i’m not a librarian, i’m a curator: developing social content curation
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Presented at GaCOMO14 by Sharon Bradley, University of Georgia School of Law LibraryTRANSCRIPT
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I’M NOT A LIBRARIAN, I’M A CURATOR
Developing Social Content Curation
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SPEAKERS CURATORS
Sharon BradleySpecial Collections Librarian
TJ StriepeFaculty Services Librarian
libguides.law.uga.edu/curator
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WHAT IS CURATION?
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WHAT IT IS
Content curation—sharing relevant articles from several sources
Identifying, selecting, organizing, maintaining, updating
Finds, groups, organizes, and shares the best and most relevant content on a specific issue online.
Filtering through all the interesting content across the web and sharing the best news, articles, videos and infographics on your social channels.
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WHAT IT IS
Ongoing finding and sharing of relevant digital and non-digital content about a specific topic for specific audience
Continually identifying, selecting and sharing the best and most relevant online content and other online resources on a specific subject to match the needs of a specific audience
The act of individuals tasked with the responsibility to find, contextualize, and organize information, providing a reliable context and architecture for the content they discover and organize.
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COLLECTING VS. CURATING
Thinking Classifying vs. critical thinking synthesis/evaluation
Process Shallow; random vs. purposeful selection and arrangement
Organization Thematic vs. Thematic and Contextual – “real world” use, examples
Value Meets a personal interest – value to collector. Quantity matters vs. Meets a learning goal – value to collector and learners. Quality matters
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AUDIENCE
Academic Faculty Students Other schools Other campus departments Public
Public Community leaders Public Press
Company/Corporation Executives/Staff Clients/Customers
Current Future Past
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WHY CURATE
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WHY CURATE
Efficiency
(New) Value
Marketing
Acknowledgment and verification
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INCREASE IN SIGNIFICANCE
Information overload
Organization
Sharing and Interaction
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WHO SHOULD CURATE?
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LIBRARIAN SKILLS
Information CurationIn-Depth, High Value ResearchDigital PreservationMobile EnvironmentCollaboration, Coaching and Facilitation
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WHAT CURATORS DO
Navigate/BrowseSelect/Extract Present/ArrangeTrack Promote/Develop
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WHAT CURATORS DO
Understand the toolsConnecting users with contentEmphasize the best resourceWhat to leave outMultiple perspectives
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WHAT’S THE PROBLEM
Filter failureAccepting role as the filtersAppreciating the benefits for usVerification
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HOW TO CURATE
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RULES FOR CONTENT CURATION
Audience
Ethical process
Fresh current content
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SELECTING TOOLS
Goals Target audience Content scope
Needs Length of project, specific or open ended
Resources Who curates Where is this content found, copyright issues Where is it displayed, how do others access it Personal Learning Environment (PLE)
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STEP BY STEP
Step #1 Determine Purpose
Step #2 Finding/Gathering Content
Step #3 Organizing and “Displaying” Content
Step #4 Share it
Step #5 Update it
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COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS RUN AMOK
Need to understand the issues
Give credit where credit is due
Fair Use exception Used for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and
research Nature of use Nature of copyrighted work Amount used Effect of use on potential market
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COPYRIGHT BEST PRACTICES
Reproduce only small portion of resource
Do not get resources from a single source
Identify sources
Whenever possible – LINK!
Provide context and commentary
From Harvard Law Report on Risks and Best Practices
If in doubt just ask permission!
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SPEAKERS CURATORS
Sharon Bradley Special Collections Librarian
TJ Striepe Faculty Services Librarian
libguides.law.uga.edu/curator
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