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curation

curation

6 5.3
Carefully choosing and arranging items for a museum or website
  • noun
  • /kjʊˈreɪʃən/
translation icon : curaduría
  • So how does the concept of appropriate curation of school collections fit with the concept of intellectual freedom?
  • digital curation
  • preservation and curation
  • curation of collections

And so human curation of the literature is a intense activity.

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Examples

  • Recently, several notable nonfederal curation facilities have been established.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Only a rich donor saved this collection, funding a research and curation center.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Compared to printed media, digital collections present numerous challenges regarding their preservation, curation, organization, and resource discovery and access.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Developing tools, services, and repositories to support digital preservation and curation work is a highly collaborative process.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Curation for Learning: how people are curating, utilizing, and sharing information - a digital curation example using Scoop It by Buffy Hamilton.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The museum's new exhibit is a fine example of curation, showcasing art from local artists in a thoughtful and organized manner.

  • She studied the curation of digital content to improve how information is presented to users online.

  • The library's focus on curation ensures that only high-quality materials are included in their collections.

Antonyms

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

How Organized

organization
  • US
72 2.7
curation
6 5.3
arrangement
135 2.7
selection
171 1.9
gathering
47 1.4

Surface Forms

curation singular
curations plural

Morphology

curation = curate (transparent) = curate + ion

Standard nominalization from the verb 'curate' with '-ion', meaning 'the act or process of curating', directly derived.

Etymology

The word curation comes from the Latin curare, which means 'to care for', and it is the same root as curator, a person who looks after a museum's collection. So, curation is giving 'care' to a group of things or to online content by carefully choosing, organizing and managing what to show.