Trajectories of Personal Archiving: Practical and Ethical Considerations

ABSTRACT

Current and future geographic field research will continue to face multiple challenges of finding, preserving, curating, publicizing, and ultimate deposition of field research materials. Every step of this trajectory of archiving involves logistical and ethical problems at both the personal and collective levels. This paper provides thoughts on my personal experiences with these issues and is meant to be provocative rather than prescriptive. Professional organizations should be more involved with brainstorming a range of solutions to these challenges.

Keywords:

• Personal Archives
• Archiving
• Field Notes