Description, project history, sponsors, staff, and technical notes
Meet our contributing editors
Common questions about data curation and its application in research
Definitions of technical terms used in the Guide
What is data curation? How does it relate to humanities research? What are the unique features of humanities data? —Julia Flanders and Trevor Muñoz
When planning a project, it is important to consider legal policies and standards like copyright, agreements, and privacy. This chapter includes a checklist of questions to help recognize some of the matters to address when planning a project policy. —Melissa Levine
This chapter covers key aspects for development of digital collections that are fit for purpose, function effectively in the networked information environment, and can contribute to the creation of rich, extensive, and diverse aggregations for scholarly use. —Katrina Fenlon, Jacob Jett, and Carole Palmer
While the field of classics has long faced the issue of preserving fragile physical artifacts, it now faces the challenges of preserving digital objects created to represent these artifacts as well. —Alison Babeu
How is information represented in the digital humanities? This chapter covers format information and curatorial requirements for data representations. —C. M. Sperberg-McQueen& David Dubin
Finding the relevant standards for humanities data curation may be difficult because the number of standards is growing and can be fragmented. This chapter provides an overview of standards organizations, finding relevant standards, measuring compliance, and common issues. —Deborah Anderson
What role does metadata play in data curation? How much does it matter what metadata scheme we use? What are the most commonly used metadata standards in a humanities data curation context? —Stub article. Contribute?
This chapter addresses digital preservation with specific emphasis on preservation planning and metadata and on preservation activities like migration and emulation. It also covers the significant standards and conceptual models in current use. —Stub article. Contribute?
How do data curation principles apply practically in different fields of research? Currently available: “Classics & Digital Classics.” Soon: “History & Public History.” —Interested in contributing a chapter on another field?
An overview of data curation practices specific to the study of history and public history. —Coming soon!
You may not have been aware when you started your project, but you may have inadvertently signed up for a lifetime commitment to curating your data. —Coming soon!
An overview of storage architectures, data management, backup practices, data security, and systems management. —Coming soon!
This section will contain descriptions and case studies of different repository systems in use at institutions. —Coming soon!
A close look at the Fedora Commons Repository Software in use at an institution. —Coming soon!
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