Personal digital legacy: Findings from an exploratory study among citizens of Croatia

IF 0.7 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

EDUCATION FOR INFORMATION Pub Date : 2023-08-17 DOI:10.3233/efi-230057

Drahomira Cupar, Martina Dragija Ivanovic, Antonija Grgeč

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Abstract

The digital content that users create over their lifetime can become part of their own digital legacy, so it needs to be organised and preserved if we want to make it accessible in the future. This paper presents the results of the exploratory study conducted in Croatia in 2022. The aim of the research was to determine the opinions and attitudes of the participants included in the study about their own personal digital legacy and to examine in what way and to what extent users organize their personal digital content for the future. The purpose of this research is to raise awareness about the importance of organizing digital content and preserving one’s personal digital legacy. In this study, two research questions were answered: a) Are respondents aware of their own personal digital legacy and what are their attitudes/opinions about the subject?; and b) In what way and to what extent the respondents organize and preserve their personal digital legacy? Results showed that respondents in this study are (still) not aware of the significance of the personal digital legacy and the value and potential obstacles for accessing it can have to their potential heirs.

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个人数字遗产：克罗地亚公民探索性研究结果

用户在一生中创建的数字内容可以成为他们自己数字遗产的一部分，因此，如果我们想在未来使其可访问，就需要对其进行组织和保存。本文介绍了2022年在克罗地亚进行的探索性研究的结果。这项研究的目的是确定研究中参与者对自己个人数字遗产的看法和态度，并考察用户未来以何种方式和程度组织个人数字内容。这项研究的目的是提高人们对组织数字内容和保护个人数字遗产重要性的认识。在这项研究中，回答了两个研究问题：a）受访者是否意识到自己的个人数字遗产，以及他们对该主题的态度/看法？；b）受访者以何种方式以及在多大程度上组织和保存他们的个人数字遗产？结果显示，本研究中的受访者（仍然）没有意识到个人数字遗产的重要性，以及访问该遗产对其潜在继承人的价值和潜在障碍。

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EDUCATION FOR INFORMATION INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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1.70

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11.10%

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期刊介绍： Information is widely recognized as a vital resource in economic development. The skills of information handling traditionally associated with libraries, are now in great demand in all sectors, including government, business and commerce. The education and training of information professionals is, therefore, an issue of growing significance. Education for Information has been since 1983 a forum for debate and discussion on education and training issues in the sphere of information handling. It includes refereed full-length articles and short communications on matters of current concern to educators and practitioners alike. Its News section reports on significant activities and events in the international arena.