Data curation is the active, ongoing management of data throughout its life cycle from creation to archiving or deletion. This process involves data analysis, accessibility, and reliable retrieval for research purposes.

iSchool Courses

Suggested

• LIS 506 – Digital Preservation (4)
• LIS 545 – Fundamentals of Data Curation (4)
• IMT 561 – Visualization Design (4)
• IMT 562 – Interactive Information Visualization (4)
• **LIS 598 – Data Curation II (4)

Also consider...

• LIS 539 – Metadata Design (3)
• LIS 544 – Information Retrieval Systems (3)
• LIS 584 – Knowledge Management (3)
• LIS 588 – Special Librarianship (3)

**Note that LIS 598 courses are special topics. You will not find the course descriptions in the LIS course catalog; instead reference the special topics descriptions.

Professional Organizations

• Association of Information Technology Professionals
• Research Data Alliance

Sample Job Titles

• Analyst
• Curator
• Curator of Manuscripts
• Data Curator
• Data Specialist
• Manager of Archives, Metadata, and Asset Management
• Metadata Librarian
• Records and Information Management