Description

These slides consist of a brief lesson that introduce students to workflows as models, describes process modeling, an in-class “sticky note” exercise, discussion questions, and real-world examples of born-digital processing workflows.

This exercise can be implemented in a face-to-face setting with sticky notes, but you can also implement it in a remote setting using breakout rooms and shared whiteboard spaces such as Jamboard, Miro, Sketchboard or MURAL. If this exercise is administered in person, each group should be given a stack of at least 50 sticky notes and writing implements.

Some student knowledge of digital preservation concepts (including OAIS) is helpful.

The slides are available for free download as a PDF or Google Slides, below.

Learning object type

Lesson plan/materials

Learning objectives

This learning object might be used in a lesson to satisfy the following learning objectives:

• Design a born-digital archiving workflow

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About this resource

This resource was released by the BitCuratorEdu project and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Most resources from the BitCuratorEdu project are intentionally left with basic formatting and without project branding. We encourage educators, practitioners, and students to adapt these materials as much as needed and share them widely.

The BitCuratorEdu project was an effort (2018-2022) funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to study and advance the adoption of digital forensics tools and methods in libraries and archives through professional education efforts. This project was a partnership between Educopia Institute and the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, along with the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) and several Masters-level programs in library and information science.