Infusing Digital Curation Competencies into the SLIS Curriculum

Infusing Digital Curation Competencies into the SLIS CurriculumPatricia C. Franks, Ph.D., CRM

Associate Professor, School of Library & Information Science

San Jose State University, San José, CA, USA

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Topics

Rationale Digital Curation Competencies Component #1: Curriculum Component #2: Internships Component #3: Technology Infrastructure Conclusion

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Digital Universe in 2020

• The digital universe will grow to 40,000 exabytes or 40 trillion gigabytes (more than 5,200 gigabytes for every man, woman, and child)

• Nearly 40% of that information will be touched by cloud computing providers (stored in the cloud at some point between creation and disposition)

• The proportion of data requiring protection will grow faster than the digital universe itself from less than 33% to more than 40% in 2020.

• As much a 33% of the digital universe will contain information that might be valuable if analyzed, compared with 25% today.

http://italy.emc.com/leadership/digital-universe/iview/executive-summary-a-universe-of.htm 5/7/2013

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Dual Approach to Digital Curation Education is Needed

Digital Curation Education and Training for Digital Curation Professionals

Digital Curation Competences infused in SLIS courses for everyone else

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Three Components of a Strong DC Curriculum

1. Coursework

2. Practice-based internships

3. Solid Technology Infrastructure

Yakel, Conway, Hedstrom, and Wallace (2011)

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Operational Competencies & SLIS Courses

Tammaro, Casarosa, and Madrid (2012)

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Managerial Competencies & SLIS Courses

Tammaro, Casarosa, and Madrid (2012)

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Phases of the Digital Curation Lifecycle Used in the DC / SLIS course map

1. Conceptualize

2. Create or Receive

3. Appraise & Select

4. Ingest

5. Preservation Action

6. Store

7. Access Use & Reuse

8. Transform

9. Preservation Planning

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Place-based Internship Experiences

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Virtual Internship Experiences

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Capstone Course – LIBR 289 – E-Portfolio

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Capstone Course – LIBR 289 – E-Portfolio

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Technology Infrastructure

•Blackboard IM•Blackboard Collaborate•Desire2Learn LMS•Desire2Learn E-Portfolio•Gmail•King Library Online Resources•Microsoft Office•MySJSU (student management system)•SPSS software

•OCLC•ProQuest•Refworks•Web of Knowledge•Westlaw

Software used by all students

• CALI• Dialog• Factiva• Gale• LexisNexis• LibGuides• NoveList

Databases used by students enrolled in specific courses

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Additional Software used in Specific Courses

• Skitch (optional) – annotate images• Balsamiq (optional) – layout• Inmagic® Presto for DB/Textworks - web

publishing• DB/Textworks – soon to be WebData Pro

(creates relational web databases)• Oracle DBMS• Rapid Miner (Open source) – data

mining• CONTENTdm (digital collection mgmt)• PhotoShop (image manipulation)• GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation)• GoodleDocs• WordPress, Blogger or Blogspot• Weebly (website or blog)• Jing (screen capture and recordings)

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• Screen capture software

• Camera• Scanner

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Student Matt Carmichael Develops and Shares Digital Curation Strategies

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Conclusion

Infusing digital curation core competencies into the SLIS curriculum will expand the number of professionals prepared to perform digital curation activities in order to protect, add value to, and preserve our digital assets.

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Not in the paper… but in case you’re wondering

1. SLIS is planning for the addition of several new courses in digital curation and developing guidance for MLIS students in the form of a Digital Curation career pathway.

2. The new courses will also be available to students pursuing a Post-Master’s Certificate in DARM and to those pursuing a master’s degree in Archives and Records Administration (MARA).

3. SLIS is exploring the development of a SLIS Virtual Digital Technologies lab.

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Questions / Contact Info

Patricia C. Franks, PhD, CRM

patricia.franks@sjsu.edu

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