Personal Photo Management and Preservation

The things we carry: migrants' personal collection management and use

“…Still, they saw practical and sentimental value in various other items (from books and photographs to jewellery and kitchen utensils). It is not surprising that the participants were more willing to invest efforts and resources into managing parts of collections they considered important and valuable, as it was noted in previous research (Ceroni, 2018;Gallo et al, 2018;Jones, 2007). However, migration experience can alter the meaning of items and bring change to the perception of value and practices that follow.…”

“…The effort required to organise and prune increasing amounts of personal information suggests that value assessment is needed to anticipate the future value of such information (Gallo et al, 2018). However, evaluating the importance of personal information to their owners is complex, often driven by personal attachments, memories behind the content, and personal tastes that are difficult to capture automatically (Ceroni, 2018), requiring specific selection criteria. With the change of ownership and context, the items in family archives go through cycles of significance, and the values associated with the items may change (Gloyn et al, 2018).…”

“…The perception of the collection's value is a crucial factor influencing the choice of practices. Regardless of content types and formats, the perception of value is derived from the meaning an item in the collection has in terms of evidence, sentimental attachment or potential to reuse information it holds (Ceroni, 2018;Gallo et al, 2018). Participants agreed on the importance of documents that certify identity and achievements (such as passports, qualifications and health records).…”

“Say cheese!”: How taking and viewing photos can shape memory and cognition.

“…But despite their best intentions, people report being overwhelmed by the number of photos they accumulate and by the formidable task of organizing these unwieldy collections. In turn, this sense of being overwhelmed discourages many people from spending time actually looking at their photos and reminiscing (Bowen & Petrelli, 2011;Ceroni, 2018;Nunes et al, 2009;Shutterfly, 2014). In their discussion of the "attention economy," Atchley and Lane (2014) noted Herbert Simon's observation that "a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention" (p. 136), and that sentiment is reflected clearly in people's photo-curating behavior.…”

The benefits and costs of editing and reviewing photos of one’s experiences on subsequent memory.

“…Just as taking photos has both positive and negative consequences for memory, later looking at and reviewing photos can likewise have both positive and negative effects. Although many people report being overwhelmed by the mass of photos they accumulate and do not review them as often as they intended (Ceroni, 2018), when they do look at photos of events they witnessed or experienced, it helps them later correctly remember more details about the events than if they do not review photos (Finley, Brewer, & Benjamin, 2011; Koutstaal, Schacter, Johnson, Angell, & Gross, 1998; Schacter, Koutstaal, Johnson, Gross, & Angell, 1997) and produced a stronger feeling of reliving the moment (St. Jacques & Schacter, 2013; St.…”