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... It identified the various practices and spectrum of skill sets that digital curation comprises, looking in particular at human versus automated tasks, both now and in the foreseeable future. It examined the possible career path demands and options for professionals working in digital curation activities and analyzed the economic benefits and societal importance of digital curation for competitiveness, innovation, and scientific advancement.
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... Although the benefits of digital curation are poorly understood and not well articulated, significant opportunities exist to embed digital curation deeply into an organization's practices to reduce costs and increase benefits. Conclusion 2.2: There are many inducements that could drive advances in the field of digital curation: • Organizations that can serve as leaders, models, and sources of good curation practices; • Government requirements for managing, sharing, and archiving information in digital form; • Protection of digital assets to build trust and satisfy consumers and to maintain competitiveness in business and scientific research; • Rewards and professional recognition for the value that curation adds to digital information; and • Pressure from consumers, citizens, and society at large for accountability and transparency in business and government.
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... Leaders of scientific organizations and professional societies should promote mechanisms for recognition and rewards for scientific and professional contributions to digital curation. Recommendation 2.2: Research communities, government agencies, commercial firms, and educational institutions should work together to accelerate the development and adoption of digital curation standards and good practices.
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... Recognition of digital curation as an occupational category would also help to strengthen the attention given to digital curation in workforce preparation. Recommendation 3.2: Government agencies, private employers, and professional associations should also undertake a concerted effort to monitor the demand for digital curation knowledge and skills in positions that are primarily focused on other activities but include some curation tasks.
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... In light of these conclusions, we make the following three recommendations: Recommendation 4.1: OSTP should convene relevant federal organizations, professional associations, and private foundations to encourage the development of model curricula, training programs and instructional materials, and career paths that advance digital curation as a recognized academic and professional discipline. Recommendation 4.2: Educators in institutions offering professional education in digital curation should create cross-domain partnerships with educators, scholars, and practitioners in data-intensive disciplines and established data centers.
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... The resulting agendas for research in digital curation should be tightly coupled with the curricula and offerings of educational programs to shape the field during a time of dynamic and dramatic growth and change.


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