Preparing the workforce for digital curation / Committee on the Future Career Opportunities and Educational Requirements for Digital Curation, Board on Research Data and Information, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2015] |
| Description | xi, 91 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | National Academies Press (U.S.) |
| Other author/creator | National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Research Data and Information. |
| Other author/creator | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. |
| Other author/creator | Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.) |
| Other author/creator | National Science Foundation (U.S.) |
| Contents | New imperatives in digital curation and its workforce -- The current state of digital curation -- Current and future demand for the digital curation workforce -- Preparing and sustaining a workforce for digital curation. |
| Abstract | "The massive increase in digital information in the last decade has created new requirements for institutional and technological structures and workforce skills. Preparing the Workforce for Digital Curation focuses on education and training needs to meet the demands for access to and meaningful use of digital information, now and in the future. This study identifies the various practices and spectrum of skill sets that comprise digital curation, looking in particular at human versus automated tasks. Additionally, the report examines the possible career path demands and options for professionals working in digital curation activities, and analyzes the economic benefits and societal importance of digital curation for competitiveness, innovation, and scientific advancement. Preparing the Workforce for Digital Curation considers the evolving roles and models of digital curation functions in research organizations, and their effects on employment opportunities and requirements. The recommendations of this report will help to advance digital curation and meet the demand for a trained workforce"--Page 1. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Funding information | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation SLON 10000814 |
| Funding information | Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.) IMLS RE-04-11-0120-11 |
| Funding information | National Science Foundation NFS:OCI-1144157 |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | Preparing the workforce for digital curation. Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2015] 9780309296953 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015373979 |
| ISBN | 9780309296946 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0309296943 (pbk.) |
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