tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post5888275862475764292..comments2024-01-08T08:39:39.026-08:00Comments on The Open Source Paleontologist: Curators: not just for museums anymore?Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-56141587705004787262012-05-11T22:50:47.016-07:002012-05-11T22:50:47.016-07:00I even saw a commercial the other day that informe...I even saw a commercial the other day that informed me that Target is in the market of collecting and curating ...stuff. <br /><br />(http://www.target.com/c/The-Shops-at-Target/-/N-56f52#&lnk=Other_HP2_050612_ESPOT-1_3|ESPOT-1&intc=529093|null)ReBecca Hunt-Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531577104733601336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-8910806893034939142012-03-14T10:48:48.723-07:002012-03-14T10:48:48.723-07:00@Mike - I think "editor" already has a b...@Mike - I think "editor" already has a broader, widely used acceptance beyond just copy-editing (especially among the literati - some of the worst offenders when it comes to "curation"). Nonetheless, it is important to call out misuses of "curator" (iPreparator notes prime targets), just as it's important to call out misuses of "open" and other terms. Perhaps it is a losing battle on all fronts - but still one worth fighting! Obfuscation is the enemy of communication.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-29172717247492730452012-03-14T09:28:59.199-07:002012-03-14T09:28:59.199-07:00Well, I don't think you're going to see &q...Well, I don't think you're going to see "editor" catch on for this. As an journal editor yourself, you know what this entails. But most people seeing that word think "someone who edits documents".<br /><br />I don't think this is a battle you can win.Mike Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039663158335543317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-32878239602685015882012-03-14T08:32:41.731-07:002012-03-14T08:32:41.731-07:00http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_IAP1061...http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_IAP10618<br /><br />Boy, too bad we missed this SXSW panel discussion. The Curators and the Curated.<br /><br />Timely post. With a quarter million hipsters in Austin this week, I've become increasingly disgusted (leaning toward insulted) with the flagrant misapplication of the word "curator" as I've seen it bandied about town. Especially in the context of music shows. "18 Curated Bands" is what one flier said. This is not curation, it is good old fashioned promotion. Maybe that has a sleezy connotation, who wouldn't rather be a curator rather than a promoter?iPreparatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998682923423320978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-25854299080218105792012-03-14T08:10:34.327-07:002012-03-14T08:10:34.327-07:00I hit publish before I meant to pull the trigger. ...I hit publish before I meant to pull the trigger. Even in something as simple as displaying a document online, there are so many different formats, poorly defined metadata (if really any at all), and so on.... what guarantee do we really have that in 10-15 years from now that we'll even be able to open the doc files that everyone seems to be using for their supplementary data (as opposed to plain text or HTML)?<br /><br />in short, these are all real isues for digital curators, and i agree with you that these people are editors, not curators.<br /><br />nick gardnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-76115324245133326012012-03-14T08:07:13.047-07:002012-03-14T08:07:13.047-07:00Curation of digital data is a hot debate with no r...Curation of digital data is a hot debate with no real consensus, even among experts (NARA). Things are moving at such a fast pace that keeping up is extremely difficult. Check how many of the supplementary movies included in papers published 10 years ago or so actually can be opened in modern players and viewers and work 100% properly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com