Talk:Content curation

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History Section Necessary?

The History section claims that interest in content curation began in 2012, however the reference shows a gradual increase in interest beginning around the end of 2009. Also, would such a statement really be necessary to include, even if it were accurate? Jionunez (talk) 11:57, 23 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct it was not needed, I have removed. Thank you, VViking_TalkEdits 15:04, 23 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Not done: Suggested linked page is very short and I PROD'd it due to lack of expansion since October in addition to being unsourced and like a dictionary entry. -- Dane2007 ^talk 19:35, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Defining a curator

A curator^[1] is someone who works for a museum or similar cultural heritage institution. A curator selects objects from a collection of artifacts and creates contextual displays that illustrate the cultural heritage promoted by their organization. A curator also identifies gaps in their artifact collection and develops an acquisition plan to fill in the holes in their artifact collection so they can more capably display artifacts which support the museum's written story line. A curator is trained for the job, generally undergoes further on-the-job training as an artifact specialist,^[2] and eventually is selected to serve as a curator. I am not a curator, nor a museum specialist of any kind, but I have worked with them and understand that curation is a deliberate and well-planned activity.

Content curation, in my mind, ought to have similar standards. I can understand applying the term to an online source that selects and displays information to support a predetermined narrative in order to educate or expose the viewer to the viewpoint that the curator is attempting to convey. For me, at least, using a DJ as an example of content curation broadens the definition to the point that it is essentially meaningless. Anyone who makes a mix tape would potentially be a content curator. I think the definition could use some tightening, and perhaps should be illustrated by negative and positive examples...what is and what is not content curation. If we can't define what isn't content curation, then we don't really have a definition at all. Eltrace (talk) 00:35, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Position Classification Standard for Museum Curator" (PDF). OPM. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "Position Classification Standard for Museum Specialist and Technician" (PDF). OPM. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

Invalid description in the opening sentence.

The article starts "Content curation is the process of gathering information relevant to a particular topic or area of interest". I'd call that recherche. The phrase "gathering information" should be replaced with "collecting content", "... pieces of content" or somesuch at least. --89.204.139.236 (talk) 12:08, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Position Classification Standard for Museum Curator" (PDF). OPM. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[2] "Position Classification Standard for Museum Specialist and Technician" (PDF). OPM. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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