Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:48:07 BST CiteULike: Mandre's library [288 articles] http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/1485480 <i>Space and Culture, Vol. 9, No. 3. (1 August 2006), pp. 261-278.</i><br /><br />Hybrid spaces arise when virtual communities (chats, multiuser domains, and massively multi-player online role-playing games), previously enacted in what was conceptualized as cyberspace, migrate to physical spaces because of the use of mobile technologies as interfaces. Mobile interfaces such as cell phones allow users to be constantly connected to the Internet while walking through urban spaces. This article defines hybrid spaces in the light of three major shifts in the interaction between mobile technology and spaces. First, it investigates how the use of mobile technologies as connection interfaces blurs the traditional borders between physical and digital spaces. Second, it argues that the shift from static to mobile interfaces brings social networks into physical spaces. Finally, it explores how urban spaces are reconfigured when they become hybrid spaces. For this purpose, hybrid spaces are conceptualized according to three distinct but overlapping trends: hybrid spaces as connected spaces, as mobile spaces, and as social spaces. 10.1177/1206331206289022 From Cyber to Hybrid: Mobile Technologies as Interfaces of Hybrid Spaces de Souza doi:10.1177/1206331206289022 Space and Culture, Vol. 9, No. 3. (1 August 2006), pp. 261-278. 2007-07-25T10:23:58-00:00 2006 Space and Culture 9 3 261 278 concepts hybrid ict information_spaces mobile_comunication mobility social_interaction http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/3022281 <i>Anals de Documentacion (1999), pp. 49-62.</i><br /><br />The convergence of communication technology and digital information processing is rapidly changing the way that we look at the world and our society. As information processing has become progressively cheaper and electronic networks more extensive, what was once the domain of the military and the researcher has attracted the business sector and is now an important part of any national or supranational economy, aiming to compete globally. Since 1995, Portugal has been developing policies and strategies for their implementation within the framework of the broader European Union Information Society strategy. This paper outlines some of the more important landmarks in the creation and development of an Information Society in Portugal, commenting on the roles played by the different actors. Moving towards an information society in Portugal Ramalho Correia Anals de Documentacion (1999), pp. 49-62. 2008-07-20T09:17:03-00:00 1999 Anals de Documentacion 49 62 history ict information_society pt http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2835334 <i>The British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 59, No. 2. (June 2008), pp. 301-326.</i> Ignorance as an under-identified social problem Ungar Sheldon doi:10.1111/j.1468-4446.2008.00195.x The British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 59, No. 2. (June 2008), pp. 301-326. 2008-05-26T18:06:09-00:00 2008 The British Journal of Sociology 0007-1315 59 2 301 326 Blackwell Publishing ignorance information_society knowledge http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/131885 <i>Social Studies of Science, Vol. 19, No. 3. (1989), pp. 387-420.</i><br /><br />Scientific work is heterogeneous, requiring many different actors and viewpoints. It also requires cooperation. The two create tension between divergent viewpoints and the need for generalizable findings. We present a model of how one group of actors managed this tension. It draws on the work of amateurs, professionals, administrators and others connected to the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, during its early years. Extending the Latour-Callon model of interessement, two major activities are central for translating between viewpoints: standardization of methods, and the development of 'boundary objects'. Boundary objects are both adaptable to different viewpoints and robust enough to maintain identity across them. We distinguish four types of boundary objects: repositories, ideal types, coincident boundaries and standardized forms. Institutional Ecology, 'Translations' and Boundary Objects: Amateurs and Professionals in Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 1907-39 Susan Star James Griesemer Social Studies of Science, Vol. 19, No. 3. (1989), pp. 387-420. 2005-03-18T07:10:55-00:00 1989 Social Studies of Science 19 3 387 420 ant boundary_objects concepts translation http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2883458 <i>(October 2007)</i><br /><br />The Internet is becoming increasingly embedded in everyday life. Drawing on an expanding array of intelligent web services and applications, a growing number of people are creating, distributing and exploiting user-created content (UCC) and being part of the wider participative web. This study describes the rapid growth of UCC and its increasing role in worldwide communication, and draws out implications for policy. Questions addressed include: What is user-created content? What are its key drivers, its scope and different forms? What are the new value chains and business models? What are the extent and form of social, cultural and economic opportunities and impacts? What are the associated challenges? Is there a government role, and what form could it take? Participative Web and User-Created Content: Web 2.0, Wikis and Social Networking G Vickery S Wunsch-Vincent (October 2007) 2008-06-11T17:25:45-00:00 2007 economy information_society social_networks social_software user_created_content http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2883348 <i>IJETS, Vol. 6, No. 1. (2008)</i> Blogging PhD Candidature: Revealing the Pedagogy Mary-Helen Ward Sandra West IJETS, Vol. 6, No. 1. (2008) 2008-06-11T16:06:32-00:00 2008 IJETS 6 1 blogging methods phd research_design supervision http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2663183 <i>(2006), pp. 42-45.</i> City planners' information seeking behavior: information channels used and information types needed in varying types of perceived work tasks Sami Serola doi:10.1145/1164820.1164831 (2006), pp. 42-45. 2008-04-13T09:10:31-00:00 2006 42 45 ACM case_study information_behaviour information_seeking pim http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/180224 <i>(2005), pp. 899-908.