Appraisal in Digital Personal Archives. Three Aspects Relating to the Individual’s Archiving Habits
(2025) ABMM34 20251Division of ALM, Digital Cultures and Publishing Studies
- Abstract
- How individuals collect their own digital personal archives have undergone changes since the introduction and development of digital technologies and the internet. At the same time, archival institutions and archival research have become more aware of the importance of the collection and preservation of personal archives as part of our common cultural heritage. Research in the area of appraising digital personal archives have largely been focused on the perspective of developing tools for institutional practice, as opposed to investigating the appraisal habits of individuals. The aim of this study is to add to the theorisation of appraisal in digital personal archives that takes into account, both how the individual sees themselves in... (More)
- How individuals collect their own digital personal archives have undergone changes since the introduction and development of digital technologies and the internet. At the same time, archival institutions and archival research have become more aware of the importance of the collection and preservation of personal archives as part of our common cultural heritage. Research in the area of appraising digital personal archives have largely been focused on the perspective of developing tools for institutional practice, as opposed to investigating the appraisal habits of individuals. The aim of this study is to add to the theorisation of appraisal in digital personal archives that takes into account, both how the individual sees themselves in relation to their digital material, and how they rationalise their collecting choices. Through the close examination of four articles, which addresses different aspects related to the individual’s own appraisal habits, a qualitative thematic analysis is conducted that attempts to unify these differing aspects. The study uses Erving Goffman’s (1959) framework relating to self presentation, to conceptualise thinking in relation to the appraisal of digital personal archives. A theoretical discussion is conducted where three central themes are considered: archival knowledge, individual habits, and presenting the self. This discussion acts as a starting point for understanding the individual’s archival habits though Goffman’s framework, and builds towards developing appraisal strategies that take these into account. (Less)
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- author
- Jäger, Zandra LU
- supervisor
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- Shirley Chan LU
- organization
- course
- ABMM34 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Personal archive, digital personal archive, appraisal, identity, self presentation, impression management, Erving Goffman
- language
- English
- id
- 9191738
- date added to LUP
- 2025-06-25 08:51:50
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- 2025-06-25 08:51:50
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abstract = {{How individuals collect their own digital personal archives have undergone changes since the introduction and development of digital technologies and the internet. At the same time, archival institutions and archival research have become more aware of the importance of the collection and preservation of personal archives as part of our common cultural heritage. Research in the area of appraising digital personal archives have largely been focused on the perspective of developing tools for institutional practice, as opposed to investigating the appraisal habits of individuals. The aim of this study is to add to the theorisation of appraisal in digital personal archives that takes into account, both how the individual sees themselves in relation to their digital material, and how they rationalise their collecting choices. Through the close examination of four articles, which addresses different aspects related to the individual’s own appraisal habits, a qualitative thematic analysis is conducted that attempts to unify these differing aspects. The study uses Erving Goffman’s (1959) framework relating to self presentation, to conceptualise thinking in relation to the appraisal of digital personal archives. A theoretical discussion is conducted where three central themes are considered: archival knowledge, individual habits, and presenting the self. This discussion acts as a starting point for understanding the individual’s archival habits though Goffman’s framework, and builds towards developing appraisal strategies that take these into account.}},
author = {{Jäger, Zandra}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Appraisal in Digital Personal Archives. Three Aspects Relating to the Individual’s Archiving Habits}},
year = {{2025}},
}