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ReferEed Publications
Cushing, A. L. (2013). (accepted). Applying Q method to archival research: a qualitative approach to quantatative study in A. Gilliland, A Lau & S McKemmish (Eds.), Research in the archival multiverse.
Yakel, E..; Duff, W.; Tibbo, H.; Kriesberg, A. & Cushing, A. (2012) (accepted). The economic impact of archives: A survey of users of government archives in Canada and the United States. American Archivist.
Cushing, A. L. (2012). Exploring the potential for Q method in the study of personal information management. Presented at the Personal Information Management workshop at Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Seattle, WA.
Clemens, R. & Cushing, A. L. (2010). Beyond everyday life: Information seeking behavior in deeply meaningful and profoundly personal contexts. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Pittsburgh PA.
Cushing, A. L. (2010). The extension of self to digital possessions: Implications for personal archiving. Forum for Archives and Records Management Education and Research, Oxford, UK.
Cushing, A. L. (2010). “I just want more information about who I am”: The search experience of sperm donor offspring, searching for information about their donors and genetic heritage." Information Research 15(2).
Cushing, A. L. (2010). Career satisfaction of young archivists: A survey of professional working archivists, age 35 and under. American Archivist 73(2).
Cushing, A. L. (2010). The preservation of personal digital information from the perspective of the archives and records management tradition. Library Hi-Tech 28(2).
Kelly, D., Cushing A., Dostert, M., Niu, X. & Gyllstrom, K. (2010). Effects of popularity and quality on the usage of query suggestions during information search. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Atlanta, GA.
Presentations and Posters
Cushing, A. L. (2011) (poster). Self extension and the desire to preserve digital possessions. Proceedings of the Society of Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Cushing, A. L. (2011). Defining a personal digital archive from the users' perspective. Presented at the Archival Education and Research Institute, Boston, MA.
Yoon, A., Punzalan, R., Cushing, A. L. (2010). (poster) Economic impact of archives in local communities. Presented at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Cushing, A. L. (2010). Investigating individuals’ conscious decisions to maintain digital possessions. Presented at the Archival Education and Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI.
Cushing, A. L. (2009). (poster) “Understanding interest to inform recruitment: what characteristics of digital curation interest computer science and computer engineering students? Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC.
Cushing, A. L. (2009). Survey report: Feedback from current and recent students about the SAA Directory of Archival Education. Presented at the Committee on Education Forum, Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
Cushing, A. L. (2009). Sense of self in digital objects and personal digital archiving: How we see ourselves in our stuff. Presented at the Archival Education and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Cushing, A. L. & Fox, A. (2008) (poster). Career satisfaction of young archivists: preliminary results. Presented at Society of American Archivists’ Second Annual Research Forum, San Francisco, CA.
Other Publications
Cushing, A. L. (2011). Updated education directory helps students find the program that best meets their needs, Archival Outlook (Sept./Oct.): 31.
Cushing, A. L. (2009). Review of Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage: a Critical Discourse, by Fiona Cameron and Sarah Kenderdine. American Archivist (72, 1): 250-252.
Cushing, A. L. (2007) Session report: Different spaces, different views: Archives, museums and libraries. New England Archivists Newsletter, 34(3), 14.
Cushing, A. L. (2007) Session report: Managing the digital university desktop: Opportunities and lessons learned. New England Archivists Newsletter, 34(1), 12.
Cushing, A. L. (2006) Session report: Doctors to monsters: ALA traveling exhibits, opportunities for archives. New England Archivists Newsletter, 33(3), 12.