</i> When participants do the capturing: the role of media in diary studies Scott Carter Jennifer Mankoff doi:10.1145/1054972.1055098 (2005), pp. 899-908. 2005-05-04T19:37:21-00:00 2005 899 908 ACM Press diary_study ethnography methods http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2659696 <i>American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 37, No. 6. (1 May 1994), pp. 791-808.</i><br /><br />10.1177/0002764294037006006 Pragmatogonies: A Mythical Account of How Humans and Nonhumans Swap Properties Bruno Latour doi:10.1177/0002764294037006006 American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 37, No. 6. (1 May 1994), pp. 791-808. 2008-04-12T08:55:36-00:00 1994 American Behavioral Scientist 37 6 791 808 actors ant swapping_properties http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2659667 <i>(1997), pp. 466-480.</i> Actor-network theory and IS research: current status and future prospects G Walsham (1997), pp. 466-480. 2008-04-12T08:35:15-00:00 1997 466 480 Chapman & Hall, Ltd. ant critic faq is qualitative_research http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/530646 <i>Comput. Supported Coop. Work, Vol. 9, No. 2. (May 2000), pp. 239-264.</i> The Organisation in Ethnography &ndash;A Discussion of Ethnographic Fieldwork Programs in CSCW RHR Harper doi:10.1023/A:1008793124669 Comput. Supported Coop. Work, Vol. 9, No. 2. (May 2000), pp. 239-264. 2006-03-03T21:43:37-00:00 2000 Comput. Supported Coop. Work 0925-9724 9 2 239 264 Kluwer Academic Publishers cscw ethnography fieldwork interpretive_research http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/912169 <i>Commun. AIS, Vol. 2, No. 4es. (1999)</i> Investigating information systems with ethnographic research Michael Myers Commun. AIS, Vol. 2, No. 4es. (1999) 2006-10-25T05:10:09-00:00 1999 Commun. AIS 2 4es Association for Information Systems case_study ethnography faq fieldwork interpretive_research is research_design http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2640792 <i>Designing Ubiquitous Information Environments: Socio-Technical Issues and Challenges (2005), pp. 183-196.</i><br /><br />The strong trend of miniaturization and personalization of computing devices that continues in our everyday lives has become inseparably linked to the various services and functions these technological artifacts offer. Mobile workers can do their jobs, not just informal office space, but in locations as varied as hotels and train stations. These workers are actively utilizing various ICTs in their highly mobile work practices. This paper explores an emerging pattern of work practice in the ubiquitous information environment, namely, fluid organizing of work. In rapidly changing businesses such as media, entertainment, and ICT-related areas, an increasing number of workers perform their jobs independently and bring their distinct skills and expertise to organizations on an ad hoc basis. Since business activities are increasingly knowledge-intensive, the importance of effective utilization of external professional workers is increasingly important as well. Such a pattern of organizing work practice has blurred the formal boundaries of organizations. This paper addresses structural changes of those work practices, particularly in the context of mobile professional work, and the technological impacts on those changes. The paper concludes by proposing that in order to appreciate the emerging pattern of work practice in today’s ubiquitous information environment, we should take seriously the fluid perspective of work and organization. Fluid Organizing of Work in the Ubiquitous Information Environment Masao Kakihara doi:10.1007/0-387-28918-6_15 Designing Ubiquitous Information Environments: Socio-Technical Issues and Challenges (2005), pp. 183-196. 2008-04-08T07:47:14-00:00 2005 Designing Ubiquitous Information Environments: Socio-Technical Issues and Challenges 183 196 change concepts fluid information_spaces mobile_work mobility organizations http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2620617 <i>pp. 235-242.</i><br /><br />This paper presents a methodological framework, structured-case, that assists IS researchers to undertake and assess theory building research within the interpretive paradigm, and explains its value in achieving convincing explanations that are strongly linked to both the research themes and data collected in the field. European Journal of Information Systems (2000) 9, 235–242. Structured-case: a methodological framework for building theory in information systems research JM Carroll pp. 235-242. 2008-04-01T17:17:52-00:00 235 242 framework is methods structured-case http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2620598 <i>Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol. 64, No. 1. (2003), pp. 11-28.</i> Reading Strategies for Coping with Information Overload ca. 1550-1700 Ann Blair Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol. 64, No. 1. (2003), pp. 11-28. 2008-04-01T17:05:55-00:00 2003 Journal of the History of Ideas 64 1 11 28 books history overload pim http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2607649 <i>MIS Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2. (20030601)</i><br /><br />A concept of the user is fundamental to much of the research and practice of information systems design, development, and evaluation. User-centered information studies have relied on individualistic cognitive models to carefully examine the criteria that influence the selection of information and communication technologies (ICTs) that people make. In many ways, these studies have improved our understanding of how a good information resource fits the people who use it. However, research approaches based on an individualistic user concept are limited. In this paper, we examine the theoretical constructs that shape this user concept and contrast these with alternative views that help to reconceptualize the user as a social actor. Despite pervasive ICT use, social actors are not primarily users of ICTs. Most people who use ICT applications utilize multiple applications, in various roles, and as part of their efforts to produce goods and services while interacting with a variety of other RECONCEPTUALIZING USERS AS SOCIAL ACTORS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH. Roberta Lamb Rob Kling MIS Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2. (20030601) 2008-03-28T15:11:15-00:00 MIS Quarterly 27 2 concepts ict is methodology organizational_behavior social_actor_model social_factors social_interaction socio-technical_theory users http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2493305 <i>The British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 59, No. 1. (March 2008), pp. 59-77.</i> Life in the fast lane? Towards a sociology of technology and time Wajcman Judy doi:10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00182.x The British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 59, No. 1. (March 2008), pp. 59-77. 2008-03-09T05:49:52-00:00 2008 The British Journal of Sociology 0007-1315 59 1 59 77 Blackwell Publishing information_technology mobile_comunication social_implications time http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2522709 <i>System Sciences, 2007. HICSS 2007. 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on (2007), pp. 189b-189b.</i><br /><br />This paper presents a conceptual framework for understanding knowledge integration in distributed networks of practice. The framework builds upon Grant's knowledge-based theory of organizational capability in terms of efficiency, flexibility and scope of knowledge integration. Due to challenges related to contextual characteristics in distributed networks of practice, the framework proposes boundary spanning activities in terms of boundary objects and knowledge brokers as critical to ensure knowledge integration and to build a shared repertoire and common ground of knowledge. The framework is applied as the basis for analyzing knowledge integration in distributed networks of practice in the marine insurance industry A Conceptual Framework for Knowledge Integration in Distributed Networks of Practice Eli Hustad doi:10.1109/HICSS.2007.10 System Sciences, 2007. HICSS 2007. 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on (2007), pp. 189b-189b. 2008-03-12T22:01:36-00:00 2007 System Sciences, 2007. HICSS 2007. 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on 189b 189b boundary_spanners cop km networks http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/1188022 <i>Qualitative Inquiry, Vol. 12, No. 2. (1 April 2006), pp. 219-245.</i><br /><br />This article examines five common misunderstandings about case-study research: (a) theoretical knowledge is more valuable than practical knowledge; (b) one cannot generalize from a single case, therefore, the single-case study cannot contribute to scientific development; (c) the case study is most useful for generating hypotheses, whereas other methods are more suitable for hypotheses testing and theory building; (d) the case study contains a bias toward verification; and (e) it is often difficult to summarize specific case studies. This article explains and corrects these misunderstandings one by one and concludes with the Kuhnian insight that a scientific discipline without a large number of thoroughly executed case studies is a discipline without systematic production of exemplars, and a discipline without exemplars is an ineffective one. Social science may be strengthened by the execution of a greater number of good case studies. 10.1177/1077800405284363 Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research Bent Flyvbjerg doi:10.1177/1077800405284363 Qualitative Inquiry, Vol. 12, No. 2. (1 April 2006), pp. 219-245. 2007-03-26T10:51:37-00:00 2006 Qualitative Inquiry 12 2 219 245 case_study generalizations myths qualitative_research theory_building http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2371412 <i>(15 October 2005)</i><br /><br />Taking a psychological perspective, this book examines the role of Human-Computer Interaction in the field of Information Systems research. <br>The introductory section of the book covers the basic tenets of the HCI discipline, including how it developed and an overview of the various academic disciplines that contribute to HCI research. The second part of the book focuses on the application of HCI to Information Systems research, and reviews ways in which HCI techniques, methodologies and other research components have been used to date in the IS field. The third section of the book looks at the research areas where HCI has not yet been fully exploited in relation to IS, such as broadening user groups and user acceptance of technology. The final section of the book comprises of a set of guidelines for students to follow when undertaking an HCI based research project.<br><br>* Offers a comprehensive insight into the social shaping of technology<br>* Includes in depth analysis of HCI issues relating to mobile devices <br>* Provides guidelines, technical tips and an overview of relevant data analysis techniques to help students develop their own research projects Understanding Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (Information Systems Series (ISS)) Steve Love (15 October 2005) 2008-02-13T19:59:56-00:00 2005 Butterworth-Heinemann hci is mobility research http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2408030 <i>Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 24, No. 1. (1 June 2007)</i><br /><br />Information-processing networks (IPNs) denote dynamic network-based information-processing structures that operate as coordination mechanisms that transcend formal hierarchies. Despite growing interest in information technology-enabled IPNs, the literature has been silent in exploring the various ontological structures of IPNs and the structural efficiency embedded in each IPN, especially in the event of radical organizational changes. To fill this gap, this study identifies, from the perspective of graph theory, four ontological IPN archetypes that can serve as blueprints for information processing within and across organizations--random, small world, moderate scale free (MSF), and Barabasi. We then assess how each structure reacts to corporate restructuring (e.g., downsizing) and investigate, based on computer simulation, the extent to which each structure preserves a worker's efficiency and the stability of the network structure in the event of downsizing. Two moderating variables Broken Ties: The Impact of Organizational Restructuring on the Stability of Information-Processing Networks. Dowan Kwon Wonseok Oh Sangyong Jeon Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 24, No. 1. (1 June 2007) 2008-02-21T15:53:17-00:00 2007 Journal of Management Information Systems 24 1 change downsizing information_processing is networks organizations social_networks technology work http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2408015 <i>Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 23, No. 4. (1 March 2007)</i><br /><br />The notion of a genre system typically connotes sequences of interrelated communicative genres. This paper suggests that we can find other types of relationships among genres. Data from a field study in a large emergency room illustrate how doctors, nurses, and clerical staff routinely combine document genres not only in sequences but also in various accumulations achieved through proximity and movement. The combinations of genres add flexibility to the emergency room staff's genre use and allow them to employ individual genres for several purposes. The data allow us to explore how organizational members manage the tension between a need for continuity in communicative practices and a need for flexibility in managing a jumble of paper-based and digital information systems. In addition, it demonstrates how end users often tinker with genres' media and form in the process of altering combinations among specific genres. