LIBR 284-03
Seminar in Archives and Records Management
Topic: Digital Curation
Fall 2015 Greensheet

Dr. M. Winget
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Office location: Online
Office Hours: By Appointment

Canvas Information: Courses will be available beginning August 20th, 6 am PDT unless you are taking an intensive or a one unit or two unit class that starts on a different day. In that case the class will open on the first day that the class meets. Course sites will close on February 28, 2016.

You will be enrolled into the Canvas site automatically.

Course Description

This course will provide an introduction to issues involved with appraisal, selection, retention, collection building, documentary strategy, and collection development in archival, library and museum materials. Students will gain a sense of digital curation context through readings, research, and discussion.

Course Requirements

Assignments

1. Participation (100 Points): is a chance for students to discuss the unit’s readings with their peers (in the case of the threaded forum discussions); and to digest their learning by finding relevant materials and projects on the web (in the case of blogging). Dependent on the readings / students: This will support all CLOs (1–7) and all Core Copetencies (F, H, N)
1. Threaded Discussion Forums: 60 points (6 units / discussions x 10 points per unit) There will be 6 forum discussions, and each student will be responsible for posting to the board at least twice (getting 5 points per post): either starting a discussion or by providing a substantive response to someone else’s discussion.
2. Posting to the Class Blog: 40 Points (4 blog posts / 5 points each; 4 comments on other students’ blog posts / 5 points each. Students can only get credit for one post/week). I will set up a class blog, where students will post blog entries, and other students will comment on those entries. 
2. Individual Assignments (75 Points): Students will work independently to gain a deeper understanding of digital curation pitfalls and practices. Supports CLOs 4, 5, 6, 7, and Core Competencies F, H, N
1. Horror Story Analysis (20 points):  Choose a horror story to report on from my pinboard at https://pinboard.in/u:megwins/t:oopsies. Please choose a story that is relevant to your interests and substantial enough to support discussion. Also please try to choose a story that no one else has already chosen. Write a substantive post in the designated Canvas forum. I will provide writing prompts on the course website.
2. Evaluate Data Management Plans (20 points): I will post real‐world examples (anonymized!) of digital curation plans to Canvas. You are the librarian contacted for an evaluation of the plan. I will provide writing prompts on the course website.
3. Compare/Contrast Digital Curation Guides (20 points): I will provide a list of digital curation guides and curricula to Canvas. I will provide writing prompts on the course website.
4. Tool Review (15 points): Choose a tool or service that is interesting to you from my pinboard at https://pinboard.in/u:megwins/t:dc-tools. Using Chris Prom’s tool reviews on his Practical E‐Records weblog (http://e-records.chrisprom.com/tag/software-evaluation) as a guide (warning: they’re old!), write a review of the tool or service and post it to the designated forum in Canvas.
3. Group Assignment: Final Project (125 Points): For your final project, you will work in a group to help solve a digital curation problem. Each group will find a project to work on (it's best when students use their own resources, but I will have some opportunities available), determine the nature and extent of the problem, make a plan to solve it, agree with your client and me about how much of the problem your group can solve over the course of the semester. This project supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 7 and Core Competencies: F, H, N. 
   Elements of this project include: 
1. Electing a "Project Manager" who will be the primary point of contact between the group and the client as well as with me. 
2. Developing a digital curation profile and project plan - in which the group works with the client to develop a plan that completely solves the problem (you will not be expected to actually solve the problem in this short time-span of a semester, but you should leave the client with a functional plan for doing so). 
3. Conducting a data interview and data assessment will help develop this plan. 
4. Developing a work agreement between the group and the client, with contstand feedback, communication, and re-negotiation with the client to solidify this work agreement and set expectations. 
5. Presentations: Think of it as Outreach / Marketing; Post to "Final Project" forum on Canvasand provide comments on other groups' marketing materials. 
6. Project Overview / Report.
7. Project 360: each student will provide a brief description of all other group members' contributions, including the PM. I will use this information to assign individual grades as I see fit. I am the only person who will see these posts. I will also check with clients about your group’s professionalism, competence, and accomplishments before I assign grades. 

Course Calendar

Grading
There are 300 possible points in this class.

• A = 282 – 300 points
• A- = 270 – 282 points
• B+ = 261 – 269 points
• B = 252 – 260 points
• B- = 240 – 251 points
• C = 210 – 239 points
• F = Below 210 points

Breakdown:

• Class Participation (100 points: 33%)
• Individual Assignments (75 points: 25%)
• Group Final Project (125 points: 42%)

Grading Policies:

• Assignments / Group Projects: All papers / group projects are due by 11:59PM (Pacific Time) on the due date specified in the syllabus.
• Forum Discussion: Students may post questions / comments to the Unit Forum Discussion during the calendar period that material is being covered. Discussion forums typically open on the First Monday of the Unit at 12:01AM, and close on the last Sunday of the Unit at 11:59PM (Pacific)
• Blogging: Students may get credit for only one blog post per week (that is, students can not wait until the last week to do all of the blog posts), but may comment on others’ posts whenever it’s relevant. Students will be responsible for tracking their progress on blog postings.

