DigCurV Curriculum Framework: Applications in the Development of Digital Curation Vocational Training Programmes

Abstract

Digital curation is a rapidly evolving field, driven by a range of factors including the explosion of data currently being created, continuous change in information technology and emerging patterns in information use. As a result there is a pressing need for information professionals in the work force to remain abreast of developments in the field. Prior research conducted as part of the DigCurV project resulted in a curriculum framework, intended to guide the development of vocational training curricula, and identified a set of 12 characteristics that summarize the strengths of existing training programmes while reflecting the on-going training needs of working professionals. This poster bridges the gap between these tools by illustrates 8 ways in which the framework can be to achieve these 12 characteristics.