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Journal of Management Information Genre Combinations: A Window into Dynamic Communication Practices. Carsten Østerlund Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 23, No. 4. (1 March 2007) 2008-02-21T15:49:22-00:00 2007 Journal of Management Information Systems 23 4 boundary_objects documenting_work emergency_rescue ethnography information_systems medical pim qualitative_research http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2285985 <i>(December 2007)</i><br /><br />Mobile communications and ubiquitous computing generate large volumes of data. This presents great opportunities and risks: mining this data can produce useful knowledge, yet individual privacy is at risk. A new multidisciplinary research area is emerging at this crossroads of mobility, data mining, and privacy. This book assesses this research frontier from a computer science perspective, investigating the various scientific and technological issues, open problems, and roadmap. The editors manage a research project called GeoPKDD, Geographic Privacy-Aware Knowledge Discovery and Delivery, funded by the EU Commission and involving 40 researchers from 7 countries, and this book tightly integrates and relates their findings in 13 chapters covering all related subjects, including the concepts of movement data and knowledge discovery from movement data; privacy-aware geographic knowledge discovery; wireless network and next-generation mobile technologies; trajectory data models, systems and warehouses; privacy and security aspects of technologies and related regulations; querying, mining and reasoning on spatiotemporal data; and visual analytics methods for movement data. Mobility, Data Mining and Privacy - Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (December 2007) 2008-01-24T20:59:05-00:00 2007 data_mining knowledge_integration mobility privacy space time http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2220701 <i>Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 42, No. 1. (2005), NA.</i><br /><br />In an ideal of personal information management or PIM, people always have just the right information, in the right form and at the right place, to meet their current information needs. Panelists all participated in a special workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation to consider the challenges of PIM that must be met in order to make significant progress towards this ideal. Panelists will discuss key challenges of and promising approaches to PIM. Approaches discussed involve not only high-technology tools but also practical, teachable everyday techniques of PIM. Panelists will also discuss what it means to foster a research community for the field of PIM inquiry. Although panelists will use their experiences at the workshop as a starting point, discussion will freely range beyond the workshop to a general discussion of PIM. The panel is structured to maximize interaction among the panelists themselves and with the audience. Personal information management in the present and future perfect: Reports from a special NSF-sponsored workshop William Jones Harry Bruce Marcia Bates Nicholas Belkin Ofer Bergman Cathy Marshall doi:10.1002/meet.1450420151 Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 42, No. 1. (2005), NA. 2008-01-11T20:20:50-00:00 2005 Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 42 1 NA panel pim http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2220684 <i>Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 58, No. 7. (2007), pp. 924-946.</i><br /><br />In this article, the authors discuss reretrieving personal information objects and relate the task to recovering from lapse(s) in memory. They propose that memory lapses impede users from successfully refinding the information they need. Their hypothesis is that by learning more about memory lapses in noncomputing contexts and about how people cope and recover from these lapses, we can better inform the design of personal information management (PIM) tools and improve the user's ability to reaccess and reuse objects. They describe a diary study that investigates the everyday memory problems of 25 people from a wide range of backgrounds. Based on the findings, they present a series of principles that they hypothesize will improve the design of PIM tools. This hypothesis is validated by an evaluation of a tool for managing personal photographs, which was designed with respect to the authors' findings. The evaluation suggests that users' performance when refinding objects can be improved by building personal information management tools to support characteristics of human memory. Towards memory supporting personal information management tools David Elsweiler Ian Ruthven Christopher Jones doi:10.1002/asi.20570 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 58, No. 7. (2007), pp. 924-946. 2008-01-11T20:10:39-00:00 2007 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 58 7 924 946 forgeting interfaces memory pim review tools http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2220675 <i>Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 59, No. 2. (2008), pp. 235-246.</i><br /><br />Personal Information Management (PIM) is an activity in which an individual stores personal information items to retrieve them later. In a former article, we suggested the user-subjective approach, a theoretical approach proposing design principles with which PIM systems can systematically use subjective attributes of information items. In this consecutive article, we report on a study that tested the approach by exploring the use of subjective attributes (i.e., project, importance, and context) in current PIM systems, and its dependence on design characteristics. Participants were 84 personal computer users. Tools included a questionnaire (N = 84), a semistructured interview that was transcribed and analyzed (n = 20), and screen captures taken from this subsample. Results indicate that participants tended to use subjective attributes when the design encouraged them to; however, when the design discouraged such use, they either found their own alternative ways to use them or refrained from using them altogether. This constitutes evidence in support of the user-subjective approach as it implies that current PIM systems do not allow for sufficient use of subjective attributes. The article also introduces seven novel system design schemes, suggested by the authors, which demonstrate how the user-subjective principles can be implemented. The user-subjective approach to personal information management systems design: Evidence and implementations Ofer Bergman Ruth Beyth-Marom Rafi Nachmias doi:10.1002/asi.20738 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 59, No. 2. (2008), pp. 235-246. 2008-01-11T20:05:32-00:00 2008 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 59 2 235 246 idiosyncrasies pim si http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2220542 <i>Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 43, No. 1. (2006), 127.</i><br /><br />This paper will review findings from an extensive user study which seeks to understand the ways in which individuals currently manage, interact with, and think about electronic files, particularly email. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), we web-surveyed nearly 3000 faculty, staff, and administrators; and conducted personal follow-up interviews with 100 people across two universities: one public, one private. Our findings indicate that users and archivists have competing concerns. User concerns revolve around the volume of files with which they are forced to contend, leading to wasted time, improperly deleted files, confusion, and general dissatisfaction with the networked environment. Archivists, on the other hand, concerned with the preservation of digital materials, are focused on organizational issues that are often at odds with users' daily practice. Personal Email Management on the University Digital Desktop: User Behaviors vs. Archival Best Practices Megan Winget Kimberly Chang Helen Tibbo doi:10.1002/meet.14504301127 Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 43, No. 1. (2006), 127. 2008-01-11T19:03:25-00:00 2006 Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 43 1 127 email information_behaviour information_needs is national pim practice survey http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2220535 <i>Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 43, No. 1. (2006), pp. 1-5.</i><br /><br />The aim of this research is to look for a theoretical basis for the observed behavior of users organizing their digital documents. Participants (academics who do not work as classifiers or indexers) are asked to categorize their documents while describing their thought processes. Interviews are used to add additional data, and subjects' file structures are examined. Analysis may show the influence of situational context on categorization behavior. Context as a factor in categorization of personal documents Jessie Weinberger Luz Quiroga Martha Crosby doi:10.1002/meet.14504301310 Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 43, No. 1. (2006), pp. 1-5. 2008-01-11T18:59:21-00:00 2006 Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 43 1 1 5 case_study context information_behaviour is pim http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2220520 <i>Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 43, No. 1. (2006), 199.</i><br /><br />The vast growth in digital content generated by individuals marks a new social trend known as ?Generation C? (). Personal content ranges from informal to formal, and includes scholarly papers, blogs, genealogical records, personal webpages, photo albums, family videos, music collections, power point presentations, bookmarks, personal correspondence, articles, computer programs, audio recordings (e.g. research interviews), spaces in collaborative systems, and personal digital libraries. Digital storage available for personal use continues to increase dramatically in capacity while declining in cost. Panelists will address challenges in the design of personal digital collections such as gathering, organizing, preserving, segmenting, accessing, and using digital content. Panelists are leaders in their field, representing an array of perspectives. Personal digital collections Luz Quiroga Deborah Barreau William Jones Christine Borgman Cathy Marshall doi:10.1002/meet.14504301199 Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 43, No. 1. (2006), 199. 2008-01-11T18:56:54-00:00 2006 Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 43 1 199 information_behaviour personal_collections pim http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2220511 <i>Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 43, No. 1. (2006), 159.</i><br /><br />In a given week, an active person may be working on, or at least thinking about, several different projects. Some are work-related (?prepare annual report?); others are not (?plan family ski vacation?). Projects have duration (several days to several months) and a structure that includes basic tasks (?book plane tickets?) and subprojects (?decide on hotel?). This article describes exploratory research that looks at the kinds of projects people manage in their daily lives, the problems they encounter and the kinds of support people need to manage better. The personal project is advanced as a tractable unit of analysis for the study of personal information management (PIM). Over time, a personal project often involves several forms of information (paper and digital documents, email, web pages, handwritten notes, etc.) and several supporting applications. People face problems of information fragmentation that are more widely experienced in their practice of PIM. A Project Plannerprototype explores an exciting possibility that an effective, integrative organization of project-related information can emerge as a natural by-product of efforts to plan and structure the project. Planning Personal Projects and Organizing Personal Information William Jones Harry Bruce Austin Foxley Charles Munat doi:10.1002/meet.14504301159 Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 43, No. 1. (2006), 159. 