Cloud services free up space on your mobile devices. They allow you to store photographs, documents, videos music and more Many of the apps on your phone are storing data in the cloud. Many librarians and patrons are unaware of the cloud services that are available and how they can use these cloud services to work together on a project when they are in different spaces.
You: We have found loads of digital stories
Me: Awesome
You: Actually excessive amount of e-reading materials. May storybooks, epubs, websites, pdf, social media sites, articles, tweets podcasts, videos, apps etc etc
Me: Great eh
You: Maybe, maybe not. There’s too much. How do we arrange this meaningfully?
Me: Oh dear, what do you suggest?
You: Google must have the answer
Me: I think that libraries and librarians have the answer
You: Huh?
Me: Good literary taste does not come from a computer. I prefer to take advice from an informed curator
You: Tell me more
Me: An art gallery employs a curator to make a meaningful collection of paintings
You: SO
Me: A librarian can also be a curator. He or she can put together a meaningful collection of e-reading materials for specific people
You: In a display? We do that already
Me: No, using digital tools.
Me: Do you have Dropbox or Google drive installed on your device? If we share our cloud storage folders with other mlibrarians, then we can collaborate together as curators
You: I think we did collaboration stuff earlier on?
Me: Collaborative curation means that you don’t have to do all the reviewing or recommending yourself
You: Why not
Me: Other mlibrarians are working alongside you. Read their app reviews, look at their listicles. Share what you have made or written
You: Ah, I see what you mean by the term collaborative curator
Me: It doesn’t only have to be reading apps or book reviews. You can also share posters, manuals, help resources, websites.
You will choose an app or storytelling tool for review and then share your thought with others using the app review form