Context as a factor in personal information management systems
Journal of the American Society for Information Science
How do people organize their desks?: Implications for the design of office information systems
ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS)
Personal Information Management
Annual Review of Information Science and Technology
Keeping Found Things Found: The Study and Practice of Personal Information Management: The Study and Practice of Personal Information Management
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This paper presents preliminary results from a pilot study for a larger research which explores the process of organizing personal information in digital form from a cognitive sociological perspective. To collect data, a diary study and two post diary semi-structured interviews were conducted. In analyzing data, content analysis of the diary and the interviews were conducted. The initial analysis of the results showed that the process of organizing personal information in digital form consists of five stages which involve different actions, thoughts, decisions and a variety of factors that influence the decisions in each stage. In addition, individuality as well as social foundation impacted on the whole process of organizing personal information. This study deepens our understanding of information organizing behavior by providing an integrated view of the process. In addition, this study lays an empirical foundation for further study of any organizing behavior. It also has a direct contribution to the development and design of various personal information management devices, interfaces and applications that support an individual's organizing information.