From: "Gilson, Thomas V" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:12:16 +0000
Charleston Seminars: Introduction to Data Curation
Join us for the inaugural event of the Charleston Seminar series
taught by faculty from UNC Chapel Hill School of Information & Library
Science. Register now at http://bit.ly/chs14data.
When: Monday, November 3 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) and Tuesday, November 4
(9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Where: Francis Marion Hotel (387 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403)
Abstract: Libraries and archives are increasingly responsible for
curation of digital data. This includes not only acquiring and
managing data but curation within the context of libraries and
archives. It will be an interactive event, include a combination of
lecture, discussion and also engagement with data creators and
facilitating new forms of research through data use. This workshop
will provide participants with an introduction to the primary
opportunities, challenges, principles and strategies for addressing
data practical exercises.
There are two registration options: Certificate Program, and
Non-Certificate Program. Participants who wish to engage in a specific
project of interest can work with an instructor to do so. These
participants will receive a certificate of accomplishment from the
School of Information and Library Science UNC-Chapel Hill and the
Charleston Conference following the completion of their project work
and approval from the supervising faculty.
Instructors:
Jonathan Crabtree - Assistant Director for Archives and Information
Technology, Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, UNC Chapel
Hill
Christopher (Cal) Lee - Associate Professor, School of Information and
Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
For more information, visit
http://www.katina.info/conference/conference-info/events/data-curation/
or contact Leah Hinds at [log in to unmask]
Please excuse the cross-posting
Tom Gilson
Associate Editor, Against the Grain
Head of Reference, Emeritus
Addlestone Library
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29401
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