Digital Preservation Education in iSchools

This poster investigates digital preservation education in the iSchool caucus. The project identifies core concepts addressed in digital preservation coursework in iSchools and identifies possible areas for curriculum development. Digital preservation education at the graduate level is critical. To ensure long-term access and use of digital materials, information professionals must have a working knowledge of digital curation, which emphasizes a lifecycle approach to digital preservation [1]. Unfortunately, the topic of digital preservation education is not prominent in literature about digital curation. Only a handful of case studies and recommendations have been published regarding digital preservation education within information science, library science, and computer science graduate programs. Instead, much of the work on digital preservation education is contained in more general studies on educating digital librarians or electronic records managers. To understand how to better design curricula that engages central issues of digital curation at the graduate level, an investigation of the current state of digital preservation education is warranted. Coursework devoted solely to digital preservation is essential for graduate students in information-centric disciplines. The necessity for devoted coursework is due to the complex and multifaceted nature of the topic. Unfortunately, a 2006 study found that very few library or information science schools offered courses specifically on the topic of digital preservation. Furthermore, an extremely small percentage of students in library or information science programs had exposure to the critical aspects of digital preservation during their coursework [2]. Digital preservation education can and should be studied in iSchools. The core mission of the iSchool movement is to connect people, information, and technology [3]. Digital curation supports this mission by enabling the continued maintenance of digital information resources throughout their lifecycle, allowing them to be rendered and re-used in the long-term. It is an interdisciplinary process that hinges on expertise from many different fields, including computer science, information and library science, informatics, management, and education. Furthermore, iSchools are a natural home for digital library education [4] and there are significant overlaps between digital library education and digital curation education [5]. It follows that iSchools are an excellent venue for research on the topic of digital preservation education. This project examines digital preservation courses in iSchools over the past five years (2005-2009). Course descriptions and syllabi are examined in order to develop a definition of current practices in digital preservation education. Based on this definition, areas for future developments in digital preservation curricula are identified. Course catalogs from the 26 iSchools have been analyzed to determine whether or not schools offer classes specifically on the topic of digital preservation. Of the 26 iSchools, 9 schools offer degrees in information science and in library science, 6 award degrees in information science but not in library science, and 5 award degrees in library science and not information science. The remaining 6 schools offer a variety of degrees, including computer science, information management, and information technology. These categories will be useful in determining what types of iSchools, if any, are leaders in digital preservation education. All of the schools that have been examined to date offer course catalogs and course descriptions on the open web. Many of the course syllabi are also available online. The course must contain the phrase ???Digital Preservation??? in its title or course description in order to be included. One-shot sessions and classes that deal with a subset of digital preservation, such as classes on digital libraries, are not considered. Course themes and assignments are compared to the DigCCurr Matrix of Digital Curation Knowledge and Competencies. This six-dimensional matrix from the University of North Carolina DigCCurr project defines and organizes materials to be covered in digital curation coursework [6]. This analysis will identify current strengths and potential areas for further development in digital preservation education. The study will also address the question of where current digital preservation course materials fit within the larger scope of digital curation knowledge and competencies

Persuasive technology and digital design for behaviour change

Copyright @ 2012 Social Science Research NetworkThe convergence of the 'digital' and 'real' worlds has been rapid and transformative of everyday life, as well as design practice - to the extent that talking about 'digital design' and 'the digital context' seems anachronistic and redundant. Nevertheless, the arrival of digital technology, the Internet and social media has, from a design perspective, created a new field of a ffordances, constraints, information flows and possibilities. This paper reviews some of the ways in which digital architecture infl uences behaviour, and what the implications could be for designers seeking to infl uence behaviour for social and environmental bene fit. Topics covered include Persuasive Technology, gami fication, Lessig's 'Code is Law' perspective, digital rights management and Zittrain's concept of generativity

Entering the digital world (Pedometrics 2009)

Development in pedometrics has not only shaped the research agenda in soil science but also attracted the attention of practitioners from other communities such as environmental modelling and land management who require digital information on soils. At the same time, demands from these communities and developments in information technology help to fuel and drive the research agenda of pedometrics. These factors have combined to draw scientists with diverse backgrounds and interests into the field of pedometrics over its short history as a distinctive subdiscipline of soil science

PERAN LITERASI DIGITAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DI KELAS XI IIS 01 SMAI AL MAARIF SINGOSARI MALANG

