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Digital Curators’ Education: Professional Identity vs. Convergence of LAM (Libraries, Archives, Museums)

  • Anna Maria Tammaro
  • Melody Madrid
  • Vittore Casarosa
Conference paper
Part of the Communications in Computer and Information Science book series (CCIS, volume 354)

Abstract

Digital curation education is a new subject where the convergence between libraries, archives, museums and computer science seems to build an interdisciplinary bridge, with common competences needed by present and future professionals. The study methodology is based on: the literature review, on the proceedings of the Puerto Rico Conference organised by IFLA on “Education for Digital Curation” and on the findings of a Delphi study which has been done for a Thesis of the International Master DILL. Issues and problematic areas for further study and discussions are evidenced.

Keywords

preservation digital curation digital library education 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Anna Maria Tammaro
    • 1
  • Melody Madrid
    • 2
  • Vittore Casarosa
    • 3
  1. 1.University of ParmaItaly
  2. 2.International Master DILLUniversity of ParmaItaly
  3. 3.ISTI-CNRPisaItaly

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