D-Diary

 
D for Digital and Doctoral by S. Kim

Intro

"Digital" and "Doctoral" are two words that occupy my life, here and now.

I was admitted to the doctoral program of the School of Information in the University of Texas at Austin for the fall semester of 2006 as a Kilgarlin Center Doctoral Preservation fellow supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant.

Currently, I am working on specifying my dissertation topic under the guidance of Dr. Dr. Pat Galloway. My research interests are preservation of digital objects, personal digital archives, family digital archives, and green/sustainable development in archives.

Dissertation topic

I am interested in the issue of so called personal digital archives. In my study, the meaning of personal digital archives is not limited to preserving personal records at the institutional level, but includes individual archives managed and operated by people in their private/everyday lives.

I want to explore how individuals can build and maintain their own personal and/or family archives in the digital information environment. Personal digital archives are not only about storing digital objects themselves, but also about preserving individuals' life time experiences, memories, and social interaction that carry priceless historical and cultural values.

This research will also include topics such as personal everyday records-keeping and/or preservation behavior and social meanings of archiving activities.

Doctoral Committee
Patricia Galloway (Advisor)
Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa
Philip Doty

Paper/
Presentation/
Poster

Paper: "Automated Batch Archival Processing: Preserting Arnold Wesker's Digital Manuscripts," Archival Issues, In process.

Paper: "Green Archives: Applications of Green Construction to Archival Facilities," Primary Source, In process.

Presentation: "Silicon Chips with Everything: Preserving Arnold Wesker's Digital Manuscripts," Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, June 2007.

Poster: "Electronic Waste in Libraries and Archives," From Gray Areas to Green Areas: Developing Sustainable Practices in Preservation Environments Symposium, Kilgarlin Center of the University of Texas at Austin, November 2007.

Poster: "Applications of Green Construction to Archival Facilities," From Gray Areas to Green Areas: Developing Sustainable Practices in Preservation Environments Symposium, Kilgarlin Center of the University of Texas at Austin, November 2007.

Working Experience

Since the fall semester of 2006, I have been working as a symposium organizer of the From Gray Areas to Green Areas: Developing Sustainable Practices in Preservation Environments symposium. This symposium was held in November 2007 hosted by the Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record. I also designed a symposium logo and website.(http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/kilgarlin/gaga)