Introduction. The aim of this master thesis is to examine how students at Uppsala university manage, organize, and preserve their study-related information in a digital environment. It also investigates the motivations for personal information management (PIM) among students, and explores the concepts of sense making as both an activity and a desired outcome. The thesis focuses on the respondents’ experiences and behaviours in terms of PIM in relation to their digital collections.  Method. The research is based on 12 interviews with 9 exchange students, which were audio recorded and transcribed. Transcripts constituted the data for analysis.  Analysis. Interview data was analysed qualitatively with Nvivo software. Concepts were defined so that they could be used in the survey. Results. The study found that the five metalevels of PIM activities proposed by William Jones (2008) were applicable to the interview data, and that the respondents used a variety of digital tools and storage options, including cloud services, text editors and desktop applications, to organize and manage their information collections. Results are also presented in relation to Soo Jin Park’s (2011) three types of organizing and managing information collections.  Conclusion. The results showed that reflection on PIM and planning over time can lead to meaning-making and motivation for personal development. The degree of effort in organizing and managing information collections varied according to the individual values, personality, and contextual situations. The participants’ most common software for data storage were cloud services, text editors and web pages, with laptops, computers and mobile phones being the most popular devices for data storage. Some also had external hard drives as backup solutions and strict rules for discipline regarding PIM. While many participants trusted cloud storage when it came to privacy, some participants were skeptical of large IT companies and tried to find their own strategies to become less dependent on them. The majority made informed choices due to the risk of data loss and fragmentation. They had a profile of cognitive skills that included the ability to use visual messages to create unification and transparency in systems. They had a mix of dynamic and large collections of data.  They preferred to structure their files in a specific and structured system. Some preferred to file in more well-defined locations, while others used a more flexible method of organization. The majority had a one folder filing strategy. Some had file systems with a top-down approach, while others used incremental bottom-up strategies. They used a variety of PIM tools and strategies to meet their changing needs, such as using descriptive file names, splitting projects into smaller collections, regularly reviewing and deleting older files and categorize files by date. The study provided valuable insights into the process of managing digital information and the importance of continuous evaluation and adaptation of PIM tools and strategies to meet the changing needs of participants.  This is a two years master’s thesis in Archival Science.

The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of access to and use of library electronic resources and their implications on remote users at the National Open University of Nigeria. Specific objectives were formulated to: find out the different types of electronic resources available in the NOUN Library; investigate academic staffs’ and students’ level of awareness of electronic resources available in the NOUN library; explore the various types of electronic resources used by academic staffs and students of NOUN; find out how academic staffs and students access and use electronic resources in NOUN library; analyze the policies that enable access to and use of electronic resources by academic staffs and students at NOUN; find out the perceptions and attitudes of academic staffs and students toward the electronic resources available in the NOUN library; and identify the challenges associated with access to and use of electronic resources by the academic staffs and students of NOUN. The study adopted a quantitative research approach and survey research method was employed. The study targeted 1,680 population samples of which include 1,513 Students, 140 Academic staffs, and 27 Academic Librarians. Probability (Stratified random and systematic) sampling and nonprobability (purposive) sampling methods were adopted. Two sample frames were used: Students - classified into subgroups (Level) in each selected study centers and Academic staff - classified into subgroups (academic staff/academic librarian). Online (Google form) self-administered closed-ended questionnaire was sent to participants’ email. Data collected were analyzed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). This finding revealed that electronic journals and electronic books are readily available in the NOUN library. Academic staff most likely, interact with the library staff or visit the library to be aware of library electronic resources, however, the students struggled to be aware through personal efforts. NOUN library creates awareness through the email and notice boards. The academic staff and students access and use the library electronic resources for various multidimensional purposes, however, there is a low patronage of these electronic resources by academic staff and students as less than 40% of academic staff and students access and use the library electronic resources. Electricity outage, low internet connectivity speed and high cost of access to internet were presented as challenges encountered while accessing and using electronic resources. Recommendations: the library management should develop awareness programmes that is appropriate for an ODL university community through the use of modern communication tools, and emphasy should be on the use of electronic resources in the university curriculum. / Information Science

A number of digitization projects undertaken by archival organisations in Africa failed to realise their goals of ensuring preservation and access of records. This is partially due to the lack of strategies to move from analogue to digital records. Despite many guidelines, standards and software systems developed by national archives, coalitions, professional associations, research groups and commercial organisations, digital records are still a challenge to manage. This study explored the strategies adopted by the African National Congress (ANC) in digitizing its liberation archives with a view to capturing lessons learnt. Qualitative data were collected through interviews with purposively selected employees of the African National Congress, Multi Choice, Africa Media Online and Nelson Mandela Foundation who were involved in the repatriation and digitization project of the liberation archives. Interview data were augmented through document analysis and observation. The key findings revealed that the ANC established an archives management committee that played an important role in the repatriation and digitization of liberation archives. The committee utilized former liberation struggle members to identify records in various ANC missions in different countries. It was established that although the ANC was aware of where its records were abroad, not all its records were repatriated to South Africa after the unbanning of the liberation movements. Furthermore, the finding revealed that the ANC relied heavily on Multi Choice and Africa Media Online as its archivists were not trained in digitization. A number of lessons learnt with regard to digitization of liberations archives are captured. The study concludes by demonstrating the importance of having a strategy in digitizing archival holdings. It is recommended that this study should be extended to other liberation movements in eastern and southern Africa. / Information Science / M. Inf.

