Week 4: Content Curation

The play component for week 4 in our Information Programs class is using digital curation tools.  Content curation is the concept of finding, selecting, and sharing the most suitable or appropriate content related to a specific theme or topic. This is done based on different factors of content curation. According to Educause’s 7 things you should know about social content curation, these factors include the selection of content, management of content, findability of data, and usability of data. After reading the article, I have understood that content curation is obtaining, organizing and maintaining data for the future. The importance of information is vital on different levels to different individuals. All users have different preferences. Nevertheless, users can play the role of a curator and select their preferred sites for information by bookmarking the site.  With this said, in my perspective, we are all curators. Content Curation can also demonstrate how combine data with a particular organization and/or community.  

From what I have learnt, providing users with the ability to curate information enhances their knowledge and will to engage with information. Nevertheless, using tools such as RSS Feeds and Bookmarking are essential for social content curation. This is because, through bookmarking, a collection can be developed. Bookmarking may prove to be a better method for curation than RSS feeds although they can both be used to assist users with content curation.