Graduate Certificate in Digital Curation

University of Maine

To study digital curation is to learn how to acquire, organize, present, and preserve information and culture in the age of new media and the Internet. Whether you work in an archive, museum, library, studio, business, doctor’s office, or government office, you’ll learn how to collect, make accessible via database and website, and preserve digital assets ranging from videotapes to photographs to textual records.Who needs Digital Curation?An archivist in a photographer’s studio wants to put a database of vintage sailing photos online but doesn’t know where to start.A town official is feeling pressure to keep digital records but isn’t sure what formats will be accessible in the long term.A curator in a museum is worried that recordings of stories will be lost once the audio cassettes are no longer playable.A healthcare administrator needs to sort through data on drug effectiveness to make policy decisions for his hospital.A researcher needs to prepare a data management plan to comply with requirements for a National Science Foundation grant.A grad student wants to leverage historical records to create an interactive online map of the Battle of Gettysburg.In this age of constantly changing hardware and software, anyone who manages digital files, or has contemplated digitizing an analog collection, can benefit from the University of Maine’s Digital Curation online program.CareersAs they adapt to the digital era, more and more organizations are realizing they need employees with digital curation skills to manage their workflows. The fastest-growing sectors for digital curation jobs include education, science, and healthcare.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences