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Pikas, C.K. Personal Information Management Strategies and Tactics used by Senior Engineers, 2007. In 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST),Milwaukee, WI (US),19-24 October 2007.American Society for Information Science and Technology. (Published) [Conference Paper].
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| Author(s): | Pikas, Christina K. |
| Title: | Personal Information Management Strategies and Tactics used by Senior Engineers |
| Subjects: | C. Users, literacy and reading > CA. Use studies |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Abstract: | This paper reports the results of an exploratory qualitative study of how senior engineers in a research laboratory environment do personal information management (PIM). Responsive, semi-structured interviews were conducted with four senior engineers. Thirteen themes in four groupings emerged. The four groupings are: organization and retrieval, un-organized aspects, information keeping and preservation, and use of specialized tools. Themes not seen in other studies are: writing to remember and reporting to retrieve, and personal handbooks. The themes are described in detail. Implications for the design of information systems and future work are discussed. |
| Conference: | 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) |
| Conference Date: | 19-24 October 2007 |
| Location: | Milwaukee, WI (US) |
| Volume: | 44 |
| Editor(s): | Grove, Andrew |
| Publisher: | American Society for Information Science and Technology |
| Keywords: | personal information management, PIM, engineers |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | Conference Paper |
| Rights: | http://eprints.rclis.org/copyright/ |
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