Akinori Abe
NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Japan

In this paper, a definition and function of a curation are extended according to the chance discovery aspects. A new definition, function, and effect of a curation in chance discovery are discussed. First, ordinal types of curation are reviewed. Definition by American Association of Museums Curators Committee (AAMCC) and Digital data curation are shwon. Especially the latter is not curation in (art) museum but for dital data. In addition, interesting (from the viewpoint of chance discovery) curatorial cases are introduced. Based on those definitions and applications, a new type of curation in chance discovery is discussed. Our previous researches are also discussed from the viewpoint of curation.