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DigCCurr
2009: Digital Curation Practice, Promise and Prospects
April
1‐3, 2009, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009/
The
School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina
is pleased to announce
our
second digital curation curriculum symposium. DigCCurr 2009: Digital
Curation Practice, Promise
and
Prospects is part of the Preserving
Access to Our Digital Future: Building an International Digital
Curation
Curriculum (DigCCurr) project. DigCCurr is
a three‐year (2006‐2009), Institute of Museum and
Library
Services (IMLS)‐funded collaboration between SILS and the National
Archives and Records
Administration
(NARA). The primary goals of the DigCCurr project are to develop a graduate‐level
curricular
framework, course modules, and experiential components to prepare students for
digital
curation
in various environments. DigCCurr initiatives in support of this goal are
informed by
representatives
from the project’s collaborating institutions as well as an Advisory
Board of experts from
Australia,
Canada, Italy, the Netherland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United
States.
The
first symposium, DigCCurr2007: An International Symposium in Digital Curation, was
held April 18‐
20,
2007, attracting nearly 300 attendees from ten countries. Participants explored
the definition of
digital
curation and what skills are necessary for digital curation professionals
working in libraries,
archives,
museums, data centers, and other data‐intensive organizations.
DigCCurr2009 will continue
this
theme, focusing on current practice and research surrounding digital curation
with a look toward
the
future, and trends in preparing digital curation professionals.
CALL
FOR PARTICIPATION
We
welcome submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to the
following:
• Digital curation
synergies and collaboration: What are the challenges
and opportunities for
regional,
national, and global cooperation and collaboration in digital curation
practices and
research?
How do we approach these effectively? Where do practices and research converge
and
diverge across different organizational mandates and requirements? Strategies
for building
and
leveraging relations and cooperation among a global audience of digital
curation
researchers
and educators for improved delivery of digital curation research and practice
opportunities
for emerging professionals.
• Teaching and training
at the international level: What are the
barriers and advantages in
providing
quality and comparable education? How does the profession traverse credentials
and
certification?
Graduate education and continuing education for practitioners; Examination of
current
teaching tools; Recruiting students; Perceptions on the changing professional
competencies
and personal attributes for employment in digital curation environments.
• Digital curation in
relation to archives and museums: How is
the environment shaping
traditional
responsibilities? How are synergies developing across libraries, archives, and
museums?
What are core competencies in digital curation? Can we develop common ground
among
participating disciplines and entities? What are implications for various
professions, and
what
issues do the professions need to addressing separately?
• What is going on in
real life with the curation of digital resources? We encourage people to
undertake
small‐scale studies in order to share data and case studies about current
practices,
procedures
and approaches within specific organizational contexts. What is happening in
different
sectors such as industry, federal government, state government, nonprofit
cultural
institutions?
• What do we need? Examination of scope, extent, relevance, and quality of
current literature.
What
is useful? What is missing?
• Infrastructures in
support of digital curation. How well is
current technology meeting the
needs of
digital curation, and what should future technology research and development
involve
to
better meet these needs? How do organizations incorporate digital curation
principles and
procedures
into their administrative and managerial operations? How do we support
sustainable
infrastructure?
TYPES
OF SUBMISSIONS
Contributed
papers
The
submission of original, recent, research and projects (including case studies),
theoretical
developments,
or innovative practical applications providing insight into the above topics is
encouraged.
Submissions
may be either a “Long Paper” (8 pages maximum) or “Short
Paper” (2 pages), should be in
ACM
format <http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings‐templates> and include title,
author(s)
and affiliation(s), abstract, and full text. Please submit paper as pdf file.
Accepted papers will
be
published in the conference proceedings.
Contributed
posters
Posters
presenting new and promising work, preliminary results of research projects, or
“best practices”
are
welcomed. The content should clearly point out how the application contributes
to innovation of
thought
or design within the field, how it addresses key challenges, as well as
potential impact on the
participant’s
organization and/or practices in the field. Especially welcome are submissions
from current
students.
Submissions should be in the form of a two‐page paper in ACM format
<http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings‐templates> and include title, author(s) and
affiliation(s),
abstract, summary of the poster’s content (may include figures), and
references to
substantive
supporting materials that will aid reviewers in determining suitability for the
conference.
Please
submit paper as pdf file. The final version of these short papers will be
published in the
conference
proceedings. During the conference, presenters are expected to display their
work as a
poster,
incorporating text and illustrations as appropriate. Presenters can also use
laptop computers as
a way
of supporting their posters (e.g. demonstration of related visualizations or
applications).
Panels
Panels
and technical sessions present topics for discussion such as cutting‐edge
research and design,
analyses
of trends, opinions on controversial issues, and contrasting viewpoints from
experts in
complementary
professional areas. Innovative formats that involve audience participation are
encouraged.
These may include panels, debates, or forums, or case studies. Submissions
should be in
the form
of a two‐page paper in ACM format <http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedingstemplates>
and
include title, sponsor(s), name and affiliation(s) of all participants,
providing an overview
of the
issues, projects, or viewpoints to be discussed by the panel. Please submit
paper as pdf file. The
final version
of the two‐page panel summary document will be published in the
conference proceedings.
SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES & DEADLINES
September
30, 2008 Proposals due for contributed papers, panels and posters
November
15, 2008 Authors/proposers notified of acceptance
January
15, 2009 Final versions due for conference proceedings
April
2, 2009 Proceedings available for distribution at conference
International
submissions are encouraged from any academic, nonprofit, corporate, or
government area
in any
part of the world. All submissions are made electronically via a link from the
DigCCurr 2009 Web
site (http://www.ils.unc.edu/digccurr2009/).
Any
problems with electronic submissions should be directed to:
Rachael
Clemens
School
of Information & Library Science
University
of North Carolina
Phone:
714.926.1098 | Fax: 919.962.8071 | [log in to unmask]
Refereeing
procedures
All
types of submissions will be reviewed by at least two referees. Notices of
acceptance or rejection will
contain
constructive comments from referees.
2009
Symposium Planning Committee
Rachael
Clemens
Dr.
Wendy Duff
Dr.
Maria Guercio
Carolyn
Hank
Dr.
Cal Lee
Dr.
Seamus Ross
Dr.
Ken Thibodeau
Dr.
Helen Tibbo, Chair
Dr. Elizabeth Yakel
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Rachael Green Clemens
PhD Student
School of Information & Library Science
University of North Carolina
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