Chris Batt Runcoco 26-May-10

Digitisation, Curation and Two-Way Engagement

The road to RunCoCo

Purposes, advantages and benefits of collaboration

Recommendations on programme instigation

Subject areas/topics for productive collaboration

Digitisation, Curation and Two-Way Engagement

Link to report

Digitisation, Curation and Two-Way Engagement

Link to report

Policy, strategy, impact and value

Synthesis of evidence and conclusions

Evidence from projects

Digitisation, Curation and Two-Way Engagement

Link to report

What is 2WE?

Why is 2WE important in the digital landscape?

Why do 2WE?

Link to report

“Community engagement as a process whereby people who

have something in common are involved collectively, together with a responsible agency, in

influencing what happen to or around them.”

What is 2WE?

Kevin Harris

“Engagement – in which institutions and communities

form lasting relationships that influence, shape, and promote

success in both spheres – is rare. More frequently, there is

evidence of unilateral outreach, rather than partnership based

on mutual benefit, mutualrespect, and mutual

accountability.”

What is 2WE?

Kellogg Foundation

“Engagement – in which institutions and communities

form lasting relationships that influence, shape, and promote

success in both spheres – is rare. More frequently, there is

evidence of unilateral outreach, rather than partnership based

on mutual benefit, mutualrespect, and mutual

accountability.”

What is 2WE?

Kellogg Foundation

What can 2WE do for the individual or community?

Better informed

Improved knowledge

Changed perception

Changed worldview

Changed action

NOF Digitisation Programme Evaluation

What can 2WE do for the institution?

Collection building

Collection enrichment

Collection interpretation

New knowledge

Deliver institutional mission

HEFCE Strategic Plan 2006-117 objectives for ‘third stream’: public

engagement, social and economic

JISC strategy review 2009-11…a programme to support institutions’ engagement with the wider community

Russell Group 2003i) charitable gifts; ii) community investment;

iii) core initiative in the community

JISC Business and Community Engagement (BCE)

JISC e-Content and Digitisation

relationships with… organisations to deliver services which benefit the economy and society

RunCoCo and other projects aligned with the BCE programme

Why do 2WE?Mission

CUPP: Community/University Partnership Programme

University of Brighton; wide range of projects in Brighton, Hove and the South Coast

1. To help to improve the lives of disadvantaged groups and communities

2. To help share university expertise with the local community

3. To help community organisations to benefit from the resources and expertise held at the university

CUPP: Community/University Partnership Programme

University of Brighton; wide range of projects in Brighton, Hove and the South Coast

“Having a shared (and agreed) visions of the objectives of the project or activity is therefore central to success. All those involved in collaboration must learn about and understand the other groups’ perspectives, their different priorities and methods…” (p184)

NCCPE: National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement

6 Beacons of public engagement: North East; CUE East; Edinburgh Beltane; Manchester; UCL; Wales Beacon

Extensive range of resources to support public engagement:

•Senior manager’s toolkit

•Practitioner’s toolkit

•Case studies

•Guidance from other sectors

•Approaches to evalution

•Funding opportunities

•Training opportunities

NCCPE: National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement

6 Beacons of public engagement: North East; CUE East; Edinburgh Beltane; Manchester; UCL; Wales Beacon

Extensive range of resources to support public engagement:

•Senior manager’s toolkit

•Practitioner’s toolkit

•Case studies

•Guidance from other sectors

•Approaches to evalution

•Funding opportunities

•Training opportunities

MoralCivic responsibility to serve the community

BusinessIncome, reputation, motivation

AcademicSocial capital, knowledge, learning

Why do 2WE?Mission

Communities and Local Govt

Cabinet Office

Arts Council

Heritage Lottery Fund

Community Archive Heritage Grp

Commanet

NIACE

Proboscis

BBC

Why do 2WE?Mission

Institution type

University 15

Third sector 6

NGOs 2

Local government 3

Govt agency 6

Govt department 3

Consortia 4

Evidence base

Mission

Innovation and experimentation

Doing the impossible

Digital determinism

Money!

Importance for digital stuff

Culture of participation

Fragmentation

Disintermediation

New models of sustainability

New structures and relationships

Digital culture

Culture of participation

Fragmentation

Disintermediation

New models of sustainability

Rebalancing power?

Digital culture

Two- way Engagement

Co-creation

Make clear intentions to all parties, as early as possible

Need for greater co-ordination in JISC and beyond

National forum for consultation and engagement

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/digitisation/dcatwefinalreport_final.pdf

The Beginning

cbatt@mac.comchrisbatt.wordpress.com

www.slideshare.net/Chris_Batt

Topics to consider

Shared public memory experience

Academic subjects with community interest

Community content such as images and memorabilia

Immigration; Community history; family history; Conflicts; National events; Transportation

Astronomy; Ornithology; Genealogy; Media studies; Music in all its forms; Digital humanities

History of place; Social history; Current themes on sites such as Flickr