Within a digital context in contemporary consumer societies, Curating Digital Lives: Consumer Cultures, Digital Platforms, and Everyday Practices draws on practice theories to explore Chinese urban residents’ lived experiences of digital platforms in their ordinary lives, mapping digital geographies of consumption at micro scales. Using the conception of “curation,” this book teases out the engagements of different types of digital platforms and devices within daily practices to understand the connections between local cultures and the global development of digital technologies. The empirical discussions in this book address how urban residents curate their digital geographies of consumption in various urban spaces on a daily basis, how urban consumers embrace and resist the digital cultures shaped by online platforms and the data these platforms produce, and the social and environmental impacts generated by the digitalization or platformization of consumption. Through these discussions, Chen Liu provides insights on digitalized and platform-mediated daily practices, including eating in/out, traveling, living with smart home technologies, buying and selling things, and using social media in urban China.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2017, held in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2017. The 21 full papers and 6 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. The paper topics of ICADL 2017 covered a wide spectrum from various areas, including information visualization, data mining/extraction, cultural heritage preservation, personalized service and user modeling, novel library content and use environments, electronic publishing, preservation systems and algorithms, social networking and information systems, Internet of things, cloud computing and applications, mobile services, interoperability issues, open source tools and systems, security and privacy, multi-language support, metadata and cataloguing, search, retrieval and browsing interfaces to all forms of digital content, e-Science/e-Research data and knowledge management, and cooperative service and community service.

In a world where we are constantly connected, managing digital clutter can be just as overwhelming as managing physical clutter. How to Create a Minimalist Digital Life is a comprehensive guide to decluttering your digital world, helping you create a more peaceful, productive, and intentional relationship with technology. From organizing your inbox to managing social media consumption, this book offers practical strategies for digital minimalism, allowing you to focus on what matters most. By simplifying your online presence, you’ll find more time for real-world connections, reduce stress, and regain control of your digital space.

A sophisticated introduction to the diversity and interconnectivity of digital space, technology, objects, people and data. It sets out the theory and methods needed to understand digital life and then links them to real world data showcasing their strengths and challenges.

An up-to-date examination of the evolving field of digital curation and its important place in libraries, covering the major technical, social, and organizational issues surrounding curation for libraries, archives, and other information-based organizations. This book addresses the evolving field of digital curation and its important place in libraries, covering the myriad issues surrounding curation for libraries, archives, and other information-based organizations. Balancing research, theory, and practice in curation, this book is a valuable resource for students, librarians, and archivists that will help them understand the technology infrastructure that supports curation, develop effective curation plans, and make the best choices when digitizing collections that aid in the long term preservation and curation of their materials. The book can serve as a textbook for graduate courses in digital curation, digital libraries, and informatics as well as be useful to librarians and archivists for individual continuing professional education.

Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evolving rapidly. This book examines how developments in smart phones, the Internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Drawing on contributions from leading commentators and researchers across the world, this book explores key themes such as caregiving, the use of social media, robotics, chronic disease and dementia management, gaming, migration, and data inheritance, to name a few.

Digital Curation Projects Made Easy: A Step-By-Step Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums outlines simple steps for accomplishing practical digitization and digital preservation projects for those with little experience, time, and/or resources. Following a general introduction, instructions for completing these commonplace digital curation projects are covered: Photograph collections Newspaper collection Rare books Art Collections Oral Histories Digital curation does not need to be reserved for big budgets or world-famous collections. In fact, a large part of digitization and digital preservation consists of practical projects that are done every day without much fanfare in libraries and archives around the world.

The use of interactive technology in the arts has changed the audience from viewer to participant and in doing so is transforming the nature of experience. From visual and sound art to performance and gaming, the boundaries of what is possible for creation, curating, production and distribution are continually extending. As a consequence, we need to reconsider the way in which these practices are evaluated. Interactive Experience in the Digital Age explores diverse ways of creating and evaluating interactive digital art through the eyes of the practitioners who are embedding evaluation in their creative process as a way of revealing and enhancing their practice. It draws on research methods from other disciplines such as interaction design, human-computer interaction and practice-based research more generally and adapts them to develop new strategies and techniques for how we reflect upon and assess value in the creation and experience of interactive art. With contributions from artists, scientists, curators, entrepreneurs and designers engaged in the creative arts, this book is an invaluable resource for both researchers and practitioners, working in this emerging field.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the clutter in your home, your schedule, or even your thoughts? How to Declutter Your Life and Simplify Everything offers a practical, easy-to-follow guide to reducing the noise and stress in every part of your life. With step-by-step methods, personal stories, and helpful tips, this book walks you through the process of decluttering your space, streamlining your schedule, simplifying your relationships, and even calming your mind. Whether you want to tackle your overflowing closet, reduce digital distractions, or learn how to let go of emotional clutter, this book provides you with the tools to live a simpler, more fulfilling life. Say goodbye to chaos and hello to clarity and calm!

Are You Overwhelmed by Digital Clutter? Discover the Power of Digital Minimalism to Reclaim Your Creative Vision! Do you feel like your creative potential is buried under a mountain of digital distractions? Are you constantly battling information overload, struggling to focus on what truly matters? Have you ever wondered how you can integrate technology into your creative life without feeling overwhelmed? Author Nafeez Imtiaz understands these challenges all too well. With years of experience in digital minimalism and creative productivity, Nafeez has helped countless individuals transform their chaotic digital lives into havens of simplicity and focus. His insights stem from personal struggles with digital clutter and a deep understanding of how distractions can stifle creativity. In "Maintaining a Minimalist Digital Life: Decluttering Your Creative Vision, Integrating Technology into Your Creative Life Without Overwhelm," Nafeez shares actionable strategies to help you: - Identify and eliminate digital clutter that's hindering your creativity. - Harness the power of simplicity to enhance your creative output. - Develop a personalized digital minimalist lifestyle that suits your needs. - Cultivate habits that protect your time and focus for deep creative work. - Manage distractions effectively and maintain concentration on your creative projects. - Streamline your digital tools and apps to support, not hinder, your creativity. - Find your creative threshold and tailor your digital environment accordingly. - Embrace the transformative power of a minimalist digital life to enrich your overall well-being.