Context before collection

A useful link
needs a reason.

Choose a resource for the reader’s task, then record its origin, limits and review date. Start with a small curation record you can maintain.

For a collection that needs context, not more links.

This is a method you can read and use independently. Begin with the question, follow the prompts, and keep uncertainty visible.

Write the specific question the item helps answer, intended audience, prerequisite and limits.

Record creator, original URL or custodian, edition, date, licence and whether linking or redistribution is allowed.

Check cited sources, scope, reading format, language and assistive access.

State include, hold or reject with a reason.

Assign last check, next check, correction contact and a trigger to remove or replace the item when it changes or disappears.

A useful next step can be a decision to wait. The purpose is to make the reasoning available for inspection.

Your output

A resource record with audience, original source, rights questions, accessibility notes and an inclusion decision.

A reason to pause

Pause when the original source is unclear or a permission or accessibility field has not been checked.