This article presents findings from interviews with 18 writers and artists in New Zealand, whose lives and work have potential heritage value. The objective was to investigate the perceived value of ...participants’ personal collections, the relevant management practices and challenges, and their potential effects on preservation and (re)use. The findings provide a characterisation of the personal information management (PIM) practices of writers and artists, revealed challenges common to organising personal collections across time and devices as well as those caused or increased by the nature of writers’ and artists’ work, and produce insights into the impact of perceived collection value and PIM practices on future access, preservation and (re)use of such collections.
Homeless library customers often face barriers to equitable library use. This study examined homeless library customers’ perspectives on general and targeted public library services, and social ...inclusion. Findings presented in the paper come from a qualitative phenomenological study comprising semi-structured in-depth interviews with seven self-identified regular library users of a public library in Christchurch, New Zealand, who were experiencing homelessness at the time of the study. Findings report on a diverse range of information needs and motivations for visiting a public library. Participants viewed the public library as a safe, warm, and quiet place in which to relax and escape difficulties related to experiencing homelessness. The results reflect changes in the role of public libraries and in the expectations of customers, and discuss a need for targeted library services in the form of specialist gatekeeper roles such as that of a community liaison. This study evaluated the effectiveness of general and targeted library services from users’ points of view, providing insights which could be used to inform the design of relevant information policies and services.
Purpose
This theoretical paper introduces a conceptual framework for Personal Cultural Heritage Management (PCHM), derived from prior research on migrants' information practices. It elaborates on the ...literature background and the development of the PCHM framework, highlighting the role of personal information management (PIM) and personal collections in the creation, access and utilization of cultural heritage information.
Design/methodology/approach
The study describes and explains the construction of the PCHM framework as a structured and self-motivated approach to personal heritage and identity learning.
Findings
Following the theoretical background and assumptions, along with the presentation of the key building blocks, the paper describes the key components of the framework, outlines their definitions and provides examples.
Research limitations/implications
Theoretically, PCHM extends the current literature by encapsulating processes and actions employed by individuals to manage personal collections for cultural identity purposes, thereby underscoring the critical role personal collections play in both preserving and communicating cultural heritage.
Practical implications
PCHM can guide the development of support systems and policies to enhance cultural continuity and integration, thus empowering individuals to navigate their cultural identities confidently.
Originality/value
The PCHM framework creates a unique intersection between PIM and cultural heritage, providing a new perspective for understanding the dynamic evolution and formation of cultural identity among migrants.
Uloga knjižnica u migraciji Krtalić, Maja
Vjesnik bibliotekara Hrvatske,
12/2022, Letnik:
65, Številka:
3
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Cilj. Ovaj rad bavi se temom migracije i ulogom koju knjižnice imaju u procesu prilagodbe migranata. Svrha je rada, na temelju pregleda literature, predstaviti spoznaje o knjižničnim uslugama u ...odnosu na potrebe migranata, percepciji knjižnica od strane migranata i preprekama u korištenju knjižnica.
Pristup/metodologija/dizajn. Rad donosi spoznaje na temelju pregleda i analize literature objavljene u području informacijskih znanosti na temu knjižnica i informacijskih potreba migranata. Uočene spoznaje na kraju rada sintetiziraju se u obliku preporuka knjižnicama.
Rezultati. Predstavljene su informacijske potrebe migranata i najčešći izvori informacija. Opisane su usluge koje knjižnice nude migrantima kroz svoje programe, zbirke i prostor te opažene prepreke s kojima se migranti suočavaju prilikom korištenja knjižnica u zemlji koja je odredište. Analizirana je uloga knjižnica u razvoju multikulturnog društva te važnost čitanja u izgradnji i održavanju identiteta. Većina predstavljenih tema vezana je za usluge i potrebe u odnosu na zemlju doseljenja, dok je opažen jaz u postojećoj literaturi o informacijskim potrebama i knjižničnim uslugama iseljenika u odnosu na domovinu.
Ograničenja. Terminološki, rad koristi pojam migranti kao opći pojam te promatra problematiku na razini koja je primjenjiva na razne skupine migranata. Iako je većina usluga promotrena u kontekstu narodnih knjižnica, spoznaje su primjenjive i na druge vrste knjižnica kojima su migranti potencijalna korisnička skupina kao što su, primjerice, akademske knjižnice.
Originalnost/vrijednost. Rad donosi pregled temeljnih spoznaja o knjižničnim uslugama za migrante te može koristiti knjižnicama pri oblikovanju usluga za migrante, ali i ostalim tijelima i udrugama kojima su važna pitanja informacijskih potreba, integracije, očuvanja identiteta i dobrobiti migranata. Rad potiče i svijest o nezaobilaznoj ulozi koju pristup informacijama ima u poticanju društvene uključenosti te ulozi knjižnica u razvoju tolerancije i demokratskog društva.
Tehnička i industrijska baština iznimno su važan dio kulturne baštine u svijetu i Hrvatskoj. Njihovo čuvanje i zaštita predstavlja izazov na mnogim razinama. Važan je segment u očuvanju tehničke i ...industrijske baštine i njezina dokumentacija koja je često odvojena od predmeta svoje provenijencije. Dokumentacija u kontekstu industrijske baštine predstavlja sve pisane, tiskane i elektroničke dokumente vezane uz određenu industriju te svu dokumentaciju nastalu kao dio proizvodnog procesa. Tehnička dokumentacija predstavlja svu dokumentaciju koja na neki način opisuje tehnički predmet ili je vezana uz njega. Dugotrajno čuvanje, zaštita i dostupnost dokumentacije o industrijskoj i tehničkoj baštini procesi su pred kojima stoje brojni izazovi. Svrha je ovoga rada1 skrenuti pozornost na problematiku zaštite dokumentacije o industrijskoj i tehničkoj baštini te dati uvid u izazove istraživanja te problematike u Hrvatskoj.
