Preparing for Digital Curation Governance: Educating Stewards of Public Information

TitlePreparing for Digital Curation Governance: Educating Stewards of Public Information
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsLee, C. A., & Tibbo H. R.
Date Published2012///
PublisherACM
ISBN Number978-1-4503-1200-4
Keywordscontinuing education, Digital curation, digital information, electronic governance, government, professional development, public sector, sg_data_curation, sg_data_skills
Abstract

We report results of research into curriculum development for dual degree programs and the development of a dual degree curriculum jointly undertaken by the University of North Carolina's School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and School of Government (SOG). This IMLS-funded program provides training in public information stewardship to four cohorts of eighteen masters' level students. The curriculum development rests upon previous curriculum development projects, examination of masters' programs throughout the world, semi-structured interviews of public sector information experts, recommendations from an expert Advisory Board, and focus group responses from current and alumni project Fellows.

URLhttp://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2463728.2463763

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Purpose: 
2 projects (ESOPI and ESOPI2) undertaken to redesign and enhanced a dual degree program that was earlier developed by the University of North Carolina’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and School of Government (SOG)
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Performed a comprehensive literature review of information and library science and public administration masters-level programs; conducted interviews with project advisory board members and, public sector information experts; conducted a focus group study of current and alumni Fellows from the project.