The document discusses the challenges and responsibilities of digitizing cultural heritage in Europe, highlighting the need for substantial government investment and improved digital preservation practices. It emphasizes the importance of professional training in digital curation and ongoing development of skills to address the evolving demands of the field. The project aims to establish a curriculum framework and foster international collaboration among educational and cultural institutions.

1. Welcome:
Framing the Digital Curation
Curriculum
Florence
12 December 2012
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission'

2. Digital agenda for Europe
“In ancient times, the library of Alexandria
was said to contain up to 70% of all human
knowledge. The challenge for the digital age
is to do even better than that – and make
the result last longer.”
• Public sector responsibility for digitisation of cultural
heritage
• Calls for large investment from national governments
and the European Commission
• Digital preservation is seen as a key issue – now needs to
be put in practice
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/doc/refgroup/final_report_cds.pdf

3. Context in Europe
47 National libraries, 20,500 Public libraries, 10,000
University libraries, 29,000 Special libraries + School
libraries
17,600 Museums
25 National archives
Audiovisual archives
82000 staff
2366 staff involved in digitisation
NUMERIC report, 2009
http://www.cipfastats.net/default_view.asp?content_ref=9743

4. Training and Education
Professional training for the care of traditional
collections is well established
Training in long term management of digital assets has
been identified as a major issue for employers and staff
Professional development is a lifetime requirement
Zach Klein CC BY-NC 2.0
DPC training needs report, 2004 http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/finalReport.pdf

5. Professional Development:
is a lifetime requirement
“Digital curation and preservation are rapidly evolving
fields. To perform effectively, personnel working in
these fields need to update their knowledge
and skills on a continuous basis.”
http://www.digitalpreservationeurope.eu/publications/professional_development.pdf

6. Consortium
Europe
Fondazione Rinascimento Digitale (FRD)
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Stiftung Öffentlichen Recht,
Goettingen State and University Library (UGOE)
Humanities Advanced Technology Institute (HATII) at University of
Glasgow
MDR Partners (Consulting) Ltd (MDR)
Trinity College Dublin (TFTCD)
Vilniaus Universiteto Biblioteka (VUL)
Third countries
Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto (uToronto)
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Associates
Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)
Nestor

7. Main activities
Identify and analyse existing training opportunities and
methodologies
Survey training needs
Identify key skills and competences
Establish a curriculum framework
Disseminate the results
Promote the results for use within and between countries
– Impact on staff mobility
– Impact on educators

8. Main activities
Developing the network
– Relationships with learning organisations, educators, employing
organisations, individuals
– The ripple effect – at both policy and practitioner level
Implementation in vocational education and
training for the sector
An international community of practice
– Sustained by a collaborative web-environment
– Continuing development of the framework

9. An international network
http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/About/Network-
Members-Orgs

10. Shape of Today’s Event
Morning
– Introduction to the idea/development of the lenses
– Responses to the lenses by four experts
– A round of CURATE: The Digital Curation Game
Afternoon
– Breakout Sessions
• Scenarios that will give us feedback on the usefulness of the
lenses in practice

11. Curate!
http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/Resources/CURATE-Game

12. Follow us and join the network!
www.digcur-education.org