Chapter 11: The Digital Information Toolkit – Strategies for Adding Value to Work-Related Social Systems
This new chapter by FireOak's Abby Clobridge focuses on digital curation within businesses and organizations, offering practical guidance to help teams leverage and add value to their digital resources.
- Strategies, Methods, and Best Practices for Digital Curation:
- Implement systematic approaches to select, organize, and manage digital assets.
- Adopt policies for consistent tagging, categorization, and preservation.
- Monitoring, Highlighting, and Showcasing Digital Content:
- Establish regular review processes to surface high-value resources.
- Use curated collections or featured content to increase visibility among team members.
- Knowing Your Users:
- Conduct needs assessments and ongoing feedback cycles to tailor digital curation to user priorities.
- Adapt strategies based on changing user behaviors and organizational goals.
- Encouraging Knowledge Sharing:
- Leverage collaborative platforms to facilitate open sharing and contribution.
- Recognize and reward participation to build a culture of collaboration.
- Incorporating Emerging Technologies, Roles, and Applications:
- Stay current with digital curation tools powered by AI and automation.
- Define clear roles—such as digital curators or internal community managers—for sustainable operations.
- Monitoring and Evaluation Practices:
- Develop success metrics and regular reporting processes to demonstrate impact.
- Continually refine curation approaches based on analytics and user engagement data.
