training

Promoting information literacy for HE researchers

9 March, 2012 | in Press Releases

Stéphane Goldstein, Research Information Network (RIN), has authored an article for LIBER Quarterly that summarizes the collaborative approaches fostered by the RIN Working Group on Information Handling and the DaMSSI project.

The DCC is a member of the working group and led the work of the DaMSSI project.

Set the training day agenda for #dcc_lboro

25 November, 2011 | in DCC News

We're planning the DCC East Midlands roadshow and want your views to set the programme for the training day. Vote for the topics you want to see covered.

The event will take place in Loughborough in early February 2012. Further details will be on the event page once the dates have been finalised.

Front page image Creative Commons licenced BY-NC-ND by Alex Drennan

Project MANTRA new release

17 October, 2011 | in DCC News

The JISC-funded Research Data MANTRA project has produced a course for postgraduate students and early career researchers who work with data and would like to learn more about how to manage it effectively. Course content is geared towards the geosciences, social and political sciences and clinical psychology; however, many of the issues covered apply equally to all research disciplines. The MANTRA course, which consists of an online module and practical exercises in data handling, is now openly available at http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra.

JISC ICE Forum 2011 report

28 July, 2011

The International Curation Education (‘ICE’) Forum brought together university and professional educators and trainers from diverse areas of digital preservation at University College, London. Around seventy people were in attendance.

Capturing and preserving the creative and performing arts

5 July, 2011

Read about the CAiRO summer school, which trained PhD students from the creative and performing arts in how to document their work and manage those outputs.

Image from Adolphe Appia collection, AHDS Perfoming Arts

Register for the DCC roadshow in Glasgow!

24 May, 2011 | in DCC News

Registration for the DCC roadshow in Glasgow on 22nd-24th June is now open!

Screencasting - what do you think?

17 February, 2011 | in DCC News

We're trying out new ways to communicate our resources better at the DCC and are keen to know what you think.

Image from lfs.learningcentre CC-BY-SA

How to run a data service

26 November, 2010

Members of the UK Data Archive team ran an very useful event over two days earlier this month to share their experiences of how to run a data service. They explained the processes they've developed and shared practical tips based on lessons learned. My event fee was generously funded through the DPC leadership programme - thanks!

Train the Trainer

In an effort to build capacity and to improve the sustainability of current and emerging curation training materials, the DCC seeks to engage in Train the Trainer activity with other training providers.

This will be a two-way activity – the DCC will share its knowledge and resources with those who wish to make use of our materials and seek to learn about new tools and resources that may be embedded into our DCC training.

Tools of the Trade training

Each of these half-day events will provide participants with an introduction to a particular tool and the underlying methodology. A key goal for these events will be to show how the tools may be used as a means of identifying requirements, planning, and/or benchmarking data management activity and improvement over time.

The events will also feature practical exercises and examples of how the tools have been used in a real-life setting.