They may get new items by buying them or receiving them as gifts. At nature centers, they may grow or breed new members of the collection. Most curators spend most of their time managing the collection. This may include designing and installing exhibits. Curators who deal with plants and animals spend some time on research and classifying species.
Most curators specialize in a field, such as botany, art, or history.
Archivists look at the records created by business, families, and institutions. They judge the historical importance and value of documents. They also decide which records should be shown and which should be kept. Archivists maintain the records in the order the creator left them. They must create an organization system that allows them to access these records.