Esta pesquisa apresenta um processo de musealização que resultou na elaboração do Acervo Digital Bar Ocidente, um acervo digital que disponibiliza na internet um conjunto de impressos do Bar Ocidente, local que faz parte da memória da cidade de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Discute os processos que levaram o conjunto de documentos a serem considerados de interesse ao patrimônio cultural local. Discute as relações entre o campo patrimônio cultural e as tecnologias de informação e comunicação digitais. Apresenta diferentes narrativas a respeito da realização do referido acervo digital. Discute e analisa, a partir dos estudos CTS, as técnicas, tecnologias e bases conceituais utilizadas pelas diferentes equipes nas diferentes etapas de trabalho até o lançamento do site. Considera-se que os artefatos têm histórias e é necessário entender os regimes de valor em jogo no contexto de sua criação, pois são estes que permitem identificar e compreender as trajetórias possíveis que a sociedade permite ao artefato. / This research presents a process of musealization that has as its result the development of Bar Ocidente Digital Archive, it is a digital collection that features on the internet a printed set of Bar Ocidente, a place that is part of the memory of the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. It discusses the processes that led the set of documents to be considered of interest to the local cultural heritage. It discusses the relation between cultural heritage and information technologies and digital communications. It presents different narratives about the purpose of this digital collection. It discusses and analyzes the techniques, technologies and conceptual foundations used by different teams in different stages of work until the launching of the site. It is considered that the artifacts have stories and it is necessary to understand the context of their creation due to identify and know possible paths that society allows to the artifact.

Esta pesquisa apresenta um processo de musealização que resultou na elaboração do Acervo Digital Bar Ocidente, um acervo digital que disponibiliza na internet um conjunto de impressos do Bar Ocidente, local que faz parte da memória da cidade de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Discute os processos que levaram o conjunto de documentos a serem considerados de interesse ao patrimônio cultural local. Discute as relações entre o campo patrimônio cultural e as tecnologias de informação e comunicação digitais. Apresenta diferentes narrativas a respeito da realização do referido acervo digital. Discute e analisa, a partir dos estudos CTS, as técnicas, tecnologias e bases conceituais utilizadas pelas diferentes equipes nas diferentes etapas de trabalho até o lançamento do site. Considera-se que os artefatos têm histórias e é necessário entender os regimes de valor em jogo no contexto de sua criação, pois são estes que permitem identificar e compreender as trajetórias possíveis que a sociedade permite ao artefato. / This research presents a process of musealization that has as its result the development of Bar Ocidente Digital Archive, it is a digital collection that features on the internet a printed set of Bar Ocidente, a place that is part of the memory of the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. It discusses the processes that led the set of documents to be considered of interest to the local cultural heritage. It discusses the relation between cultural heritage and information technologies and digital communications. It presents different narratives about the purpose of this digital collection. It discusses and analyzes the techniques, technologies and conceptual foundations used by different teams in different stages of work until the launching of the site. It is considered that the artifacts have stories and it is necessary to understand the context of their creation due to identify and know possible paths that society allows to the artifact.

Many scholars lament of poor infrastructure to manage and preserve digital records within the public sector in South Africa to support electronic government (egovernment). For example, in South Africa, the national archives’ repository and its subsidiary provincial archives do not have infrastructure to ingest digital records into archival custody. As a result, digital records are left to the creating agencies to manage and preserve. The problem is compounded by the fact that very few public sector organisations in South Africa have procured systems to manage digital records. Therefore, a question is how are digital records managed and stored in these organisations to support e-government? Do public organisations entrust their records to the cloud as an alternative storage given the fact that both physical and virtual storages are a problem? If they do, how do they ensure accessibility, governance, security and long-term preservation of records in the cloud? Utilising the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) Lifecycle Model as a guiding framework, this qualitative study sought to explore digital curation of records in the cloud to support e-government services in South Africa with the view to propose a framework that would guide the public sector to migrate records to the cloud storage. Semi-structured interviews were employed to collect data from the purposively selected Chief Information Officers in the national government departments that have implemented some of the electronic services such as the Department of Arts and Culture, Department of Home Affairs, Department of Higher Education and Training and the Department of Basic Education. Furthermore, the National Archives and Records Services of South Africa was also chosen as it is charged with the statutory regulatory role of records management in governmental bodies. So is the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), a public sector ICT company established in 1999 to consolidate and coordinate the state’s information technology resources in order to achieve cost savings through scale, increase delivery capabilities and enhance interoperability. Interview data were augmented through document analysis of legislation and policies pertaining to data storage. Data were analysed thematically and interpreted in accordance with the objectives of the study. The key finding suggests that although public servants informally and unconsciously put some records in the clouds, government departments in South Africa are sceptical to entrust their records to the cloud due to a number of reasons, such as lack of policy and legislative framework, lack of trust to the cloud storage, jurisdiction, legal implications, privacy, ownership and security risks. This study recommends that given the evolution of technology, the government should regulate cloud storage through policy and legislative promulgation, as well as developing a government-owned cloud managed through SITA in order for all government departments to use it. This study suggests a framework to migrate paperbased records to cloud storage that is controlled by the government. / Information Science / D.Lit. et Phil. (Information Science)

