Title :
To ‘dump’ or not to ‘dump’: Changing, supporting or distracting behavior
Author :
Kamaruddin, Azrina ; Dix, Alan
Author_Institution :
Univ. Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
Abstract :
The way we manage our personal information varies considerably between users. An exploratory study was conducted to investigate the decision making process when storing new items and in particular their dumping behavior, which we define as putting in some unclassified/partially classified storage. It was found that users `dump´ when unsure where to store, do not have the time to decide where to store, or not want to lose sight of data - these all have an impact on future retrieval. Understanding this behavior suggests design opportunities to support users, raising awareness of previously encountered but dumped information.
Keywords :
decision making; information management; personal information systems; decision making process; dumping behavior; personal information management; Analytical models; Decision making; Electronic mail; Information management; Information retrieval; Organizations; Organizing; dumping behavior; personal information management;
Conference_Titel :
User Science and Engineering (i-USEr), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shah Alam
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9048-6
DOI :
10.1109/IUSER.2010.5716722
