Data and Power: Archival Appraisal Theory as a Framework for Data Preservation
Data and Power: Archival Appraisal Theory as a Framework for Data Preservation
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数据与力量：作为数据保存框架的档案评估理论
DOI：
10.1145/3415233
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发表时间：
2020
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通讯作者：
Conway, Paul
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作者：
Schoenebeck, Sarita;Conway, Paul
从社交媒体上分享的个人照片到亚马逊Alexa的语音命令，数字数据无处不在。然而，普遍存在的“快速行动、打破陈规”的行业文化迫使数据管理实践将利润置于保存之上。本文从档案评估理论出发，探讨了将数据存储作为中立或客观成本中心的计算实践中的前景控制、权力、主观性和情感。我们借鉴了后现代档案评估理论，认为档案是身份和记忆的强大而主观的策展人。档案决策实践的理论基础反过来又确定了档案记录的价值，从而确定了保存档案记录的必要性。以评价理论的三个主要问题为框架，我们报告了一项对成年人（N=17）的访谈研究，他们年龄在51-72岁之间，处于生命的过渡阶段，重点关注他们值得保留或丢弃的经历和记忆。我们概述了数据管理路径的含义，这些路径涉及遗留、生命周期转换、不稳定性和控制。
Digital data pervades everyday life, from personal photos shared on social media to voice commands for Amazon Alexa. A widespread industry culture of 'move fast and break things,' however, has compelled data management practices that prioritize profit over preservation. This paper draws from archival theories of appraisal to foreground control, power, subjectivity, and emotion in computing practices that treat data storage as a neutral or objective cost-center. We draw on postmodern archival appraisal theory that recognizes the archive as a powerful and subjective curator of identity and memory. The theoretical basis of archival decision practices, in turn, establishes the value of the archival record and thus the need to save it. With three primary issues of appraisal theory as a framework, we report on an interview study with adults (N=17), ages 51-72, who are in a transitional life-stage that focuses them on their experiences and memories that are worth keeping or discarding. We sketch implications for data management paths that forefront legacy, life transitions, precarity, and control.