Technical and operational skills are not the only competencies needed for a digital curation career. Virtually every profession requires some kind of capability of working with others, and this list includes some of these abilities that are of particular use in the digital curation field.

• Communication of the value of digital curation
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with relevant stakeholders
• Design and supervision of the education and training of personnel
• Familiarity with and adherence to relevant legislation and regulations¹
• Grant writing
• Supervision of staff
• Planning and execution of projects²
• Training non-staff users in the tools needed to access curated digital objects

1. Madrid, 2013, p. 155.
2. Kim et al., 2013, p. 74.