1. Content Curation
14 June 2012
Katie Hannan
Access and Information Services Librarian
2. What is it?
“An increasingly valuable form of creative and intellectual labour, a form
of authorship that warrants thought”. Maria Popova (brain pickings)
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/03/16/percolate-curation/
“Digital curation is the selection, preservation, maintenance, collection
and archiving of digital assets”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_curation
3. Watch...
this video on vimeo, it’s a great summary
http://vimeo.com/percolatehq/whatiscuration
4. Are you ready...
to be a superhero on the web?
“Curation is the act of individuals with a passion for a content area to
find, contextualize, and organize information.”
http://www.fastcompany.com/1834177/content-curators-are-the-new-superheros-of-the-web
5. What tools could I use?
Pinterest
Paper.li
flickr
Glossom
Storify
Pearltrees
Redux
Scoop.it
Delicious
6. Purpose
Any content that you curate, needs to have a purpose.
Why are you sharing this information?
Who are you sharing it with? What is the aim?
What context/opinion/voice are you adding?
11. Presented by: Katie Hannan
Access and Information Services Librarian
about.me/katiehannan
State Library of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8207 7250 - www.slsa.sa.gov.au
Editor's Notes
Content curation tools allow us to select and display information on any topic and share it with others.
