May 22, 2013

Article: "Digital Curation: The Emergence of a New Discipline"

Title: “Digital Curation: The Emergence of a New Discipline (11 pages; PDF) by Sarah Higgins Source: International Journal of Digital Curation Vol 6, No 2 (2011) Abstract: In the mid 1990s UK digital preservation activity concentrated on ensuring the survival of digital material – spurred on by the US report Preserving Digital Information (The Task [...]

New Issue Alert: International Journal of Digital Curation: Vol 6, No 2 (2011)

Here’s the complete table of contents. Direct to abstracts that include links to full text articles (PDF). Table of Contents Vol 6, No 2 (2011) Editorial Editorial Kevin Ashley Papers (Peer-reviewed) Citation and Peer Review of Data: Moving Towards Formal Data Publication Sarah Callaghan, Bryan Lawrence, Sam Pepler, Catherine Jones, Brian Matthews Curating Scientific Research [...]

Preprint: "A Study of Faculty Data Curation Behaviors and Attitudes at a Teaching-Centered University"

Title: “A Study of Faculty Data Curation Behaviors and Attitudes at a Teaching-Centered University” Source: C&RL (College and Research Libraries) Authors: Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino, Marisa L. Ramirez, and Karen J. McGaughey Affiliation (All Authors): Robert E. Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA Accepted for Publication: August 2011 Anticipated Publication Date: May [...]

Conference Paper: Puzzling Over Digital Preservation – Identifying Traditional and New Skills Needed for Digital Preservation

This paper will be presented at the World Library and Information Congress : 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly scheduled to take place in about a month in San Juan. Title Puzzling Over Digital Preservation – Identifying Traditional and New Skills Needed for Digital Preservation (14 pages; PDF) Authors Thomas Bahr (German National Library of [...]