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Depuis les années 1950 au Québec, les associations étudiantes et leurs membres se mobilisent et forment des mouvements étudiants qui ne peuvent être ignorés dans le panorama politique et historique de la province. En 2012, les étudiants ont déclenché la plus longue et la plus importante grève étudiante afin de contrer une augmentation des droits de scolarité et de défendre leurs principes face à un gouvernement qui a été considéré par certains comme intransigeant. Cette grève étudiante est un point de départ pour un questionnement face à l’avenir de la mémoire étudiante. En prenant pour étude de cas les archives numériques en ligne de l’Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (ASSÉ), il est possible de remarquer que l’association étudiante n’est pas uniquement centrée sur les enjeux étudiants. Ces documents témoignent d’une jeunesse préoccupée non seulement par le bien-être de sa communauté locale, mais qui est aussi habitée d’une volonté de solidarité avec les luttes progressistes au Québec et de partout ailleurs. En 2012, les plateformes de réseaux sociaux et les outils du web sont devenus un incontournable pour mobiliser les étudiants et pour former un mouvement citoyen. Cette stratégie, alliant la mobilisation et l’organisation à travers les réseaux numériques et la sphère publique, fait partie de ces nouvelles méthodes de protestation collective. Le but de ce mémoire est de poser un regard sur les archives associatives étudiantes qui sont aujourd’hui créées par le biais des technologies numériques. Il s’agit de démontrer leur importance en tant qu’objets faisant partie du patrimoine collectif. Mais ces archives, virtuelles et intangibles, sont vulnérables au passage du temps. Sans une volonté de les préserver, leur futur est plus qu’incertain. Ce mémoire a donc pour finalité de permettre à la mémoire étudiante de se perpétuer grâce à la création d’un guide spécifiquement adapté pour les besoins de gestion de l’information numérique des associations étudiantes. Ce guide contient des outils issus de la science de l’archivistique qui permettent une meilleure gestion et une préservation à long terme des actifs informationnels des associations étudiantes. / In Quebec, since the 1950s, student unions and their members have been known to mobilize and create protest movements which cannot be ignored in the political and historical panorama of the province. In 2012, the students set off the longest and most important student strike with the goal of countering tuition hikes, but also to defend their principles against an uncompromising government. This student strike is a starting point for wider questions regarding the future of student memory. By taking the Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante’s (ASSÉ) digital archives as a study case, it is possible to notice that the student union focuses on more than student issues. Their documents demonstrate that the youth’s preoccupations are not only centered towards the well-being of its local community, but show solidarity towards social and political struggles in Quebec and elsewhere in the world. In 2012, social media platforms and online tools have become a staple of student mobilization and to finally form a broader citizens’ movement. This strategy, combining mobilization and organization through the use of social media and activities in the public sphere, is part of the new methods of collective protest. The goal of this master’s thesis is to consider the digital archives produced today by student unions and associations and to demonstrate their importance as objects belonging to collective heritage. But these archives, virtual and intangible by nature, are vulnerable to the passing of time. Without preservation efforts, their future is more than uncertain. Thus, this master’s thesis has for ultimate purpose the creation of a guide specifically developed and adapted to suit student unions’ needs in digital records and archives management. This guide contains tools which stem from archival science to ensure a better management and the long- term preservation of student union information assets and archival heritage.

Libraries have traditionally facilitated each of the following elements of research: production of new knowledge, its preservation and its organization to make it accessible for use over the generations. In modern times, the library is constantly required to meet the challenges of information explosion. Assimilating resources and restructuring practices to process the large data volumes both in the print and digital form held across the globe, therefore, becomes very important. A recourse by the libraries to application of successive forms of what can be called as Digital Library Technologies (DLT) has been the imperative. The Open Archives Initiative (OAI) is one recent development that is expected to assist the libraries to partner in setting up virtual learning environment and integrating research on a near universal scale. Future extension of this concept is envisaged to be that of Grid Computing. The technologies driving the â Gridâ would let people share computing power, databases, and other on-line tools securely across institutional and geographic boundaries without sacrificing the local autonomy. Ushering an era of the ubiquitous library helping the e-research is thus on the card. This paper reviews the emerging technological changes and charts the future role for the libraries with special reference to India.