preserving digital materials or lack the capacity. The document outlines key considerations for developing continuing education programs, including determining essential content, identifying sources of content expertise, understanding target audiences, and deciding on appropriate delivery methods and credentialing.

1. Dr. Helen R. Tibbo
Alumni Distinguished Professor
School of Information & Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
tibbo@email.unc.edu
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2. The European Commission’s
Leonardo da Vinci program
The DigCurV team
The Institute for Museum and Library Services
School of Information & Library Science,
UNC-Chapel Hill
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7.  Dramatic progress of research and
development on digital curation and
professional practices of
archivists, librarians, and museum curators in
the past decade.
 There are now many viable
applications, models, strategies, and
standards for long-term care of digital
objects.
 However, many institutions are either not
aware of the options or do not currently have
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8.  Never before has there been such a need for
continuing education for library, archiving, and
IT staff.
 An amazing array of materials to monitor, read,
and absorb.
 “Best practice” or even “good practice” is a
moving target.
 The web has not made this easier.
 Nice also to have face-to-face educational
opportunities to make sense of it all and learn
with people from similar backgrounds.
 Need for practitioner-researcher networks.
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9.  Several, but limited efforts in the US and UK:
 DigCCurr Professional Institute(UNC-Chapel Hill)
 Digital Preservation Management Workshop
 DPOE (Library of Congress)
 Society of American Archivists’ Digital Archives
Specialist Curriculum
 Univ. of Illinois Summer Institutes in Digital
Curation
 Digital Curation 101 - UK
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11.  What is the inherent content that needs to be
taught/learned/utilized?
 Body of theory and practice
 Findings from research
 Best practice and techniques
 Standards
 What is the source of this content?
 Leading-edge practitioners
 Academics & research projects
 Industry
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12.  Who is the audience?
 What does the audience already know?
 What credentials do they already have?
 How heterogeneous is the audience?
 What sub-groups are there in the audience?
 What roles are individuals in and what are their
responsibilities and foci?
 What technology and technology skills do
individuals/organizations have?
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13.  How will this all be packaged?
 How will it be delivered?
 What will it cost?
 What will people/institutions pay?
 How long will it take?
 Should there be a formal credentialing
program with exams and continuing
education credits for re-certification?
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14.  Half- and full-day, stand-alone workshops
 Series of day-long workshops
 Week- or two-week-long workshops and
courses
 Semester-long courses
 Multi-course certificates
 Post-graduate (post-master’s in US) degrees.
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15.  Turning the framework and the lenses into
programs and coursework.
 Selecting viable delivery modes.
 Articulating between graduate and
continuing education.
 Continuous updating.
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