Design Implications for Personal Information Management: A Theoretical Evaluation of a Prototype Interface

Authors

Dick Stenmark, Department of Applied IT Gothenburg University, SwedenFollow
Klas Espenkrona, Department of Applied IT, Gothenburg University, SwedenFollow
Mattias Svensson, Department of Applied IT Gothenburg University, SwedenFollow

Abstract

Personal Information management (PIM) is a research area that receives interest from a variety of disciplines including human-computer interaction, information retrieval, information systems research and psychology to mention but a few. The diversity in approaches and the cross-disciplinary nature of PIM have resulted in a fragmented picture of the problems and challenges designers of PIM tools are facing. In this paper we present a PIM evaluation framework based on a broad literature study of the known challenges within PIM. Focusing in particular on information fragmentation and the re-finding of information, we built and evaluated a PIM prototype using our framework. We found that zooming, separation between logical and physical structures, and showing search results in context seem like useful future design ideas.

Recommended Citation

Stenmark, Dick; Espenkrona, Klas; and Svensson, Mattias, "Design Implications for Personal Information Management: A Theoretical Evaluation of a Prototype Interface" (2010). AMCIS 2010 Proceedings. 85.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2010/85