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The Information Culture Framework as a Component of the Digital Curator’s Toolkit
Fiorella FoscariniFaculty of Information
University of Toronto
Canada
Gillian OliverSchool of Information
Management
Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand
DigCurV Conference, Florence, 6-7 May 2013
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Presentation OverviewUnderstanding the context of
digital information creation and use
Concepts of organizational culture and information culture
Information Culture Framework (ICF)
Teaching implications
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Understanding ContextLimitations of existing models,
methods and strategies OAIS; DCMI; DIRKS; IP COP; MoReq2010; etc.
Notion of ‘human activity system’ “People, processes and [structures] are
inextricably linked… People issues are predominant, fundamental
and challenging as they concern culture, philosophical attitudes, awareness of [information management] issues, preferences, knowledge and skills…”
(McLeod et al., AC+erm Project. Final Report, 2010, p. 17)
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Organizational Culture“A pattern of shared basic
assumptions invented, discovered, or developed by a given group as it learns to cope with its problems of external adaptation and internal integration, that have worked well enough to be considered valid and therefore to be taught to new members ...” (Schein, 1985)ASSUMPTIONS
ESPOUSED VALUES
ARTEFACTS & BEHAVIOURS
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Information CultureInformation culture vs. Culture of
information“Information cultures… [are] the
manifestations of organizational culture that portray values and attitudes towards information in organizations” (Oliver, 2011)
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A Layered View of Culture
Level Definition
Supranational• Regional• Ethnic• Religious• Linguistic
Any cultural differences that cross national boundaries
National Collective properties ascribed to citizens of countries
Professional Sets of values and practices acquired through training and formal education
Organizational
Social and normative glue that holds organizations together
Group Cultural differences contained within a single group, workgroup, or other collectivities at a level less than that of the organization Karahanna et al. (2005)
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Teaching ImplicationsICF purpose:
◦To raise future digital curators’ awareness of the social, cultural, ethical, economic, political, and technological influences that constrain and enable creators, users, and preservers of digital objects
To be applied in conjunction with other tools
Ethnographic methodology