William Jones (1) (1952–)
Author of Keeping Found Things Found: The Study and Practice of Personal Information Management
For other authors named William Jones, see the disambiguation page.
Works by William Jones
Keeping Found Things Found: The Study and Practice of Personal Information Management (2007) 134 copies
Informing chemical engineering decisions with data, research, and government resources (2012) 7 copies
Dissertations and miscellaneous pieces relating to the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature, of… (2011) 6 copies
An ode in imitation of Alcaeus 2 copies
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The most valuable parts of the book are the portions that are descriptive of how people really handle their personal information management tasks. Some of the chapters also cover particular tools that were developed to study PIM. These tools are not generally interesting in and of themselves, but the descriptions of findings often are.
This book is a bit dated. While there is a chapter on group information management and the topic is lightly touched throughout, the book doesn't really cover the impact of social sharing on personal and group information management. (Or, as I put it when I read the introduction: this book isn't going to give any insight into Pinterest or Facebook.)
That said, I think that anyone who is developing personal or group information management tools can benefit from learning the ideas in this book. Although much has changed, much -- especially the fundamental information management needs individuals have -- is still the same.… (more)