I, Digital

When it comes to personal collections, we live in exciting times. Individuals are living their lives in ways that are increasingly mediated by digital technologies -- digital photos and video footage, music, the social web, e-mail, and other day-to-day interactions. Although this mediation presents many technical challenges for long-term preservation, it also provides unprecedented opportunities for documenting the lives of individuals.Ten authors -- Robert Capra, Adrian Cunningham, Tom Hyry, Leslie Johnston, Christopher (Cal) Lee, Sue McKemmish, Cathy Marshall, Rachel Onuf, Kristina Spurgin, and Susan Thomas -- share their expertise on the various aspects of the management of digital information in I, Digital: Personal Collections inr the Digital Era. The volume is divided in three parts:Part 1 is devoted to conceptual foundations and motivationsPart 2 focuses on particular types, genres, and forms of personal traces; areas of further study; and new opportunities for appraisal and collectionPart 3 addresses strategies and practices of professionals who work in memory institutionsChapters explore issues, challenges, and opportunities in the management of personal digital collections, focusing primarily on born-digital materials generated and kept by individuals.Contributions to I, Digital represent the depth in thinking about how cultural institutions can grapple with new forms of documentation, and how individuals manage -- and could better manage -- digital information that is part of contemporary life.