If the profession fails to communicate its value, then the march of 'amateurisation' will continue, argues Ian Clark.
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Robin Good: "Content Curation and the School Librarian" is the featured article for the latest issue of Knowledge Quest magazine. Authored by Nikki D. Robertson the article illustrates some of content curation key strengths, how the author has utilized content curation for her academic projects, and popular curation tools for those interested in exploring the field further. PDF download here: http://bit.ly/QgtjwU Via Robin Good, Dennis T OConnor
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Valuable insights to all librarians! 
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Convinced of the need to be a conent curator in my school - looking for the best way to start this, how to implement a manageable plan and ways to increase my content curation competency.
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Robin Good: "Amy Schmittauer has some good basic tips if you are new to content curation and are curious to know which tools you could use to get your feet wet.
In this yet undiscovered three-minute video from this past summer, Amy introduces and explains the pros and cons of using Paper.li, Storify and Google Alerts."
Useful for beginners. Informative. 7/10
Original video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iSRd8mK5KI&feature=colike Via Robin Good Delete the scoop?
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"The Librarian & Archivist Weekly, by Marylène Goulet: Everything and anything you wanted to know about what's happening in libraries & archives around the world (Read The Librarian & Archivist Weekly)" Delete the scoop?
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13 Content Curation Sites for Bloggers... and content providers Simple infographic style! (13 Content Curation Sites for Bloggers... and content providers Simple infographic style!
>> Useful to librarians and researchers as well! Via Joyce Valenza, Dennis T OConnor, Karen Bonanno, Joao Brogueira Delete the scoop?
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Up to librarians themselves to communicate and demonstrate their worth!