2008-01-11T18:51:04-00:00 2006 Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 43 1 159 fragmentation information_needs life_work pim projects http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2220350 <i>Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Vol. 8, No. 11. (November 2007), pp. 546-568.</i><br /><br />"Traditionally, Systems Analysis and Design (SAD) research has focused on ways of working and ways of modeling. Design ecology – the task, organizational and political context surrounding design – is less well understood. In particular, relationships between design routines and products within ecologies have not received sufficient attention. In this paper, we theorize about design product and ecology relationships and deliberate on how design products – viewed as boundary objects – bridge functional knowledge and stakeholder power gaps across different social worlds. We identify four essential features of design boundary objects: capability to promote shared representation, capability to transform design knowledge, capability to mobilize for action, and capability to legitimize design knowledge. We show how these features help align, integrate, and transform heterogeneous technical and domain knowledge across social worlds as well as mobilize, coordinate, and align stakeholder power. We illustrate through an ethnography of a large aerospace laboratory how two design artifacts – early proto-architectures and project plans – shared these four features to coalesce design processes and propel successful movement of designs across social worlds. These artifacts resolved uncertainty associated with functional requirements and garnered political momentum to choose among design solutions. Altogether, the study highlights the importance of design boundary objects in multi-stakeholder designs and stresses the need to formulate sociology-based design theories on how knowledge is produced and consumed in complex SAD tasks." Boundary Objects in Design: An Ecological View of Design Artifacts Mark Bergman Kalle Lyytinen Gloria Mark Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Vol. 8, No. 11. (November 2007), pp. 546-568. 2008-01-11T18:13:39-00:00 2007 Journal of the Association for Information Systems 8 11 546 568 boundary_objects is knowledge_transfer http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2220229 <i>Journal of Information Science, Vol. 23, No. 5. (1 October 1997), pp. 353-364.</i><br /><br />This paper describes a multi-method exploratory study conducted with the aim of developing a greater understanding of how individuals working in an office environment communicate and manage information. The study is directed towards informing the design of personal information management appliances' - advanced information and communication products which support the management of electronic communication and information. The study has focused on the relationship between managers and their personal assistants as an instance of collaborating office-based professionals, identifying and categorising the range of tasks which are performed during office-based interaction. It describes the frequency and duration of a common set of tasks, indicating variations in performance of those tasks by managers and assistants, and proposes the implications which this may have on the design of enabling technologies to support such collaborative office-based activities. 10.1177/016555159702300502 Understanding interaction between office-based professionals for the development of advanced communication and information technologies SR Jones PJ Thomas doi:10.1177/016555159702300502 Journal of Information Science, Vol. 23, No. 5. (1 October 1997), pp. 353-364. 2008-01-11T17:29:13-00:00 1997 Journal of Information Science 23 5 353 364 collaboration exploratory_study pim tools workplace http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2220204 <i>Science Technology Human Values, Vol. 16, No. 1. (1 January 1991), pp. 51-69.</i><br /><br />Public policies designed to regulate the use of information technology to protect personal data have been based on different theoretical assumptions in different states, depending on whether the problem is defined in technological, civil libertarian, or bureaucratic terms. However, the rapid development, dispersal, and decentralization of information technology have facilitated a range of new surveillance practices that have in turn rendered the approaches of the 1960s and 1970s obsolete. The networking of the postindustrial state will require a reconceptualization of the dynamic relationship between organizational practices and information technology and a more comprehensive appreciation of the privacy problem. With the call for the development of a more coherent information policy in a number of countries, there is evidence that policymakers have been taking this more holistic view. 10.1177/016224399101600103 Computers, Personal Data, and Theories of Technology: Comparative Approaches to Privacy Protection in the 1990s Colin Bennett doi:10.1177/016224399101600103 Science Technology Human Values, Vol. 16, No. 1. (1 January 1991), pp. 51-69. 2008-01-11T17:24:34-00:00 1991 Science Technology Human Values 16 1 51 69 personal_data policies privacy technology http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/176887 <i>ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact., Vol. 8, No. 2. (June 2001), pp. 150-170.</i> The character, value, and management of personal paper archives Steve Whittaker Julia Hirschberg doi:10.1145/376929.376932 ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact., Vol. 8, No. 2. (June 2001), pp. 150-170. 2005-05-03T00:34:02-00:00 2001 ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact. 1073-0516 8 2 150 170 ACM Press industry info_mobility office_transitions paper pim workplace http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2216210 <i>Transport Reviews, Vol. 24, No. 6. (2004), pp. 665-677.</i><br /><br />This paper develops a conceptual framework for understanding the ways in which space-adjusting technologies relate to socio-economic patterns and processes, and it then explores some of the challenges that such a conceptualization poses for transportation research and planning. Special attention is given to a review of recent research on the integration of information and communication technologies within the transportation sector, concentrating on (1) the need to understand the underlying space–time dynamics of changes in mobility behaviour; (2) the role of information and communication technology adoptions in the structural transformation of cities and urban systems; and (3) the use of intelligent transport systems in facilitating efficient and sustainable mobility. Space–time constructs for linking information and communication technologies with issues in sustainable transportation Donald Janelle Andrew Gillespie doi:10.1080/0144164042000292452 Transport Reviews, Vol. 24, No. 6. (2004), pp. 665-677. 