Briefing Papers

Find digital curation information

Select from the links below to access concise overviews of the papers held by the DCC. These summaries are designed to help you grow your basic understanding of key curation issues by providing a high-level introduction to any given topic.

The DCC provides a range of high-level papers that provide an introduction to all areas of digital curation.

• The Introduction to Curation is made up of short papers that are designed to help grow your basic understanding of key curation issues by providing a high-level introduction to a given topic.
• Legal Watch Papers provide a brief introduction to the legal issues you might face as a digital curator.
• Standards Watch Papers summarise key standards in the area of digital curation.
• Technology Watch Papers introduce tools and resources you may want to use to curate digital objects.
• Making the Case for RDM - in this briefing we show how institutions have taken a lead in establishing research data policies and services that will support them. 

The overviews may also be used in discussions with senior management and decision makers to help raise awareness of the need for better research data management and preservation.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for, email us at info@dcc.ac.uk or call our Help Desk on 0131 651 1239. We are always happy to respond directly to more specific digital curation enquiries.

Alternatively, if you’re not in an urgent rush, check back again soon. We regularly review and update our library as new research data management and preservation programmes bring to light additional resources for digital curators.