Abstract: Taking an ecosystemic perspective, this chapter considers the anthology form in the context of archival and streaming practices, as it intersects with systems of knowledge organization and transmission.First, it provides a brief history of how classification evolved to define media and cultural objects.Starting from a discussion on human classificatory predispositions and abilities, it discusses how data-management systems transitioned towards machine-aided computational practices.It then considers more closely the infrastructural, geographical, and temporal dimensions of non-linear media ecosystems that make streaming processes functional and operational.The final aim is to understand how different modes of data and content distribution in online repositories or platform environments might affect both content organization and industrial strategies.