Curation MM. Social. Etymology[edit] Definition[edit] In the absence of agreement about its meaning, the term "social" is used in many different senses and regarded as a fuzzy concept, referring among other things to: The adjective "social" is also used often in political discourse, although its meaning in a context depends heavily on who is using it. In left-wing circles it is often used to imply a liberal characteristic, while in right-wing circles it is generally used to imply a conservative characteristic. It should also be noted that, overall, this adjective is used much more often by those on the political left than by those on the political right. For these reasons, those seeking to avoid association with the left-right political debates often seek to label their work with phrases that do not include the word "social". Social theorists[edit] Social in "Socialism"[edit] The modern concept of socialism evolved in response to the development of industrial capitalism.
Modern uses[edit] See also[edit] Gathr.it | A prototype discovery and crowdsourcing toolset for cultural collections. Digital curation. The term curation in the past commonly referred to museum and library professionals. It has since been applied to interaction with social media including compiling digital images, web links and movie files. Approaches to digital curation[edit] The Digital Curation Centre is a "world leading centre of expertise in digital information curation"[5] that assists higher education research institutions.
The DCC is based in the UK and began operations in early 2004. The following is a general outline of their approach to digital curation: Conceptualize: Consider what digital material you will be creating and develop storage options. Sheer curation[edit] Sheer curation is an approach to digital curation where curation activities are quietly integrated into the normal work flow of those creating and managing data and other digital assets. A similar idea is curation at source used in the context of Laboratory Information Management Systems LIMS.
Channelisation[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] Pearltrees. Pearltrees refers to itself as "a place for your interests".[8] Functionally the product is a visual and collaborative curation tool[9][10][11][12] that allows users to organize, explore and share any URL they find online as well as to upload personal photos, files and notes.[13] The product features a unique visual interface[14][15] that allows users to drag and organize collected URLs, and other digital objects.[16] that themselves can be further organized into collections and sub-collections,[17] (URLs). Users of the product can also engage in social/collaborative curation using a feature called Pearltrees Teams.[18] Pearltrees was founded by Patrice Lamothe, CEO,[22] Alain Cohen, CTO,[23] Nicolas Cynober, Technical Director,[24] Samuel Tissier, Ergonomy/UI[25] and Francois Rocaboy, CMO.[26] History[edit] Development of Pearltrees began in 2007.
In July 2012 Pearltrees launched their iPhone app. Pearltrees introduced Pearltrees 2.0 on May 22nd, 2014. Usage[edit] Privacy[edit] Collaboration. For the definition in music, between two or more artists, see Featuring. Catalan castellers collaborate, working together with a shared goal Collaboration is the process of two or more people or organizations working together to realize mutual goals.[1] Collaboration is very similar to, but more closely aligned than, cooperation, and both are an opposite of competition.[2][3][4] Most collaboration requires leadership, although the form of leadership can be social within a decentralized and egalitarian group.[5] Teams that work collaboratively can obtain greater resources, recognition and reward when facing competition for finite resources.[6] Classical examples of collaboration[edit] Following are some examples of successful collaboration efforts in the past. Trade[edit] The trade of goods is an economic activity providing mutual benefit Community organization[edit] Organization and cooperation between community members provides economic and social benefits Hutterite, Austria (16th century) Dr.