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Arkivarien i rummet : En studie av arkivariers upplevelser av fysiska och digitala arkivmiljöer

Hörnlund, Charlotte LU (2026) ABMM34 20261
Division of ALM, Digital Cultures and Publishing Studies
Abstract
This thesis examines how archivists perceive different archival spaces, with an emphasis on physical and digital archives. The study is based on four semi-structured interviews with Swedish archivists who all work in public archives. A key aim of the research has been to let the informants reflect on how the various archival environments make them feel – and which of the senses they invoke – rather than asking questions regarding how the work itself is done. By using a combination of existential philosophy, and findings from the digital research field, the study can conclude that the different spaces affect not only the archivist’s concept of self, but also of storage space, social belonging and control. With this phenomenological and... (More)
This thesis examines how archivists perceive different archival spaces, with an emphasis on physical and digital archives. The study is based on four semi-structured interviews with Swedish archivists who all work in public archives. A key aim of the research has been to let the informants reflect on how the various archival environments make them feel – and which of the senses they invoke – rather than asking questions regarding how the work itself is done. By using a combination of existential philosophy, and findings from the digital research field, the study can conclude that the different spaces affect not only the archivist’s concept of self, but also of storage space, social belonging and control. With this phenomenological and existential approach, the study provides a deeper understanding of archivists’ unique relationship to the physical archive and accentuates the importance of further, and perhaps more unconventional, research within the realm of digital archives. (Less)
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author
Hörnlund, Charlotte LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
The Archivist in the Room : A study of archivists’ experiences of physical and digital archival environments
course
ABMM34 20261
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Archival science, atmosphere, digital archives, digital environments, materiality, immersion, phenomenology, physical archives, physical environments, presence, social connection.
language
Swedish
id
9229457
date added to LUP
2026-06-16 09:38:52
date last changed
2026-06-24 11:40:14
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  abstract     = {{This thesis examines how archivists perceive different archival spaces, with an emphasis on physical and digital archives. The study is based on four semi-structured interviews with Swedish archivists who all work in public archives. A key aim of the research has been to let the informants reflect on how the various archival environments make them feel – and which of the senses they invoke – rather than asking questions regarding how the work itself is done. By using a combination of existential philosophy, and findings from the digital research field, the study can conclude that the different spaces affect not only the archivist’s concept of self, but also of storage space, social belonging and control. With this phenomenological and existential approach, the study provides a deeper understanding of archivists’ unique relationship to the physical archive and accentuates the importance of further, and perhaps more unconventional, research within the realm of digital archives.}},
  author       = {{Hörnlund, Charlotte}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Arkivarien i rummet : En studie av arkivariers upplevelser av fysiska och digitala arkivmiljöer}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}