Committees: JISC Support of Research committee
http://www.dcc.ac.uk
Scientists, researchers and scholars across the UK generate
increasingly vast amounts of digital data, with further investment in
digitisation and purchase of digital content and information. The
scientific record and the documentary heritage created in digital form are
at risk from technology obsolescence, from the fragility of digital media,
and from lack of the basics of good practice, such as adequate
documentation for the data.
What we can do for you
Search for content on
all of the JISC services websites Working with other
practitioners, the Digital Curation Centre will support UK institutions who
store, manage and preserve these data to help ensure their enhancement and
their continuing long-term use. The purpose of our centre is to provide a
national focus for research and development into curation issues and to
promote expertise and good practice, both nationally and internationally,
for the management of all research outputs in digital format. Digital
curation is all about maintaining and adding value to a trusted body of
digital information for current and future use; specifically, we mean the
active management and appraisal of data over the life-cycle of scholarly
and scientific materials.
Research and development are key DCC activities and our R&D teams are
working together to transform research-led innovation into tools and
services that will enhance the take-up and implementation of digital
curation practice. In addition to carrying out our own research and
development, we are also committed to gathering and disseminating
information about international research and development activity in the
fields of digital curation and preservation. The DCC encourages the sharing
of international curation news, research, and resources and provides a
simple form on the DCC website that enables individuals to submit
information. We host a forum and promote its use as a means of engaging
with other curation practitioners and experts to discuss key digital
curation themes. From high-level briefing papers, technology watch papers,
case studies and interviews, to detailed digital curation manual
instalments and a glossary of terms, we offer a wide range of learning
resources specifically designed to help practitioners to effectively engage
in digital preservation and curation activities.
Specific contact
Chris Rusbridge (Director)
c.rusbridge@ed.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 131 651 3823