Linking information for mobile use

ABSTRACT

Information Management (IM) has been an area of research and discussion for several decades. Studies have been conducted by both behavioral and computer scientists on how people organize their information and workspaces in order to come up with an efficient way to store, organize and retrieve information on personal computers. This paper explores improving a user's ability to manage information on mobile devices. The goal is to make placing information on such devices a more attractive prospect, with an emphasis on retrieval of stored information regardless of the document type. This will result in mobile users having quick access to the right information at the right time while away from the office or home. This paper describes the challenges inherent in a mobile scenario and proposes a system to address those challenges. The system provides visual and navigational features that are not currently available on mobile applications, specifically the ability to view multiple types of items in a single interface. Additionally, the ability to logically link related items as an IM tool is examined.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.3 Information Search and Retrieval

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces

Keywords:
groups, interactive information retrieval, linking, personal information management, user interface