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Peer reviewedBergman, Ofer; Beyth-Marom, Ruth; Nachmias, Rafi – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003
Explains personal information management (PIM) systems and suggests a user-subjective approach to PIM system design. Advocates that PIM systems relate to the subjective value-added attributes that the user gives the stored data so that the user can find information again, recall it when needed, and use it effectively in the next interaction.…
Descriptors: Information Management, Information Utilization, Systems Development, Users (Information)
Peer reviewedTuominen, Kimmo; Talja, Sanna; Savolainen, Reijo – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003
Highlights the importance of conceptual and theoretical work in designing information retrieval systems. Examines two epistemological positions leading to different solutions in digital library design: the information transfer perspective and the social constructionist knowledge production perspective. Suggests that noun-based approaches can be…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Epistemology, Information Retrieval, Information Transfer
