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The leaked New York Times memo of less than a week ago is making the round on the Internet, as it touches upon many of the key issues and opportunities any news journalism operation is facing today.

From my personal viewpoint the most interesting aspect of this lengthy 97-page memo is how much curation, news and content curation specifically, are part of the future view being described in it.

Since, even trying read the in-depth curated version of the leaked NY report done by the excellent Nieman Lab it may take you in excess of 30 minutes, I have extracted and highlighted here below only the points that are specifically relevant to curators and to anyone researching the future of content curation within the context of news and journalism.

Here, six key points to pay strong attention to:

1. ...resurfacing archival content. The report cites this passage: "“We can be both a daily newsletter and a library — offering news every day, as well as providing context, relevance and timeless works of journalism.” 
   
   
   
2. ...restructuring arts and culture stories that remain relevant long after they are initially published into guides for readers.
   
   
   
3.  ...consider tools to make it easier for journalists, and maybe even readers, to create collections and repackage the content.
   
   
   
4.  allow readers to easily follow certain topics or columnists.
   
   
   
5. better tagging of the info and content being published.
   
   
   
6. focus on the less glamorous work of creating tools, templates and permanent fixes that cumulatively can have a bigger impact by saving our digital journalists time and elevating the whole report.
   
   

Nieman Lab curated report of the NY leaked Executive Summary document: http://www.niemanlab.org/2014/05/the-leaked-new-york-times-innovation-report-is-one-of-the-key-documents-of-this-media-age/ 

Original leaked copy of NY report: http://www.scribd.com/doc/224608514/The-Full-New-York-Times-Innovation-Report 

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The emergence of social networks impact is well-explained in this post.

Un article molt interessant que parla sobre que els estudiants necessiten aprendre des de xarxes socials professionals.

Collaboration can be both a formal structure for learning activity but also an underpinning framework for engagement and fostering life-long learning.  Learning networks are part the new learning ecosystem and should be recognised and supported.

A useful guide to the art of digital archiving.

Be sure to check out Robin Good's comments below.

Interesting post about archieving digital documents in a realiable way

Content curation can be of help to teachers and educators interested in guiding students in learning and appreciating the importance of active digital citizenship.

Jane Schmude, an Australian education graduate and a passionate teacher-librarian, outlines the reasons for such importance while providing also a good 5-minute visual introduction to Pearltrees as an ideal curation tool to carry out this type of project.

Useful intro for teachers, educators and librarians interested to learn more about the opportunities offered by curation.

Pragmatical. 7/10

Original video: http://vimeo.com/92932324 

Duration: 10':52"

Jane Schmude on Scoop.it

Vídeo sobre el uso de la  Content curation en educación. Presentación de la herramienta Pearltrees.

I created this video of how to use Pearltrees as part of my 'Digital Citizenship' subject in the Masters of Education - Teacher Librarianship at Charles Sturt University in Australia. I hope you find it useful.

This is like the 'Horizon Report' for museums. 

I have nothing to add to Robin Good's terrific insights:

Picture these scenarios:
 

These, according to the 40-page report “Museums in a Digital Age” from Arups, may actually be some of the likely new profiles of prestigious museums 25 years from now.  

The report projects that:

"...future museums will see personalised content, new levels of sustainability and a visitor experience extended beyond present expectations of time and space."

Source: http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.it/2013/11/museums-in-future-view-from-across-pond.html ;

My comment: If you are a curator and are interested in exploring and understanding what the future of large collections and museums may look like and which forces are going to be driving such changes, this is a good report to read.

Insightful. Inspiring 8/10

Original Report: Museums in the Digital Age: 
http://www.arup.com/Publications/Museums_in_the_Digital_Age.aspx ;

PDF: http://www.arup.com/~/media/Files/PDF/Publications/Research_and_whitepapers/2013_Arup_FRI_MuseumsintheDigitalAge_final_web.ashx 

Interesting notion

A very helpful primer on content curation.

Stacia Johnson and Melissa Marsh have recorded a 10-minute video introducing to Content Curation for their EDCI515 graduate course at the University of Victoria.

Topics covered:

good summary recomendet to anyone interested in content-curation and its aplications in learning