An exploration of web-based monitoring: implications for design

Authors:
Melanie Kellar;Carolyn Watters;Kori M. Inkpen
Affiliations:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada;Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada;Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Venue:
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Monitoring occurs when users return to previously viewed web pages to view new or updated information. While tools exist to support web-based monitoring, we know little about the monitoring activities users engage in and the nature of the support needed. We have conducted 40 semi-structured interviews in order to better understand the types of information users monitor and the characteristics of different monitoring activities. Using the data collected during the interviews, we characterized monitoring as an activity within six web information tasks: Browsing, Communications, Fact Finding, Information Gathering, Maintenance, and Transactions. The results of our study have been used to provide general, as well as task specific, recommendations for the design of monitoring tools.