| Title | An interview-based user study on the use of visualizations for folder browsing |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Golemati M., Katifori A, Giannopoulou E.G., Daradimos I., Vassilakis C, Lepouras G, Halatsis C. |
| Conference Name | Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation |
| Date Published | 7 |
| Keywords | Administrative data processing, File browser visualization, Indented list visualization, Information analysis, Information management, Information science, Intermodulation, Intermodulation measurement, International conferences, Management, Management information systems, Telecommunication services, User study, Windows explorer |
| Abstract | Hierarchically structured data collections often need to be visualized for the purposes of digital information management and presentation. File browsing, in particular, has an inherent hierarchical structure and plays an important role in the context of Personal Information Management (PIM). A multitude of file browsers are nowadays available, offering different functionalities, while users adopt diverse practices and habits for browsing activities. In this paper, we investigate these aspects to obtain insights into their advantages and disadvantages and suggest solutions in the area of PIM, as well as in other domains employing similar visualization paradigms. The presented study focuses on the two most widespread visualizations used by file browsers, the indented list and zoomable interface paradigms, and assesses their effectiveness for various tasks and contexts, both by exploiting results on existing evaluations on hierarchy visualizations and folder hierarchy visualizations in particular, and by conducting an interviewbased user study. Β© 2008 IEEE. |
| URL | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-51749097531&partnerID=40&md5=66afc30e74191773d1c950ac83ba9ac7 |
| DOI | 10.1109/IV.2008.90 |
