Highlights•Online affordances magnify the ways and media in which we can express
identity.•Dematerialization leads to less attachment to digital possessions.•Re-embodiment …

The extended self was proposed in 1988. Since it was formulated, many technological
changes have dramatically affected the way we consume, present ourselves, and …

The purpose of this study is to explore Personal Digital Archiving, and its practices, reasons,
and challenges in desktop and in ubiquitous environment such as desktop computers …

Digital data, from texts to files and mobile applications, has become a pervasive component
of our society. With seemingly unlimited storage in the cloud at their disposal, how do people …

This paper explores the use of Fisher and Tronto's four phases of ethics of care (caring
about, taking care of, caregiving, and care receiving) to three personal information …

The abundance of easily captured digital media and storing everything" just in case" has
made it difficult for people to revisit them and have a rich reminiscence experience. To …

This research reports on qualitative interviews with 31 participants who are Irish parents,
identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer (LGBQ), and who expressed difficulty in the process …

" Gear Acquisition Syndrome, also known as GAS, is commonly understood as the
musicians' unrelenting urge to buy and own instruments and equipment as an anticipated …

Introduction. This paper considers how we can better manage personal records in the home
by addressing questions such as how and why personal records are retained in an …

This exploratory research explores the concept of a digital legacy as a general concept and
as a collection of digital possessions with unique characteristics. The results reported in this …