Are those used books and DVDs taking up space or

A response to the Your Definition Is This Activity
created June 6, 2018 by Danny Smith (@ProfessorDannyS)

Number of views: 553

Tags: @ProfessorDannyS, content, curration

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Content curation to me is like managing contents in my home. From a contextual perspective, it’s important to know that I live in a stacked townhouse (i.e., people live below me) in downtown Toronto and so I don’t have a lot of space for clutter and random junk. I evaluate everything that comes into my house.  It’s gotta be purposeful or it won’t make the cut.

Below are some of the questions I use to evaluate items coming in and out of my home.  I think they help with content curation too.

Evaluation criteria coming in:

• Is this item worthy to be in my house?
• What value does it bring?
• How much space does this item take up and am I willing to give up space for it?
• Can I access this item easily?
• Do I understand the context in which it will be used

Evaluation criteria for staying in:

• Is this item still relevant?
• When was the last time it was it used?
• Does it still bring value to me and my home?
• Should it be replaced?
• Is it time for it to go?

 

 

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