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Joyce-valenza.wikispaces. "A content curator" is "someone who continually finds, groups, organizes and shares the best and most relevant content on a specific issue online" (Bhargava, 2009, para. 4). With this in mind, content curation is digital archiving. This model is classified into five subgroups:Aggregation. The act of curating the most relevant information about a particular topic into a single location;Distillation. The act of curating information into a more simplistic format where only the most important or relevant ideas are shared;Elevation. Refers to curation with a mission of identifying a larger trend or insight from smaller daily musings posted online;Mashups. Key Implications of Curation Tools for 21st Century School Libraries Curation tools are important in school libraries because they lessen the possibility of information overload while providing concrete examples of synthesized information.

Key Implications for Implementing Guided Inquiry With Curation Tools. Alefo: Welcome. Demo. iGoogle. What is a teacher librarian?