2008-01-10T21:18:09-00:00 2004 Transport Reviews 24 6 665 677 Taylor & Francis constructs ict information_overload mobility pim space transportation urban_living http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/174631 <i>(2000), pp. 309-318.</i> Using Web annotations for asynchronous collaboration around documents JJ Cadiz Anop Gupta Jonathan Grudin doi:10.1145/358916.359002 (2000), pp. 309-318. 2005-04-29T21:50:09-00:00 2000 309 318 ACM Press boundary_objects case_study cscw digital_scraping pilot_study pim http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/163214 <i>SIGCHI Bull., Vol. 28, No. 1. (January 1996), pp. 66-69.</i> &ldquo;Finding and reminding&rdquo; reconsidered Scott Fertig Eric Freeman David Gelernter doi:10.1145/249170.249187 SIGCHI Bull., Vol. 28, No. 1. (January 1996), pp. 66-69. 2005-04-17T23:22:14-00:00 1996 SIGCHI Bull. 0736-6906 28 1 66 69 ACM Press case_study critic information_spaces pim http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2209218 <i>SIGCHI Bull., Vol. 27, No. 3. (July 1995), pp. 39-43.</i> Finding and reminding: file organization from the desktop Deborah Barreau Bonnie Nardi doi:10.1145/221296.221307 SIGCHI Bull., Vol. 27, No. 3. (July 1995), pp. 39-43. 2008-01-09T01:21:35-00:00 1995 SIGCHI Bull. 0736-6906 27 3 39 43 ACM case_study computers pim review workplace http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/1842918 <i>J. Inf. Sci., Vol. 33, No. 5. (October 2007), pp. 611-621.</i> Filtering and withdrawing: strategies for coping with information overload in everyday contexts Reijo Savolainen doi:10.1177/0165551506077418 J. Inf. Sci., Vol. 33, No. 5. (October 2007), pp. 611-621. 2007-10-30T17:32:57-00:00 2007 J. Inf. Sci. 0165-5515 33 5 611 621 Sage Publications, Inc. filtering information_behaviour information_seeking overload pim http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/1842549 <i>(2007), pp. 23-30.</i> Towards task-based personal information management evaluations David Elsweiler Ian Ruthven doi:10.1145/1277741.1277748 (2007), pp. 23-30. 2007-10-30T15:33:29-00:00 2007 23 30 ACM diary_study measurements methods personal_collections pim work http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/693879 <i>(2002), pp. 97-104.</i> "I'd be overwhelmed, but it's just one more thing to do": availability and interruption in research management James Hudson Jim Christensen Wendy Kellogg Thomas Erickson doi:10.1145/503376.503394 (2002), pp. 97-104. 2006-06-12T17:59:51-00:00 2002 97 104 ACM Press cscw gtd interruptions pim time_management http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/694552 <i>(2003)</i> The Myth of the Paperless Office Abigail Sellen Richard Harper (2003) 2006-06-13T10:01:38-00:00 2003 MIT Press artifacts information_behaviour pim workplace http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2215913 <i>The Information Society, Vol. 18, No. 4. (2002), pp. 281-292.</i><br /><br />The current explosion in mobile computing and telecommunications technologies holds the potential to transform "everyday" time and space, as well as changes to the rhythms of social institutions. Sociologists are only just beginning to explore what the notion of "mobility" might mean when mediated through computing and communications technologies, and so far, the sociological treatment has been largely theoretical. This article seeks instead to explore how a number of dimensions of time and space are being newly reconstructed through the use of mobile communications technologies in everyday life. The article draws on long-term ethnographic research entitled "The Socio-Technical Shaping of Mobile Multimedia Personal Communications," conducted at the University of Surrey. This research has involved ethnographic fieldwork conducted in a variety of locales and with a number of groups. This research is used here as a resource to explore how mobile communications technologies mediate time in relation to mobile spaces. First the paper offers a review and critique of some of the major sociological approaches to understanding time and space. This review entails a discussion of how social practices and institutions are maintained and/or transformed via mobile technologies. Ethnographic data is used to explore emerging mobile temporalities. Three interconnected domains in mobile time are proposed: rhythms of mobile use, rhythms of mobile use in everyday life, and rhythms of mobility and institutional change. The article argues that while these mobile temporalities are emerging, and offer new ways of acting in and perceiving time and space, the practical construction of mobile time in everyday life remains firmly connected to well-established time-based social practices, whether these be institutional (such as clock time, "work time") or subjective (such as "family time"). On the Move: Technology, Mobility, and the Mediation of Social Time and Space Nicola Green doi:10.1080/01972240290075129 The Information Society, Vol. 18, No. 4. (2002), pp. 281-292. 2008-01-10T19:31:30-00:00 2002 The Information Society 18 4 281 292 Taylor & Francis mobile_space mobile_time mobility space time http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/1119106 <i>Decision Support Systems, Vol. In Press, Accepted Manuscript</i> Weblogging: A Study of Social Computing and Its Impact on Organizations Kwai Christian Wagner doi:10.1016/j.dss.2007.02.004 Decision Support Systems, Vol. In Press, Accepted Manuscript 2007-02-23T16:56:19-00:00 Decision Support Systems In Press, Accepted Manuscript blogging blogs exploratory_study interviews organizations technology_fit http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/1616260 <i>Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 12, No. 4. (2007), pp. 1409-1427.