Investigation and Analysis of Data Curation Education in Foreign Universities

  • Cao Ran ,
  • Wang Qiong ,
  • Geng Qian ,
  • Liu Xiaojuan
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  • School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875

Received date: 2016-01-04

  Revised date: 2016-02-03

  Online published: 2016-02-20

Abstract

[Purpose/significance] This paper aims at understanding the development situation of data curation education in foreign universities, to explore ways of data curation education in China. [Method/process] It uses the network research and content analysis methods to investigate 16 representative foreign universities with data curation education listed by DCC, analyzes their cultivate objectives, degree setting and curriculum installation, to study the main education modes and teaching characteristics, and explores Chinese ways of data curation education development. [Result/conclusion] This study finds that: at present, foreign data curation education has arisen in large-scale; although there are differences between universities in teaching institutions, it has begun to take shape, and forms a more explicit teaching content, which could provide a reference and inspiration for China to carry out data curation education in future.

Cite this article

Cao Ran , Wang Qiong , Geng Qian , Liu Xiaojuan . Investigation and Analysis of Data Curation Education in Foreign Universities[J]. Library and Information Service, 2016 , 60(4) : 52 -58 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2016.04.007

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