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BLANDADE BESTÅND I KOMMUNARKIV En studie av kommunarkivariers arbete med arkivbestånd som består av flera olika slags databärare

Svensson, Alexander LU (2025) ABMM34 20251
Division of ALM, Digital Cultures and Publishing Studies
Abstract
This Master's thesis explores how municipal archivists in selected municipalities in Skåne, Sweden, perceive and manage archival collections composed of diverse data carriers. Drawing on practice theory and based on qualitative interviews, the study addresses three analytical categories: the view on mixed collections, which highlights perceived challenges; routines, which examine the strategies employed; and conditions, which explore the contextual factors shaping archival practices. The findings suggest that archivists’ work with hybrid or mixed-media collections is primarily shaped by material and social conditions, such as limited technical infrastructure, understaffing, and political priorities. While individual perspectives and... (More)
This Master's thesis explores how municipal archivists in selected municipalities in Skåne, Sweden, perceive and manage archival collections composed of diverse data carriers. Drawing on practice theory and based on qualitative interviews, the study addresses three analytical categories: the view on mixed collections, which highlights perceived challenges; routines, which examine the strategies employed; and conditions, which explore the contextual factors shaping archival practices. The findings suggest that archivists’ work with hybrid or mixed-media collections is primarily shaped by material and social conditions, such as limited technical infrastructure, understaffing, and political priorities. While individual perspectives and professional judgment matter, they are always mediated by the structural possibilities and constraints specific to each local context. (Less)
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author
Svensson, Alexander LU
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alternative title
Mixed collections in municipal archives. A study of municipal archivists’ work with archival collections containing multiple types of data carriers
course
ABMM34 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Municipal archives, municipal archivist, mixed collections, hybrid collections, data carriers, archival preservation, digitization, materiality, information loss, archival practices
language
Swedish
id
9191884
date added to LUP
2025-06-25 08:53:30
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2025-06-25 08:53:30
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  abstract     = {{This Master's thesis explores how municipal archivists in selected municipalities in Skåne, Sweden, perceive and manage archival collections composed of diverse data carriers. Drawing on practice theory and based on qualitative interviews, the study addresses three analytical categories: the view on mixed collections, which highlights perceived challenges; routines, which examine the strategies employed; and conditions, which explore the contextual factors shaping archival practices. The findings suggest that archivists’ work with hybrid or mixed-media collections is primarily shaped by material and social conditions, such as limited technical infrastructure, understaffing, and political priorities. While individual perspectives and professional judgment matter, they are always mediated by the structural possibilities and constraints specific to each local context.}},
  author       = {{Svensson, Alexander}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{BLANDADE BESTÅND I KOMMUNARKIV En studie av kommunarkivariers arbete med arkivbestånd som består av flera olika slags databärare}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}