The tattoo information experience reveals possibilities to explore how tattoo images are created as things, what actions lead to the creation of a tattoo image, who is considered a creator of a ...tattoo image, and how different personal, social and cultural contexts influence creation of information through the tattoo acquisition experience. Based on the findings from nine interviews, the process of tattoo information creation was conceptualized encompassing all stages of the tattoo experience: from the moment the first idea of getting a tattoo emerges to sharing of information about a tattoo. Participants' stories about their tattoo experiences were used to develop a framework of four key phases of tattoo information creation: conceptualizing, verbalizing, visualizing, and pluralizing. These phases occur between four anchors identified in the participants' stories: anticipation, identification, ideation, and creation. This framework can be used to assist future empirical and theoretical research on tattoo information experience.
•A framework for exploring information creation with tattoos is presented.•The framework identifies specific phases of tattoo acquisition that lead to information creation.•The framework can be used to assist future empirical and theoretical research on tattoo information experience.•The framework has potential to inform other visual artists working with clients.
PurposeWhile exploring the information experience within multispecies families, the subjective nature of humans and non-human entities, living beings and non-living objects becomes evident. This ...paper aims to reveal the underlying significance of information within socio-physical living environments shared among humans, cats and dogs as companions.Design/methodology/approachGaining inspiration from the information experience approach and posthumanism, this is a phenomenological paper. Empirical material related to lived experiences of participating families were gathered through multispecies ethnography methods, followed by phenomenological reflections. The paper has been written based on excerpt-commentary-units and the inclusion of videos and images as an approach to convey the richness of the lived experiences and multiple perspectives.FindingsFindings are organised into three main sections, each capturing lived experiences of information and its utilization from various frames. The paper shows how living beings, both human and animal, use their physical, sensual and moving bodies to acquire and convey information to and from each other. Moving beyond the living beings, the study discusses how non-living objects in the physical environment of a multispecies family also shape information. Material objects, spatial locations and even plants became sources of information for the family members. Lastly, the paper delves into the social environment of the family, where all members, human and animal, are actively shaped by information within their social interactions and companionship.Originality/valueConsidering information distributed across species and material objects in a shared, more-than-human environment, the article suggests implications for an information experience approach. It emphasizes how information shapes the in-between humans, animals and their environment, highlighting their reliance on each other for understanding and living a good shared life. There is a need for future research to explore the information experience within the internal subjective minds of members of multispecies families, bridging the gap in the understanding of these external information and their internal information processes.
PurposeThis paper introduces more-than-human perspective in information behaviour and information experience studies. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to understandings of the concept of ...multispecies families by exploring their significant dimensions related to information phenomena involving multiple contexts, situations, spaces, actors, species, and activities.Design/methodology/approachBased on previous research in human information behaviour and human-animal studies, our ideas around information experience of multispecies families are developed conceptually. The paper builds both on previous empirical findings about human information behaviour and the new domain of information experience.FindingsThe paper proposes a holistic approach both to information phenomena in everyday living with companion animals including embodied, affective, cognitive, social, digital, and objectual information that shapes pet care and management practices, and to the context of study, including work, domestic, and leisure aspects of multispecies family.Originality/valueThis study broadens our understanding of information phenomena in multispecies families, and so contributes to the field of information experience. It also provides insights for animal welfare scientists to help them understand the information behaviour of humans who are responsible for keeping and caring for animals.
This article discusses how e-mail and e-mail archives can serve as legacy for individuals, families, and societies. Toward this end, it outlines the scope and scale of e-mail as a tool and a task, ...and gives an overview of the many individual, group, and institutional factors in e-mail management that influence the form and contents of e-mail archives. Finally, drawing on the authors' experiences and observations as personal information management (PIM) researchers, the article discusses e-mail management practices, makes recommendations for effective e-mail management, and suggests future research topics that span library and information studies.
Animals, specially companion species, are an integral part of our daily homes and cities but have not been the focus of everyday information behavior research to date. The practice of incorporating ...animals into research is not straightforward because they do not share our language or norms. The question this research aims to answer is: how can the perspective of other animal subjects be incorporated in information behavior research? This preliminary study of four multispecies families, included humans, dogs, and cats in the research design, and a more-than-human perspective was used as a research paradigm, offering different ways of thinking about ethnography and phenomenology methods. Five methodological strategies (speaking for the animal, listening differently, walking and sensing, photography, and technological mediation) proved effective in making the role of animals in the information experience of multispecies family visible. The article concludes with a discussion of the methodological implications that emerge when a researcher claims to view humans as conjoined with other life forms and seeks to include animals in information behavior research.
•The more-than-human turn can lead to recognizing nonhuman agency within information behavior research.•Walking methods used in information behavior research creates opportunity for animal inclusion in research settings.•The physical presence of animals during data collection helps understand their roles in everyday information behavior.•Technological mediation provides multiple layers of data about everyday life shared between humans and animals.
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