Data Curation and the Arts: How Do Musicians Curate Their Data?

Authors

Amy S. JacksonFollow
Jon Wheeler, University of New Mexico - Main CampusFollow
Todd QuinnFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-12-2016

Abstract

Professional musicians were surveyed to determine how personal, amateur recordings of performances are shared with students and colleagues. Sharing files on social media is common, with Facebook, YouTube, and Vimeo used most frequently. Although these are popular social media platforms, they do not have enhanced format support and robust metadata. Additionally, licensing terms for each platform differ, and may be not in the best interest of the musician. Although recordings are not traditionally considered data, data curation principles can be applied to these types of files, and the library is positioned to become an active participant in this process.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis

Publication Title

Music Reference Services Quarterly

Volume

19

Issue

3-4

First Page

191

Last Page

207

DOI

10.1080/10588167.2016.1250582

Keywords

Performing arts, data curation, research methods

Recommended Citation

Jackson, Amy S., Jonathan Wheeler, and Todd Quinn. “Data Curation and the Arts: How Do Musicians Curate Their Data?” Music Reference Services Quarterly 19, no. 3–4 (2016): 191–207. doi:10.1080/10588167.2016.1250582.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Music Reference Services Quarterly on 2016-12-12, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10588167.2016.1250582.