I'm all about caring for your digital treasure. And I've chatted before about what I mean by "digital treasure". So this week, I want to...

Last week, I wrote about different types of creation, and why it matters who created something. (It matters because: Ownership). I want...

Who makes collections? Normally, we plump for the easy answer. The creator of the collection is the person who produced all the items in...

Getting in a tangle I realise I have gradually started using the word 'memories' to mean 'records', and objects like photos, diaries,...

10 years ago, the British Library (and a bunch of other UK institutions) did a huge project called the Digital Lives Research Project....

My musings on the series so far, and also my thoughts on: McKemmish, Sue. ‘Evidence of Me’. The Australian Library Journal 45, no. 3...

This article is based on: Etherton, Judith. ‘The Role of Archives in the Perception of Self’. Journal of the Society of Archivists 27,...

Here are some thoughts I had after reading: Cushing, Amber L. ‘Highlighting the Archives Perspective in the Personal Digital Archiving...

This article is based on one short chapter from Daniel Miller's The Comfort of Things. An all-round excellent book, by the way! It is...

I have a special announcement for you! (Eeeeeee!!) I am launching a new series: A Deep Dive into Personal Archiving I care about personal...