Digital Curation Education and Training: From Digitization to Graduate Curricula to MOOCs

This paper traces the development of digital and data curation curricula. Due to the brief length of this paper, the focus is on North American initiatives and primarily on continuing education programs. It explores the strengths and weaknesses of professional workshops and the creation of graduate...

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Main Author: Helen R. Tibbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2015-03-01
Series:International Journal of Digital Curation
Online Access:https://ijdc.net/index.php/ijdc/article/view/352
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description This paper traces the development of digital and data curation curricula. Due to the brief length of this paper, the focus is on North American initiatives and primarily on continuing education programs. It explores the strengths and weaknesses of professional workshops and the creation of graduate-level courses, certificates, degrees and MOOCs, as well as the role of funding agencies in this process. It concludes with an analysis of what is missing and what is needed to create the workforce required to steward digital assets in the foreseeable future.
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spelling doaj.art-4a70c06ca1594e2ba88bbcb8399ae5482024-02-06T00:06:29ZengUniversity of EdinburghInternational Journal of Digital Curation1746-82562015-03-01101Digital Curation Education and Training: From Digitization to Graduate Curricula to MOOCsHelen R. Tibbo This paper traces the development of digital and data curation curricula. Due to the brief length of this paper, the focus is on North American initiatives and primarily on continuing education programs. It explores the strengths and weaknesses of professional workshops and the creation of graduate-level courses, certificates, degrees and MOOCs, as well as the role of funding agencies in this process. It concludes with an analysis of what is missing and what is needed to create the workforce required to steward digital assets in the foreseeable future. https://ijdc.net/index.php/ijdc/article/view/352
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title Digital Curation Education and Training: From Digitization to Graduate Curricula to MOOCs
title_full Digital Curation Education and Training: From Digitization to Graduate Curricula to MOOCs
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title_short Digital Curation Education and Training: From Digitization to Graduate Curricula to MOOCs
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