1. Dr Liz Lyon Associate Director, Outreach Funders: Engaging the Users: the Outreach & Community Support Programme Digital Curation Centre a centre of expertise in data curation and preservation

2. 2 Overview Raising awareness and dissemination Web portal Electronic Journal Annual International Conference Understanding the users and their needs Creating a taxonomy Gathering requirements The Associates Network

3. 3 DCC Web site www.dcc.ac.uk

4. 4 Draft Home page of new DCC eJournal

5. 5 Sample issue January 2005 Launch

6. 6 1 st DCC International Conference Planning so far: Location - Bath UK September 2005 (tbc) 2-day event Invited speakers Peer-reviewed research papers

7. 7 User requirements analysis Commissioned study Leona Carpenter Reporting now Desk-based research Focus groups Interviews Results will inform research, development service definition / delivery and outreach Recommendations and priority tasks

8. 8 Outline Taxonomy of digital curation users by role 1. Data Creators 2. Data Curators 3. Data Re-users 4. Policy makers -funding bodies -other leaders

9. 9 Outline Taxonomy by significant function of organisational entity 1.Research 2. Service provision 3. Learning & teaching 4. Funders 5. Policy / strategy makers “Designated communities”

10. 10 Research & Development Annotation services Ontology development Automating metadata creation Tools and toolkits Data Format Description Language Identifiers Registries Economic and cost-benefits studies

11. 11 Advisory services “Ask-a-Curator” FAQs, reports, briefings, awareness-raising materials Best practice guidance Storage media “Like Erpanet” Advise Government, Research Councils, funding bodies

12. 12 Professional development Short courses Certification Conferences, seminars, workshops Secondments to DCC and to working repository services

13. 13 Outreach & Community-building Leadership for the future Case studies Sharing solutions Collaboration with other partners International peers Industry links

14. 14 Associates Network Goals Develop understanding, share best practice, advance research, promote recognition, develop consensus Membership HEIs, FEIs, national bodies, industry partners, funders, research groups, individuals…… Benefits Early access to R&D outputs, advisory services, training, input to definition and design, community participation Discussion Forum www.dcc.ac.uk Please join us!