Understanding mobile information needs

Authors:
Karen Church;Barry Smyth
Affiliations:
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Venue:
Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services
Year:
2008

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Abstract

In this paper we describe the results of a four-week diary study of mobile information needs, focusing on the intent behind mobile needs and the importance on context on such needs. We identified three key intents among diary entries: informational, geographical and personal information management (PIM). Furthermore, we found many of these information needs have high temporal and location dependencies.