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Course Workload Expectations

Success in this course is based on the expectation that students will spend, for each unit of credit, a minimum of forty-five hours over the length of the course (normally 3 hours per unit per week with 1 of the hours used for lecture) for instruction or preparation/studying or course related activities including but not limited to internships, labs, clinical practica. Other course structures will have equivalent workload expectations as described in the syllabus.

Instructional time may include but is not limited to:
Working on posted modules or lessons prepared by the instructor; discussion forum interactions with the instructor and/or other students; making presentations and getting feedback from the instructor; attending office hours or other synchronous sessions with the instructor.

Student time outside of class:
In any seven-day period, a student is expected to be academically engaged through submitting an academic assignment; taking an exam or an interactive tutorial, or computer-assisted instruction; building websites, blogs, databases, social media presentations; attending a study group;contributing to an academic online discussion; writing papers; reading articles; conducting research; engaging in small group work.

Course Prerequisites

INFO 284 has no prequisite requirements.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Identify the decision making process behind selection for preservation.
2. Describe the evolution of digital curation theory and practice.
3. Summarize the causes of deterioration of various types of information objects.
4. Identify key concepts and standards in digital preservation, including the OAIS model and repository development.
5. Define the principles of a workable preservation policy in libraries, archives, and corporate DAM settings.
6. Identify and apply disaster planning, prevention, response, and recovery strategies.
7. Locate and evaluate tools, research and other resources on preservation.

Core Competencies (Program Learning Outcomes)

INFO 284 supports the following core competencies:

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Textbooks

Required Textbooks:

• Harvey, R. (2010). Digital Curation: A How-To-Do-It Manual. Neal-Schuman. Available through Amazon: 1555706940.

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Grading Scale

The standard SJSU School of Information Grading Scale is utilized for all iSchool courses:

In order to provide consistent guidelines for assessment for graduate level work in the School, these terms are applied to letter grades:

• C represents Adequate work; a grade of "C" counts for credit for the course;
• B represents Good work; a grade of "B" clearly meets the standards for graduate level work;
  For core courses in the MLIS program (not MARA) — INFO 200, INFO 202, INFO 204 — the iSchool requires that students earn a B in the course. If the grade is less than B (B- or lower) after the first attempt you will be placed on administrative probation.  You must repeat the class the following semester. If -on the second attempt- you do not pass the class with a grade of B or better (not B- but B) you will be disqualified.
  
• A represents Exceptional work; a grade of "A" will be assigned for outstanding work only.

Students are advised that it is their responsibility to maintain a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA).

University Policies

General Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities of the Student

As members of the academic community, students accept both the rights and responsibilities incumbent upon all members of the institution. Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with SJSU's policies and practices pertaining to the procedures to follow if and when questions or concerns about a class arises. See University Policy S90-5 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S90-5.pdf. More detailed information on a variety of related topics is available in the SJSU catalog at http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/catalog/departments/LIS.html. In general, it is recommended that students begin by seeking clarification or discussing concerns with their instructor. If such conversation is not possible, or if it does not serve to address the issue, it is recommended that the student contact the Department Chair as a next step.

Dropping and Adding

Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drop, grade forgiveness, etc. Refer to the current semester's Catalog Policies section at http://info.sjsu.edu/static/catalog/policies.html. Add/drop deadlines can be found on the current academic year calendars document on the Academic Calendars webpage at http://www.sjsu.edu/provost/services/academic_calendars/. The Late Drop Policy is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/aars/policies/latedrops/policy/. Students should be aware of the current deadlines and penalties for dropping classes.

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Consent for Recording of Class and Public Sharing of Instructor Material

University Policy S12-7, http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S12-7.pdf, requires students to obtain instructor's permission to record the course and the following items to be included in the syllabus:

• "Common courtesy and professional behavior dictate that you notify someone when you are recording him/her. You must obtain the instructor's permission to make audio or video recordings in this class. Such permission allows the recordings to be used for your private, study purposes only. The recordings are the intellectual property of the instructor; you have not been given any rights to reproduce or distribute the material."
  • It is suggested that the syllabus include the instructor's process for granting permission, whether in writing or orally and whether for the whole semester or on a class by class basis.
  • In classes where active participation of students or guests may be on the recording, permission of those students or guests should be obtained as well.
• "Course material developed by the instructor is the intellectual property of the instructor and cannot be shared publicly without his/her approval. You may not publicly share or upload instructor generated material for this course such as exam questions, lecture notes, or homework solutions without instructor consent."

Academic integrity

Your commitment, as a student, to learning is evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose State University. The University Academic Integrity Policy F15-7 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/F15-7.pdf requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The Student Conduct and Ethical Development website is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/studentconduct/.

Campus Policy in Compliance with the American Disabilities Act

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need to make special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 at http://www.sjsu.edu/president/docs/directives/PD_1997-03.pdf requires that students with disabilities requesting accommodations must register with the Accessible Education Center (AEC) at http://www.sjsu.edu/aec to establish a record of their disability.

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