A Study on the Service Expansion of Traditional Cultural Content through Content Curation

This study explores the theoretical framework and practical applicability of storytelling-based content curation as a strategic approach to the meaningful dissemination and experiential expansion of traditional cultural content in the era of digital transformation and information overload. Curation has evolved beyond the simple arrangement of information to function as a knowledge mediation method that re-narrativizes fragmented cultural data and reconstructs it into emotionally engaging, user-centered experiences—an emerging core agenda within the field of digital humanities. This study examines the curation structures, information organization principles, and user experience design strategies of three representative platforms: the Story Theme Park by the Korean Studies Institute, the Digital Archive of Chungcheong Regional History by the Institute of Korean Confucian Culture, and the Gwangju Historical and Cultural Resource Storytelling platform by the Regional Cultural Exchange Honam Foundation. Based on this analysis, the paper proposes concrete strategies including the systematization of content classification, metadata-driven storytelling elements, semantic network design, algorithm-based personalized curation, and affective UX design. Ultimately, this research demonstrates that content curation can function not merely as an intermediary tool for information delivery, but as a narrative structuring mechanism that enhances the interpretability and societal dissemination of traditional culture. In doing so, it presents a pathway toward the expanded practice of digital humanities.