The connected collector: Collecting in a Web 2.0 world
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Article Title | The connected collector: Collecting in a Web 2.0 world |
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ERA Journal ID | 34680 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Hickey, Andrew, Grant, Matt and Woodward, Bruce |
Journal Title | Convergence: the international journal of research into new media technologies |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2025 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1354-8565 |
1748-7382 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565251338194 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13548565251338194 |
Abstract | The Web opens possibilities for democratic engagement in collecting. Previously closed groups available only to aficionados/cognoscenti are now open to wider networks of collector. This paper argues that a typology of Web collecting is possible to chart. Although not disconnected to offline modes of collecting, or collecting practices that occurred pre-Web, it remains that certain ways of collecting are mediated by Web 2.0 technologies. We see that the Web enables a broader network of collectors to readily access the requisite knowledge surrounding artefacts, provenance and collectability, whilst also provisioning connections with distributed communities of collectors, sellers and brokers in a manner never before available. We suggest that Web 2.0 applications enable capacity for undertaking reconnaissance, the gaining of knowledge, and facilitation of exchange for collectables, as well as furnishing the curation anddisplay of subsequent ownership . These platforms enable the mediated demonstration of one’s identity as a ‘collector’ and point to hallmark features of ‘connected collecting’. Taking these elements of collecting practice as foundational to the connected collector’s persona, we condense a tripartite conceptualisation that includes acquisition-maintenance-curation as an organising typology for considering Web 2.0 facilitation of collecting practice. |
Keywords | Artefacts; Collecting; Curation; Digital landscapes; Social Media |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 441005. Social theory |
470102. Communication technology and digital media studies | |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zy61w/the-connected-collector-collecting-in-a-web-2-0-world
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