Title: A Competency Framework for Digital Curation and Data Science
Author: Sheila Corrall
Year: 2013
Event: Aligning Digital Preservation across Nations workshop, Amsterdam, 14 January 2013
Institutional source: University of Pittsburgh, D-Scholarship repository
Former DCE file path: https://digitalcurationexchange.org/system/files/corrall-competency-framework_0.pdf
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Historical and professional context
The paper was submitted in the context of an international conversation about how organisations should coordinate preservation research, training and professional practice. Digital curation was expanding beyond a narrow technical speciality into a set of activities involving libraries, research support, data management, preservation planning and access services.
The University of Pittsburgh research record identifies the contribution and provides associated files. Readers should use that record for the authentic work, any version information and applicable licence rather than relying on an old third-party PDF link.
Why competency frameworks matter
Preservation programmes depend on people who can assess risk, manage digital objects and make informed decisions about access. A useful competency framework helps institutions examine what they need their staff or partners to be able to do, how those needs differ by role and where training is required.
The related TwoSquares digital curation competency guide provides a newly written practical model covering appraisal, metadata, technical handling, rights, access and governance. It is our own interpretation for website operators and preservation teams, not a reproduction of Corrall's position paper.
Access and citation
Primary access route: D-Scholarship@Pitt: A Competency Framework for Digital Curation and Data Science.
Event context: Digital Curation Centre, IDCC 2013 workshops.
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Related sources
- Aligning Digital Preservation Across Nations
- Digital preservation research library
- Closing the Digital Curation Gap