To customize or not to customize? The use of a customization tool to augment information indexing in a computer desktop environment

Yi Wang; Wei Dong; Wai Tat Fu

doi:10.1518/107118110X12829369604082

To customize or not to customize? The use of a customization tool to augment information indexing in a computer desktop environment

Yi Wang, Wei Dong, Wai Tat Fu

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

We studied when and how people will use a customization tool that helps users offload information indexing to the external environment to augment finding and re-finding of information in a computer desktop environment. An experiment was conducted to study how the cost and benefit of customization may influence when and how participants customize, and how the customization may help them find and re-find information. Results showed that participants were sensitive to the cost and benefit of customization. In general, participants performed more customization when the cost was low and when the benefit was high. Customization was also found to influence their information indexing strategy. Implications to design of customization tools for information indexing were discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010
Pages	605-609
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1518/107118110X12829369604082
State	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010 - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Sep 27 2010 → Oct 1 2010

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Volume	1
ISSN (Print)	1071-1813

Other

Other	54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	9/27/10 → 10/1/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human Factors and Ergonomics

Online availability

10.1518/107118110X12829369604082

Library availability

Discover UIUC Full Text

Cite this

Wang, Y., Dong, W., & Fu, W. T. (2010). To customize or not to customize? The use of a customization tool to augment information indexing in a computer desktop environment. In 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010 (pp. 605-609). (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society; Vol. 1). https://doi.org/10.1518/107118110X12829369604082

To customize or not to customize? The use of a customization tool to augment information indexing in a computer desktop environment. / Wang, Yi; Dong, Wei; Fu, Wai Tat.
54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010. 2010. p. 605-609 (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society; Vol. 1).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Wang, Y, Dong, W & Fu, WT 2010, To customize or not to customize? The use of a customization tool to augment information indexing in a computer desktop environment. in 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, vol. 1, pp. 605-609, 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010, San Francisco, CA, United States, 9/27/10. https://doi.org/10.1518/107118110X12829369604082

@inproceedings{ef4110b9e4404e039d7044d163c6886c,

title = "To customize or not to customize? The use of a customization tool to augment information indexing in a computer desktop environment",

abstract = "We studied when and how people will use a customization tool that helps users offload information indexing to the external environment to augment finding and re-finding of information in a computer desktop environment. An experiment was conducted to study how the cost and benefit of customization may influence when and how participants customize, and how the customization may help them find and re-find information. Results showed that participants were sensitive to the cost and benefit of customization. In general, participants performed more customization when the cost was low and when the benefit was high. Customization was also found to influence their information indexing strategy. Implications to design of customization tools for information indexing were discussed.",

author = "Yi Wang and Wei Dong and Fu, {Wai Tat}",

year = "2010",

doi = "10.1518/107118110X12829369604082",

language = "English (US)",

isbn = "9781617820885",

series = "Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society",

pages = "605--609",

booktitle = "54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010",

note = "54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010 ; Conference date: 27-09-2010 Through 01-10-2010",

}

TY - GEN

T1 - To customize or not to customize? The use of a customization tool to augment information indexing in a computer desktop environment

AU - Wang, Yi

AU - Dong, Wei

AU - Fu, Wai Tat

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - We studied when and how people will use a customization tool that helps users offload information indexing to the external environment to augment finding and re-finding of information in a computer desktop environment. An experiment was conducted to study how the cost and benefit of customization may influence when and how participants customize, and how the customization may help them find and re-find information. Results showed that participants were sensitive to the cost and benefit of customization. In general, participants performed more customization when the cost was low and when the benefit was high. Customization was also found to influence their information indexing strategy. Implications to design of customization tools for information indexing were discussed.

AB - We studied when and how people will use a customization tool that helps users offload information indexing to the external environment to augment finding and re-finding of information in a computer desktop environment. An experiment was conducted to study how the cost and benefit of customization may influence when and how participants customize, and how the customization may help them find and re-find information. Results showed that participants were sensitive to the cost and benefit of customization. In general, participants performed more customization when the cost was low and when the benefit was high. Customization was also found to influence their information indexing strategy. Implications to design of customization tools for information indexing were discussed.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79952967691&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=79952967691&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1518/107118110X12829369604082

DO - 10.1518/107118110X12829369604082

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:79952967691

SN - 9781617820885

T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

SP - 605

EP - 609

BT - 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010

T2 - 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010

Y2 - 27 September 2010 through 1 October 2010

ER -

To customize or not to customize? The use of a customization tool to augment information indexing in a computer desktop environment

Abstract

Publication series

Other

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Online availability

Library availability

Related links

Fingerprint

Cite this