The Digital Curation Centre: a vision for digital curation

Rusbridge, C., Burnhill, P., Ross, S., Buneman, P., Giaretta, D., Lyon, L. and Atkinson, M. (2005) The Digital Curation Centre: a vision for digital curation. In: Local to Global Data Interoperability - Challenges and Technologies: 20th-24th June 2005, Sardinia, Italy. IEEE: Piscataway, N.J., USA, pp. 31-41. ISBN 0780392280 (doi: 10.1109/LGDI.2005.1612461)

Abstract

We describe the aims and aspirations for the Digital Curation Centre (DCC), the UK response to the realisation that digital information is both essential and fragile. We recognise the equivalence of preservation as "interoperability with the future", asserting that digital curation is concerned with "communication across time". We see the DCC as having relevance for present day data curation and for continuing data access for generations to come. We describe the structure and plans of the DCC, designed to support these aspirations and based on a view of world class research being developed into curation services, all of which are underpinned by outreach to the broadest community.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Ross, Professor Seamus
• Authors: Rusbridge, C., Burnhill, P., Ross, S., Buneman, P., Giaretta, D., Lyon, L., and Atkinson, M.
• Subjects: Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4050 Electronic information resources
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Information Studies
• Publisher: IEEE
• ISBN: 0780392280
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2005 IEEE
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