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Digital Curation in Libraries: An innovative way of content preservation and dissemination

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Bhojaraju Gunjal
Bhojaraju Gunjal

This document discusses digital curation in libraries. It defines digital curation as the selection, preservation, maintenance, collection and archiving of digital assets to keep them accessible indefinitely. It provides an overview of the history and definitions of digital curation. It also lists several initiatives and projects related to digital curation. The document discusses how digital curation has emerged as a new practice for libraries and the need for professionals to develop related competencies. It outlines some challenges to implementing digital curation in libraries and the future potential of using cloud environments and persistent infrastructures.

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Dr.Bhojaraju Gunjal Deputy Librarian & Head Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela Odisha, India. WNL-2K15: What Next in Libraries, Jan 21-23, 2015, NIT Silchar, Assam. India. Gunjal, Bhojaraju (2015). Digital Curation in Libraries: An innovative way of content preservation and dissemination; In proceedings of International Conference on What Next in Libraries (WNL-2K15), January 21-23, NIT Silchar, Assam.
Digital Curation Digital Curation (DC)  is the selection, preservation, maintenance, collection and archiving of digital assets.  establishes, maintains and adds value to repositories of digital data for present and future use.  will mitigate digital obsolescence, keeping the information accessible to users indefinitely
Digital Curation: Overview  Term “Digital Curation” was first used in 2001  as a title for a seminar on digital archives, libraries and eScience  various communities came together to discuss the urgent challenges of improving the  long-term management of, and  preservation of access to, digital information
Definition of DC  Digital Curation Centre (DCC) - defines as “maintaining and adding value to a trusted body of digital information for current and future use; specifically the active management and appraisal of data over the life-cycle of scholarly and scientific materials”  Rusbridge, C et al. (2005) - the activity of managing and promoting the use of data from its point of creation, to ensure it is fit for contemporary purpose, and available for discovery and reuse
DC - Initiatives and Projects  Digital Curation Centre  Glasgow University  Digital Curation Interest Group – ACRL  Digital Curation Services - University of Virginia  Research Data - Purdue University  UK Data Archive  Databrary Project  University of California Curation Center
Digital Curation in Libraries  emerged as a new practice  need for practitioners has risen  need for professionals to equip with Competencies  changing role of libraries to  deal with research data  cope-up with the digital curation activities  quickly developing support for research data management (RDM)
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DC Tools: Capabilities and Features  long term preservation of digital content  key to reproducibility and re-use  few provide bookmarklet feature - enable to curate content dynamically while browsing  help to connect with similar interest people  suggest users to connect/follow  users can publish information consistently  users can become thought leaders
Checklist for implementation DC  tools to be carefully examined and designed  requires the implementation of proactive, scalable and sustainable preservation strategies  important to ensure that digital data remain accessible and reusable over time  user education is very important - for both curators and end-users
Challenges to implement DC in libraries  Skills of the library staff  Users’ education  Evaluation and selection of the DC tools  Long term planning for archival and preservation of curated data
Future of Digital Curation  DC involves a wide range of activities, many of which may be suitable for deployment within a cloud environment  significant effort needs to be put into developing persistent information infrastructures for digital materials and into developing the digital curation skills of researchers and information professionals  Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model may provide a basis on which more specialized software services may be provided.
Conclusions  Digital curation tools can be used for long term preservation of content and help to reduce the digital obsolescence  With the proper use of social technologies, organization can yield productivity and collaborate effectively among communities  Its applications among library or KM communities can benefit the organization to a large extent  With the proper use of strategy, tools and technologies, DC adoption can help organisations to manage research data management effectively
Thank you Dr.Bhojaraju Gunjal Endeavour Research Fellow (Australia) Rourkela, Odisha. India. Cell: +91- 9040511891 Email: Bhojaraju.G@gmail.com Profile: http://bhojaraju.weebly.com

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Digital Curation in Libraries: An innovative way of content preservation and dissemination

  • 1. Dr.Bhojaraju Gunjal Deputy Librarian & Head Central Library National Institute of Technology Rourkela Odisha, India. WNL-2K15: What Next in Libraries, Jan 21-23, 2015, NIT Silchar, Assam. India. Gunjal, Bhojaraju (2015). Digital Curation in Libraries: An innovative way of content preservation and dissemination; In proceedings of International Conference on What Next in Libraries (WNL-2K15), January 21-23, NIT Silchar, Assam.
  • 2. Digital Curation Digital Curation (DC)  is the selection, preservation, maintenance, collection and archiving of digital assets.  establishes, maintains and adds value to repositories of digital data for present and future use.  will mitigate digital obsolescence, keeping the information accessible to users indefinitely
  • 3. Digital Curation: Overview  Term “Digital Curation” was first used in 2001  as a title for a seminar on digital archives, libraries and eScience  various communities came together to discuss the urgent challenges of improving the  long-term management of, and  preservation of access to, digital information
  • 4. Definition of DC  Digital Curation Centre (DCC) - defines as “maintaining and adding value to a trusted body of digital information for current and future use; specifically the active management and appraisal of data over the life-cycle of scholarly and scientific materials”  Rusbridge, C et al. (2005) - the activity of managing and promoting the use of data from its point of creation, to ensure it is fit for contemporary purpose, and available for discovery and reuse
  • 5. DC - Initiatives and Projects  Digital Curation Centre  Glasgow University  Digital Curation Interest Group – ACRL  Digital Curation Services - University of Virginia  Research Data - Purdue University  UK Data Archive  Databrary Project  University of California Curation Center
  • 6. Digital Curation in Libraries  emerged as a new practice  need for practitioners has risen  need for professionals to equip with Competencies  changing role of libraries to  deal with research data  cope-up with the digital curation activities  quickly developing support for research data management (RDM)
  • 12. DC Tools: Capabilities and Features  long term preservation of digital content  key to reproducibility and re-use  few provide bookmarklet feature - enable to curate content dynamically while browsing  help to connect with similar interest people  suggest users to connect/follow  users can publish information consistently  users can become thought leaders
  • 13. Checklist for implementation DC  tools to be carefully examined and designed  requires the implementation of proactive, scalable and sustainable preservation strategies  important to ensure that digital data remain accessible and reusable over time  user education is very important - for both curators and end-users
  • 14. Challenges to implement DC in libraries  Skills of the library staff  Users’ education  Evaluation and selection of the DC tools  Long term planning for archival and preservation of curated data
  • 15. Future of Digital Curation  DC involves a wide range of activities, many of which may be suitable for deployment within a cloud environment  significant effort needs to be put into developing persistent information infrastructures for digital materials and into developing the digital curation skills of researchers and information professionals  Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model may provide a basis on which more specialized software services may be provided.
  • 16. Conclusions  Digital curation tools can be used for long term preservation of content and help to reduce the digital obsolescence  With the proper use of social technologies, organization can yield productivity and collaborate effectively among communities  Its applications among library or KM communities can benefit the organization to a large extent  With the proper use of strategy, tools and technologies, DC adoption can help organisations to manage research data management effectively
  • 17. Thank you Dr.Bhojaraju Gunjal Endeavour Research Fellow (Australia) Rourkela, Odisha. India. Cell: +91- 9040511891 Email: Bhojaraju.G@gmail.com Profile: http://bhojaraju.weebly.com