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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Digital Curation"”.
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The application of file identification, validation, and characterization tools in digital curation
… are considered essential processes for digital preservation and, by extension, long-term data curation. These actions are performed on data objects by humans or computers, in an attempt to identify the type of a given file, derive characterizing information that is specific to the file, …
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Design and Development of a Performance Support Tool for the Digital Curation of Non-Textual Learning Objects
As more artifacts are created in a digital format, there is a need to have metadata associated with the artifacts to increase the chance for resource discovery by others. This is especially the case with non-textual artifacts. Once these artifacts have descriptive metadata associated with them, …
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Constructing a family tree in an online space as an act of digital curation: an auto-hermeneutics study
Digital curation requires taking appropriate actions throughout the lifecycle of digital data. Digital curation of research data in a lifecycle is referred to as the custodial approach, while the pragmatic approach is the curation of digital content in everyday life, such as on websites or social …
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The archival records on Chinese slaves, convicts, exiles and ‘free blacks' at the Cape of Good Hope (1654 -1838): Conceptualising a digital curation project
Despite the growth of digital archives, there is no dedicated repository that systematically compiles the history of Chinese migration to South Africa. This qualitative study used 62 archival records housed at the Western Cape Archives and Records Service, to explore how the application of digital …
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Perceptions and experiences of selected participants engaging with a digitally curated environmental Outsider Art collection
… exemplar for interrogating the possibilities of digital curation in South Africa. It draws on a conceptual framework encompassing the digital humanities, museology, Baudrillard's notion of simulation, as well as contemporary research and similar studies. Digital curation of a Visionary …
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Illicit trade and cultural heritage in South Africa: investigating the policy environment and opportunities for digitisation
… cultural heritage assets? ● To what extent can digital curation serve as a solution to the illicit trade of cultural. heritage assets in South Africa? A qualitative methodology was employed to answer these questions using semi- structured interviews. The study explored cultural heritage …
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An investigation of terrestrial arthropod herbivory in Pennsylvanian peat forests revealed by coprolites from coal balls
… and detailing best practices for physical and digital curation. Chapter 3 examines a case study of coprolite-filled borings within Psaronius roots, providing evidence for a multi-tiered detritivore-coprophage interaction and shedding light on the life history strategies of arthropods in forest …
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The challenges in the capture and storage of digital information by rural clinics in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal Province
… in KwaZulu-Natal. The study was supported by the Digital Curation Centre Life Cycle model and the primary aim of the study was to identify the nature and scale of the challenges faced in the capture and storage of patient medical records. A mixed-method approach was adopted to the collection of …
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Curadoria digital e práticas de multiletramentos laborais
The present research aims to analyze digital curation as a multimodal literacy practice among curators of digital learning objects. It is situated within the field of Applied Linguistics due to its interdisciplinary approach (Moita Lopes, 1994; 1996; 2011). The study draws on the theoretical …
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Enhancing the role of the libraries in South African Higher Education Institutions through Research Data Management: A case study of Cape Peninsula University of Technology
… HEIs about their offerings and experiences. The Digital Curation Centre (DCC) Lifecycle Model was used to guide the investigation in this study. The model helped to achieve the study's sub-objectives, which were: to establish to what extent RDM services have been adopted at CPUT, to identify …
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Research data management practices in climate change research: A quantitative study of Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management, Namibia
… respect to RDM. The study was underpinned by the Digital Curation Centre's Curation Lifecycle Model (Higgins, 2008). The study employed a postpositivist worldview with a quantitative research approach that enabled the researcher to collect and analyse quantitative data to achieve the study …
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Competency requirements of academic librarians in providing research data management services: the case of two university libraries
The objective of this study was to identify, using the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) libraries as case studies, the competency requirements of academic librarians in providing research data management services. The following research questions …
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Building biodiversity data infrastructure for science and decision-making: information needs and information-seeking patterns in South Africa
Biodiversity information is critical to inform science-based policy development as well as to support responsible and accountable land-use planning and decision-making practices. The uptake of available information for these uses is, however, not yet quantified or understood. Here, the extent to …
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Dematerialisation of a photographic collection at the concrete institute’s information centre
The Concrete Institute’s information centre houses special collections and information about concrete and various aspects of concrete technology, including photographs that need to be managed effectively for retrieval purposes. The photographic collection has to be recorded and preserved according …
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The digital classification of “unknown maker(s)” of cultural objects: A case study of Iziko South African National Gallery
… of cultural objects. The renewed interest in digital media has revived the move to reclaim cultural identities, bringing with it the associated challenges regarding the veracity of historical accounts. With the transition to digitisation, and the adoption of digital curatorship for knowledge …
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Research Data Management and Sharing Practices in the Digital Humanities with a Focus on Publisher Support: A Case Study in the Field of Web Archive Studies
… been conducted in either the humanities or the Digital Humanities that present a well-developed understanding of the nature of data in these fields, or the appropriate management thereof. Second, there is a critical lack of Research Data Management and data sharing support provided to …
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An assessment of the eResearch Knowledge Centre's support practices in the Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria, South Africa
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the eResearch Knowledge Centre's (eRKC) research support services are in line with the needs of Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) researchers. It was also intended to identify gaps in services that could be filled by additional services. The …
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Using Screenshots as a Medium to Support Knowledge Workers' Productivity
As computer users increasingly rely on digital tools for daily tasks, the complexity of their working environments continues to grow. Modern knowledge workers must navigate a diverse array of digital resources, including documents, websites, applications, and other information. This complexity …
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Research data management services in selected public universities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
… and secure. As a result of the current digital world and the resulting explosion of multidisciplinary research data, Research Data Management (RDM) comes into play. The current study aimed to investigate research data management services in selected public universities in South Africa, …
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Research data management services in selected public universities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
… and secure. As a result of the current digital world and the resulting explosion of multidisciplinary research data, Research Data Management (RDM) comes into play. The current study aimed to investigate research data management services in selected public universities in South Africa, …
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