Summer Institute on Data Curation

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Announcing the Summer Institute on Data Curation

June 2-5, 2008
Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of 
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) 
will hold a Summer Institute on Data Curation at the University 
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, from June 2 through June 5, 2008. 
With support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, 
GSLIS is pioneering the development of data curation education in 
library and information science programs. Data curation is the 
active and on-going management of research data through its 
lifecycle of interest and usefulness to scholarship, science, 
and education. In response to requests from practicing librarians, 
we are holding this workshop to address the growing need for data 
services and curation activities in academic and research libraries.

Topics to be covered include: day-to-day digital preservation; 
technical aspects of data repository systems; appraisal and 
selection of digital data; and resource requirements for a 
data curation program.

Objectives for the Institute:
Participants will
-  understand what data curation is in the academic library
context;
-  understand what skill sets, resources, and collaborations are
necessary to develop and implement a data curation program 
in an academic library;
-  understand the main questions, decisions, and best practices for
implementing and doing data curation;
-  understand the components of a repository development plan
(goals, institutional commitment, responsibility, 
collection development policy, preservation plan, 
data management plan).

Invited speakers include: Tim DiLauro, Digital Library Architect 
in the Digital Research and Curation Center, Sheridan Libraries, 
Johns Hopkins University; Ruth Duerr, data archivist and manager,
 National Snow and Ice Data Center; Tim Donohue, research 
programmer for the UIUC IDEALS institutional repository; Prof. 
Carole Palmer, Director of the GSLIS Center for Informatics 
Research in Science and Scholarship; and Michael Witt, 
Interdisciplinary Research Librarian, Purdue University 
Libraries.

Tuition for the Institute is: $260.00
This will include the workshop program, curriculum and reference 
materials, a reception and some meals.

Dormitory housing is available in Sherman Hall, a graduate dorm 
adjacent to GSLIS. The cost is $39.45 per night for a single room.
Housing alternatives include rooms in the Illini Union Hotel 
(starting at $94/night) or local area hotels that are within walking 
distance, on a bus route, or provide shuttle service.

Application Requirements: Please complete the form, which is available
at:
https://webtools.uiuc.edu/formBuilder/Secure?id=6777284 

We are accepting applications from practicing academic librarians 
and information professionals who want to learn more about data 
curation services in academic libraries. As many as 3 people from 
a single institution may apply, teams are welcome. This workshop, 
while introductory, will be targeted to information professionals 
working in academic libraries that have started or are planning 
research data repositories and services. While we will present on 
general issues related to data curation, the focus will be on 
scientific research data.

The Institute will be limited to 26 participants.

If you have questions, please contact Ellen Rubenstein - 
erubens3@uiuc.edu or (217) 244-5574

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