Expanding Role and Potential of Curation in Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Issue 2 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cherrstrom, Catherine A.; Boden, Carrie J.
• Is Part Of: Reference librarian. Volume 61:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 113
• Page End: 132
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: Curation -- content curation -- data curation -- librarian -- teacher -- faculty -- instructional design -- teaching -- research -- curator; Reference services (Libraries) -- Periodicals; Library administration -- Periodicals; 025.5205
• DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2020.1776191
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0276-3877

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Advances in computing power have accelerated the growth of knowledge and created opportunities. However, the resulting tidal wave of information presents challenges, including vast quantity with varying quality. In higher education, curation offers one solution as librarians and faculty, as educators and researchers, increasingly curate knowledge for students, colleagues, and other stakeholders. Using integrative and systematic methods, the purpose of this literature review was to examine curation in education. This article presents major findings related to the panorama, perspective, people, product, place, purpose, and process of curation in education. We also discuss major themes including the changing and expanding landscape of curation from curating artifacts to content and data, from non-formal to formal learning contexts, from individual to collaborative curation, and the role of curation in education in bridging people, communities, and knowledge.