Representing our information structures for research and for everyday use

  • Authors:
  • William Jones;Kenneth M. Anderson;Steve Whittaker

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA;University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA;University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA

  • Venue:
  • CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

We argue for a methodology and supporting infrastructure that promotes a cross-study investigation of information structure to advance the science of personal information management. Moreover, we observe that the infrastructure to support a methodology of scientific inquiry may have direct application to users as they struggle to manage their information. Research on information structure reaches towards a new age in information management wherein organizing information structures grow and change over time based on the internal needs of their owners and not the external demands of tools.