Today's digital literacy is a daily necessity. The progress of digital-based information technology can already be felt by all Indonesian people, as well as in remote areas to access information through digital media. Learning information in teaching and learning activities that are currently very closely related to digital literacy. This is the background of SMAI AL MAARIF Singosari Malang to always be innovative in building digital literacy capabilities. Therefore the education sector has an urgency to improve the quality of Human Resources (HR) who are ready to compete in the face of globalization and science and technology (Science and Technology). Based on preliminary observations, the digital-based facilities at SMAI AL MAARIF Singosari Malang are expected to be able to increase the literacy motivation of students in class XI IIS 01. All of this can be done by maximizing digital facilities as a means of supporting Islamic religious education learning. So from here the importance of adding insight into learners' information through digital media. The purpose of this study is to describe the application of digital literacy in Islamic religious education learning, to describe the role of digital literacy in Islamic religious education learning, and the factors that support and inhibit digital literacy in Islamic religious education learning

Science and Technology Information in the Digital Age: Some Thoughts from a Global Perspective

147-157The goals of science and technology information (STI) have not changed since the early days of ideas and practices embraced by the term ‘documentation’, yet the way they are pursued has changed. This is because the world is being transformed by technological changes dominated by digital age. This means that the digital technology is changing the relationship between science and society. It brings with it huge opportunities for the UK, but also significant risks.  This paper identifies and discusses some preconditions for harnessing STI in the digital age and a digital agenda for the UK. The paper considers hard infrastructure, soft infrastructure, cyber risk management and ethical issues from global perspective. The paper argues that open science could make science more effective and speed the translation of research findings into innovation and socio-economic benefits, but this shift requires adjustments to policy.  The paper also reviews the outcome from recent digital age summit in the UK and paints a picture of communicating science in the digital age. A final section presents some observations from the European Commission about access, dissemination and preservation on scientific information in the digital age

Informatics Engineering and Information Science : International Conference, ICIEIS 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 14-16, 2011 Proceedings, Part II

The ICIEIS 2011 conference explored new advances in digital information and data communications technologies. It brought together researchers from various areas of computer science, information sciences, and data communications to address both theoretical and applied aspects of digital communications and wireless technology. We hope that the discussions and exchange of ideas will contribute to advancements in the technology in the near futur

Open access journals and digital repositories on Library and Information Science In Brazil

One of the transformations on the production, archiving, access and information retrieval of scientific communication has been the appearance of open access digital journals and repositories. Universities and research centers are creating scientific literature eprint servers, which include electronic versions of scientific documents published or unpublished, deposited by authors and editors from all scientific areas. These information technologies allow publishing commentaries, notes and new versions of research data that have been published in traditional formats or it is expected to be published in the future. The Brazilian Institute of Science and Technology Information (IBICT), within its mission of promoting the improvement of science, technology and innovation in Brazil, has been working in the development of tools that may help in disseminating the scientific production in the fields of Library and Information Science. Considering this context, the Institute has had several iniciatives with the purposes of creating digital repositories and promoting open access to digital contents, following international standards and participating in corporate initiatives. This essay puts in perspective the transformations of scientific communications within the Information Science in Brazil, particularly those related to open access digital journals and repositories. Also, the impact of Eprints to Library and Information Science server (E-LIS) in the brazilian community of scientific information is presented as an strategy in integrating locally generated knowledge to the global content disseminated by E-LIS

Open source repositories: Implications for libraries

Software that is accepted as “Open source” should comply with 10 conditions which are itinerated in the paper. The paper subsequently describes the application of open source initiatives in the digital library context. Three open source digital library initiatives developed by the Digital Library Research Group at the Faculty of Computer Science and information Technology, University of Malaya are highlighted. These are; (a) MyManuskrip: digital library of Malay manuscripts; (b) MyAIS : Digital library of Malaysian scholarly journals and conference proceedings; and (d) DSpace@Um: a digital library of dissertations, theses and final year project reports. Other “free” systems such as EJUM: electronic journal of university of Malaya is also described to highlight the slight difference between open source and being free. The paper also describes the libraries involved in the initiatives and the changing eco-system which libraries must accept to embrace the open source culture

COMMUNICATION OF LECTURER IN DIGITAL ERA WITH ARSITOTELIAN RETHORICAL APPROACH

Abstract:. The development of information and communication technology in the digital era has affected behaviors of society, including in the field of education. The development of information and communication technology, commonly referred as ICT (Information and Communication of Technology) it is currently increasingly encouraging efforts to adapt for using technology in teaching and learning process, with such conditions, making the lecturers / teachers are required to be able to use technology well without abandoning their communication skills as lecturers in learning process. This situation was also created due to the process of industrial revolution in various sectors of life so that transformed the world of education, including changing the process of forming and maintening relationships between lecturers and students. In this study, researchers will conduct this research to students of generation Z from the field of science-social science that generally covers the fields of communication, management, and applied science. Researchers conducted research on socio-science students because students from the scientific family had a tendency to use the right brain predominantly in their daily activities and researchers would also use the approach through a literature review of the Rhetorical Theory carried out by Aristotle and the use of Rhetoric on lecturers in digital era. By doing this research, researchers will try to change the communication process to lecturers to students of Z generation in the digital era.Keyword: Communication, Aristotelian Rethoric, Digital Er