Welcome to DigCCurr 2007
The School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host DigCCurr2007, an international symposium on Digital Curation, April 18-20, 2007. This event is part of the Preserving Access to Our Digital Future: Building an International Digital Curation Curriculum project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is a partner in this effort.
DigCCurr2007 will focus on what digital curators do and what they need to know to carry out this important work. Each speaker is asked to address these issues in his or her presentation.
Announcements
Papers and presentations are now available: Click here to browse the sessions and select and view papers and presentations.
Directions to Wilson Library: The opening reception takes place on Wednesday in historic Wilson Library on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. If you are driving we have the Undergraduate Library Parking Lot reserved for the time of the reception. Click here to view a campus map. This parking lot is on South Road, directly behind the House Undergraduate Library and next to Wilson Library. It becomes available for reception parking after 5:00 pm.
Directions to the Friday Center: Click here to access directions to the Friday Center, the location of the symposium's main activities on Thursday and Friday. This website includes special instructions for those of you who are driving to the event.
Download program details: Download and view the following documents to determine which sessions you plan to attend at the symposium. Each document includes the specific room location for each session. Program-at-a-glance, Full program
Free Public Events at HASTAC's first international conference: As part of its first international conference, Electronic Techtonics: Thinking at the Interface, HASTAC ("haystack": Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory) is opening three events on the digital future of learning and education to the public. Located at nearby Duke University in Durham, NC, the first event features a keynote address by John Seely Brown on Thursday, April 19, at 8:00 PM. The next two events take place on Saturday, April 21, beginning at 9:00 AM. Visit HASTAC's website to learn more about these events.