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Digital Lives | 2008 - 2018

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

Records connect people | 'Evidence of us'

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

Finding Yourself in the Archive | Family History and Emotional Health

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

Why is Personal Digital Archiving difficult? | What are the obstacles to caring for our digital stuf

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

Is your Laptop your Home? | The Comfort of Things

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...

Deep Dive into Personal Archiving | Why stuff matters (to us)!

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

How to Archive your Facebook | Download your data

Step 0: Why? Why do you want to download your data from Facebook? If your main interest is in photos, you'll find the photos on Facebook...

Archiving SMS | Why you should back up your texts

Does this sound familiar? You're trying to have a clear-out, and you come across an old mobile phone. You think to yourself: "Ah, yes. I...

Blogs About Archives | Things I've enjoyed reading

I wish I had more time to read! I expect lots of you can relate to this. And yes, we all know that it's not so much having time, as...

Helping others care for their digital treasures | How librarians and archivists can help

This is a review of the book The Complete Guide to Personal Digital Archiving, edited by Brianna H. Marshall, published December 2017....