Categorization Is Difficult: Use of an Electronic Notebook For Organizing Design Meeting Notes

The electronic engineering notebook is a pen-based computer tool designed to capture engineering notes and to assist in structuring them to facilitate subsequent information access. Experiments were conducted in which free-form and fixed-form note-taking interfaces were compared with respect to capt...

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Main Author:	Gwizdka, Jacek
Language:	en
Published:	Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) 1998
Subjects:	Classification Ontology Human Computer Interaction Quantitative Research User Studies
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105310

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spelling	ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-1053102015-10-23T04:23:04Z Categorization Is Difficult: Use of an Electronic Notebook For Organizing Design Meeting Notes Gwizdka, Jacek Classification Ontology Human Computer Interaction Quantitative Research User Studies The electronic engineering notebook is a pen-based computer tool designed to capture engineering notes and to assist in structuring them to facilitate subsequent information access. Experiments were conducted in which free-form and fixed-form note-taking interfaces were compared with respect to capturing and structuring notes from a design meeting. Suitability of domain-based and user-defined terminologies for semantic structuring was also tested. Results from the experiment confirmed that a free-form interface was easier to use for note-taking and structuring notes than were forms with fixed structure. However, difficulties with applying semantic categorizations were observed in both types of interface. The results indicated that terminology should be chosen appropriately to a task, and that experienced users have less problems with applying it. The experiment also demonstrated high diversity in note-taking styles, thus highlighting the need to accommodate individual preferences in electronic notebooks. 1998 Conference Paper Categorization Is Difficult: Use of an Electronic Notebook For Organizing Design Meeting Notes 1998, 42:516-520 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105310 en Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
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description	The electronic engineering notebook is a pen-based computer tool designed to capture engineering notes and to assist in structuring them to facilitate subsequent information access. Experiments were conducted in which free-form and fixed-form note-taking interfaces were compared with respect to capturing and structuring notes from a design meeting. Suitability of domain-based and user-defined terminologies for semantic structuring was also tested. Results from the experiment confirmed that a free-form interface was easier to use for note-taking and structuring notes than were forms with fixed structure. However, difficulties with applying semantic categorizations were observed in both types of interface. The results indicated that terminology should be chosen appropriately to a task, and that experienced users have less problems with applying it. The experiment also demonstrated high diversity in note-taking styles, thus highlighting the need to accommodate individual preferences in electronic notebooks.
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title	Categorization Is Difficult: Use of an Electronic Notebook For Organizing Design Meeting Notes
title_short	Categorization Is Difficult: Use of an Electronic Notebook For Organizing Design Meeting Notes
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Categorization Is Difficult: Use of an Electronic Notebook For Organizing Design Meeting Notes

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