DigCurV: Next Steps Kate Fernie Ann Gow Maurizio Lunghi MDR Partners (Consulting) Ltd. HATII, University of Glasgow Fondazione Rinascimento Digitale, London, UK Glasgow, UK Florence, Italy kate.fernie@mdrpartners.com a.gow@hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk lunghi@rinascimento-digitale.it Abstract—This paper considers the next steps for the DigCurV We would like to ask you to use the curriculum framework project in working towards a sustainable future for vocational to benchmark courses1 and to give us your feedback on how education and training in Digital Curation well it fits and whether you are considering exploiting it. Keywords-component; DigCurV; Digital Curator Vocational III. SHORT TERM GOALS Education; Europe During the conference we are hoping to build alliances I. INTRODUCTION with the most important initiatives and to establish an DigCurV was established with the aim of building a agreement to work together and a common reference model framework to address the needs for training in digital whose benefits are clear to everyone. preservation resulting from the rapid growth in the digital After the conference DigCurV will continue to promote the economy in Europe and worldwide [1]. Since the project adoption of the curriculum framework for benchmarking began in 2011, DigCurV has carried out surveys into the courses and encouraging people to play the game, and of opportunities for training in digital curation and also the need. course starting to think about the future and new Based on these findings and knowledge, expertise and developments. research from within the project and a series of international initiatives, DigCurV has developed a framework for Our survey of training needs amongst cultural institutions curriculum development and has developed the Curate! Game suggested a potential demand for short, modular courses. We and other products based on this framework [2, 3]. would like to begin to explore the demand for portable qualifications and accreditation of courses; to evaluate ways Over the last two years, international stakeholder network of supporting continuing professional development of has built up including individuals and institutions with an existing staff as well as student learners; and promoting the interest in developing training and education in the field of development of training for trainers based on the curriculum digital curation. Now, during this international conference on framework. ‘Framing the Digital Curation Curriculum’ is the time to think about the next steps and how best to build on the results we, We need to begin to think about sustainability and how to and allied initiatives such as DigCCur, APARSEN, DPC, continue the work of the stakeholder network around nestor, DPOE. EUDAT. IFLA, JISC, ANORC and others, vocational education in Digital Curation. have achieved so far. IV. MEDIUM TERM GOALS II. IMMEDIATE GOALS Our short to medium term goal is to find evangelists – or During this conference, an immediate goal for the project is ambassadors who adopt the curriculum framework as a to promote the DigCurV curriculum framework and the benchmark for courses themselves and promote its adoption Curate game and to encourage you to explore them and to by others. Our aim is to continue to build consensus around consider their uses the curriculum framework and professional development in digital curation. Our overall goal is to promote the development of training and education in digital curation. To that end, we are aiming to build the network and develop alliances with projects and institutions and individual educators who are developing digital curation curricula and training courses. 1 We use the generic term courses to cover all training events from short courses to fully accredited degree level programmes. Our vision is that in the medium term there will be courses VI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT available that are benchmarked to the curriculum framework, DigCurV is funded by the European Commission’s and products and tools which can be used to help support their Leonardo da Vinci programme, part of its Life Long Learning delivery. We would like to continue the development of the programme. The authors would like to acknowledge the Curate game to provide an innovative, collaborative learning contributions of all the DigCurV project partners and the environment, which is benchmarked to the curriculum extended network to discussions about the future of digital framework and the various roles in digital curation. curation education and training. V. LONGER TERM GOALS VII. REFERENCES In the longer term we envisage accreditation of courses by [1] DigCurV, 2010, project website: http://www.digcur-education.org/ agencies as delivering portable qualifications benchmarked [2] DigCurV, 2013, Curriculum Framework: http://www.digcurv.gla.ac.uk/ against the curriculum framework and which maintain or [3] DigCurV, 2013, Curate! Game: http://www.digcur- develop professional skills. We envisage that there will be a education.org/eng/Resources/CURATE-Game sustainable model in place for continued development of the [4] European Commission, 2013, Leonardo da Vinci programme: http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning- framework and the network. This is clearly a long-term goal programme/ldv_en.htm and will require considerable work in terms of theoretical and practical issues associated with accreditation.