DigCCurr Professional Institute May 17-21, 2010 & January 5-6, 2011 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA DigCCurr Professional Institute Cynthia Ghering

2 At the Office NameCynthia Ghering Job TitleDirector, University Archives & Historical Collections InstitutionMichigan State University DigCCurr Professional Institute

33 Job Duties Manage unit responsible for preservation and access of university historical and business records Developing institutional policies and practices for managing digital records and objects Current Projects Records Management in Enterprise Business Systems University-wide digital curation planning Developing records management services Research Data Management Co-chair, University’s Collections Council Professional Interests Organizing and managing information Access and use of cultural heritage collections Professional Associations Society of American Archivists ARMA Midwest Archives Conference Educause Michigan Archival Association At the Office - 2 DigCCurr Professional Institute

4 Interests, Hobbies, Life Outside the Office Raising two small children (3 and 6 yrs old) so not much time leftover in the day Mid-Century Modern enthusiast (decorating my Atomic Ranch home with 1950s stuff) Board member and volunteer at the Michigan Women’s Studies Association and Michigan Women’s History Museum Dream about traveling more when the kids grow up Chocolate 4 DigCCurr Professional Institute

Main Digital Curation Interests moving images workflows curation life-cycle model electronic records metadata iRODS automation engaging creators engaging users long-range planning access infrastructure policies digital images moving images 5 DigCCurr Professional Institute