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Bridging By Design. CMDA at the University of Maryland Katie Shilton, Michael Kurtz, Bruce Ambacher , Erik Mitchell, Douglas Oard , and Ann Weeks. Framing the Digital Curation Curriculum Conference May 7 2013. A specialization with a focus on the:.
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Bridging By Design CMDA at the University of Maryland Katie Shilton, Michael Kurtz, Bruce Ambacher, Erik Mitchell, Douglas Oard, and Ann Weeks Framing the Digital Curation Curriculum Conference May 7 2013
A specialization with a focus on the: Curation & Management of Digital Assets • Creation • Management • Use • Long-term preservation • Current and future access Of digital assets in a variety of disciplines and sectors of the economy.
Bridging Two Programs Open to students in two master’s degree programs: • Master’s in Information Management (MIM) • focus on strategic deployment of information technology, especially in corporate settings; • Master’s in Library Science (MLS) • focus on professional information services, especially in non-profits and cultural heritage institutions. First joint specialization • An opportunity… and a challenge
Why Start this Program? • By 2018, US will have a shortage of 140,000-190,000 with skills needed to manage digital assets • Estimated that 1.5 million managers will need to use digital assets in strategic decision-making • Washington DC area needs: • Not-for-profits & advocacy groups, cultural heritage institutions, research institutions, federal agencies, defense and intelligence agencies. • Ideal challenge for an iSchool • Curation requires technology, policy, and management skills
CMDA: An iSchool Opportunity Evolution of library schools into iSchools provides opportunity Expertise in nexus of people, technologies & social context. Faculty work in: • archives and records management • e-government • information and diverse populations • database design • migration and emulation • information retrieval, • web-scale information processing But… none of us does all of this.
Managing the Challenge Planned curriculum: orient and then specialize. Balance technology, management & policy • 3 required courses • Principles of Digital Curation • Implementing Digital Curation • Policy Issues in Digital Curation • 2 elective courses • Personal Digital Curation • Curation in Cultural Institutions • Database Design • Information Retrieval Systems • Information Architecture • Principles of Records & Information Management • Electronic Records • Required field study
Combining Students • Students from both degree programs will take classes together & share their skills. • Challenge: diversity of student preparation for the social, organizational & technical aspects of the program. • Opportunity: peer learning • Those trained in information practices such as reference, preservation alongside those with strong technical backgrounds. • Help students build trust in those with different experience, expertise.
Combining Faculty • We need to teach socio-technical skills • Challenge: • Integrating broad intellectual content that underpins CDMA Divergent expertise, skill sets among professors • Opportunity: co-teaching • Logistics of credit, course loads unresolved • Isn’t this what iSchools are for?
Soft Launch This Fall • 3 required courses will be offered in 2013-2014 • Students will select electives from courses already offered • New electives to be added in 2014-2015 • Planning for cohort of approximately 18 for first run
Thanks! Katie Shilton kshilton@umd.edu CMDA @ UMD http://ischool.umd.edu/content/curation-and-management-digital-assets