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Chicago, IL

Formerly Digital Curation: Creating an Environment for Success.

Digital archives require professional curatorial practices just as paper archives do! In this course you’ll discover the differences and similarities between curating paper and electronic records, a system of best practices for digital curation, and review what any institution needs to implement to ensure the success of its own digital curation.

Upon completion of this course you’ll be able to:

  • Identify the components of team building and digital curation that are necessary to begin working towards a curation prototype in your institution.
  • Pinpoint areas to invest in locally to build knowledge and skills to meet the needs of a digital repository program at your institution.
  • Review existing digital repository characteristics that best illustrate roads to success.
  • Gain access to resources, guides, models, and best practices relevant to the digital curation/repository landscape.
  • Recognize and establish relationships within your organization to achieve a digital archives repository program.

Who should attend? Practitioners, Managers, Librarians, Museum Professionals, and Administrators who’ll be asked to design a digital archives or need to improve the operation of such an archives.

What should you know already? Appraisal of records, providing access to records, as well as some knowledge of digital preservation and electronic records.

This course is one of the Foundational Courses in the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) Curriculum and Certificate Program and builds on others including Basic Electronic Records, Thinking Digital, and Standards for Digital Archives. If you intend to pursue the Certificate, you'll need to pass the examination for this course.  Please follow Option 1 to access exam information.

The DAS Core Competencies Addressed in this Course:

#1: Understand the nature of records in electronic form, including the functions of various storage media, the nature of system dependence, and the effect on integrity of records over time.

#2: Communicate and define requirements, roles, and responsibilities related to digital archives to a variety of partners and audiences.

#3: Formulate strategies and tactics for appraising, describing, managing, organizing, and preserving digital archives.

#7: Provide dependable organization and service to designated communities across networks.

Attendance is limited to 30.

Course Format: On Site
Address: Chicago History Museum
Chicago, IL
 
Duration: 8 hours
Audience Category: Practitioners, Managers, Librarians, Museum Professionals, and Administrators who’ll be asked to design a digital archives or need to improve the operation of such an archives
Level: Intermediate practitioner
Instructor(s): Kari R. Smith
Maximum Attendees: 30
 
Cost Range: $205 - $325
Provider: The Society of American Archivists
Sponsored by: Chicago History Museum

This information is provided as a convenience for informational purposes only; it does not constitute an endorsement by the Library of Congress.