</i><br /><br />This article proposes a general model to analyze and compare different uses of the blog format. Based on ideas from sociological structuration theory, as well as on existing blog research, it argues that individual usage episodes are framed by three structural dimensions of rules, relations, and code, which in turn are constantly (re)produced in social action. As a result, "communities of blogging practices" emerge-that is, groups of people who share certain routines and expectations about the use of blogs as a tool for information, identity, and relationship management. This analytical framework can be the basis for systematic comparative and longitudinal studies that will further understanding of similarities and differences in blogging practices. Blogging Practices: An Analytical Framework Jan Schmidt doi:10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00379.x Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 12, No. 4. (2007), pp. 1409-1427. 2007-09-03T13:51:13-00:00 2007 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 12 4 1409 1427 blogging blogs framework http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2208909 <i>Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, Vol. 59, No. 2. (2008)</i><br /><br />Personal Information Management (PIM) is an activity in which an individual stores personal information items to retrieve them later. In a former article, we suggested the user-subjective approach, a theoretical approach proposing design principles with which PIM systems can systematically use subjective attributes of information items. In this consecutive article, we report on a study that tested the approach by exploring the use of subjective attributes (i.e., project, importance, and context) in current PIM systems, and its dependence on design characteristics. Participants were 84 personal computer users. Tools included a questionnaire (N = 84), a semistructured interview that was transcribed and analyzed (n = 20), and screen captures taken from this subsample. Results indicate that participants tended to use subjective attributes when the design encouraged them to; however, when the design discouraged such use, they either found their own alternative ways to use them or refrained The user-subjective approach to personal information management systems design: Evidence and implementations. Ofer Bergman Ruth Marom Rafi Nachmias doi:10.1002/asi.20738 Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, Vol. 59, No. 2. (2008) 2008-01-08T22:04:38-00:00 2008 Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology 59 2 hci idiosyncrasies im is personal_files pim http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2208853 <i>Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 59, No. 2. (2008), pp. 307-317.</i><br /><br />This study revisits managers who were first interviewed more than 10 years ago to identify their personal information management (PIM) behaviors. The purpose of this study was to see how advances in technology and access to the Web may have affected their PIM behaviors. PIM behaviors seem to have changed little over time, suggesting that technological advances are less important in determining how individuals organize and use information than are the tasks that they perform. Managers identified increased volume of e-mail and the frustration with having to access multiple systems with different, unsynchronized passwords as their greatest PIM challenges. Organizational implications are discussed. The persistence of behavior and form in the organization of personal information Deborah Barreau doi:10.1002/asi.20752 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 59, No. 2. (2008), pp. 307-317. 2008-01-08T21:33:31-00:00 2008 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 59 2 307 317 fragmentation longitudinal organizations persistence_behaviour pim review revisiting_study http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2208833 <i>Communications of the ACM, Vol. 49, No. 1. (2006)</i><br /><br />Users need ways to unify, simplify, and consolidate information too often fragmented by location, device, and software application. Data unification in personal information management D Karger W Jones Communications of the ACM, Vol. 49, No. 1. (2006) 2008-01-08T21:23:55-00:00 2006 Communications of the ACM 49 1 fragmentation information_needs pim http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2208822 <i>(1978)</i><br /><br />While much attention is being focused on the development of sophisticated management information systems for organizations, meager attention is being focused on improving information systems used by individuals. Although personal systems have features in common with management information systems, personal systems are unique enough that more emphasis should be placed on their development and improvement. Many ideas and concepts from management information systems and other planning and decision-making tools used by organizations can be adapted toward improving personal information management systems, and this paper synthesizes many such ideas and concepts in summarizing some of the many purposes, criteria, and components of personal systems Personal information management systems: enhancement by concepts from management information systems and other management tools Keith Russell (1978) 2008-01-08T21:19:18-00:00 1978 is libraries pim review http://www.citeulike.org/user/Mandre/article/2208803 <i>Personal & Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2005)</i><br /><br />Users’ personal information spaces are characterized by their content, organisation, and ongoing user interaction with them. They are fluid entities, evolving over time, and supporting multiple user activities that may require different perspectives of the same underlying information structure. Increasing storage capacity of computing devices and ready access to networked resources puts users at risk of information overload, and presents increasing challenges in organising and accessing their information. The hierarchical model of information organisation currently dominates personal computing, and is realised for the user in interfaces that help to manage and access filestore hierarchies. Such a model provides limited inherent support for what users do-carry out a range of interleaved activities over time. In this paper, we describe the TimeSpace system, which provides perspectives on a user’s information resources based on activities and temporal attributes of the information. TimeS TimeSpace: activity-based temporal visualisation of personal information spaces. Aparna Krishnan Steve Jones Personal & Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2005) 2008-01-08T21:09:40-00:00 2005 Personal & Ubiquitous Computing 9 1 ict im information_resources information_spaces personal_information_spaces pim science users visualization