The identification of emerging patterns is essential to content curation.
This is an activity that information professionals should be proficient at - adapted to social media environments.
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Content curation is a response to the desire to become an expert on a specific topic of interest. Content curation can aid individuals and institutions who seek to gain awareness on developments in an area or seek to become recognized knowledge experts for a specific topic....
It is critical to detect emerging patterns in information early to be an effective content curator.
Pattern detection is important for a few reasons:
1. If there is an emerging pattern, there’s something going on - An emerging pattern is the starting point that signals that an important event is on the cusp of taking place...
2. Patterns provide insights on the significance of an event - Patterns provide valuable information on the magnitude and importance of an event....
3. Patterns demonstrate how events evolve - Relevance is increasingly time sensitive. The availability of real-time information requires successful content curators to get their hands on fresh information.
4. Patterns link together pieces of the information puzzle - A good content curator needs to understand emerging events in their totality...
5. Understanding patterns helps to identify experts - The most authoritative people on a topic are usually those that are able to report first on a matter, and generate buzz around new developments.
The best curators are those who see patterns that nobody else can see....
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Judy O'Connell,
Robin Good