The course explores the concepts (including the DCC Curation Lifecycle model) and frameworks (for example IIIF, metadata standards, publishing tools, and strategies) that support public access, aggregation, and reuse of digital collections in an environment increasingly shaped by automation, data reuse, and artificial intelligence.
About the Course
The course examines:
- Evolving practices around metadata standards, rights, licensing and aggregation.
- Ethical stewardship - with particular attention to why description, access, and trust in cultural heritage information are more important than ever.
Who Should Attend
The course is designed for GLAMP professionals, as well as students in the cultural heritage sector.
It is particularly well-suited for:
- Collections managers, registrars, archivists, and librarians
- Curators, digital collections staff, and metadata specialists
- Digital scholarship, digital humanities, and public engagement practitioners
- Professionals responsible for publishing, sharing, and sustaining digital collections
No technical background in AI is required. The course emphasizes understanding foundational digital curation concepts, frameworks, standards, and strategies that are necessary to support practical decision-making, governance, and stewardship of digital collections.
The Course Comprises
- Four detailed sessions exploring practices around metadata standards, rights, licensing and aggregation
- Sessions are available online in self paced modules
- Teaching by leading expert Alex Kron
- Each session is 75 minutes including 25 minutes to query Alex
- A Certificate of Participation - evidencing your commitment to developing knowledge and skills
- Unable to attend all sessions or joining partway through? Recordings will be available to all registrants
Schedule
Session 1: May 27, 2026 - Foundations for Modern Digital Stewardship
Session 2: June 2, 2026 - Access, Reuse, and the Future of Digital Publishing
Session 3: June 9, 2026 - Building Trustworthy Metadata for Digital Collections
Session 4: June 16, 2026 - Strategy, Ethics & A Sustainable Future
You can view the full series summary here.