Towards Data-driven GIM tools: Two Prototypes

TL;DR

This paper presents two software prototypes aimed at enhancing group information management by improving browsing, retrieval, transfer, and re-use of collections, based on prior research and implemented with novel features.

Contribution

It introduces two innovative prototypes that address key GIM challenges through dynamic re-organization and advanced sorting and annotation functionalities.

Findings

Prototypes improve browsing large collections

Enhanced transfer and re-use of collections demonstrated

Source code and screenshots shared online

Abstract

Here we describe two approaches to improve group information management (GIM) and draw on the results of prior works to implement them in software prototypes. The first aids browsing and retrieving from large and unfamiliar collections like shared drives by dynamically reducing and re-organising them. The second supports the transfer and re-use of collections (e.g. to/by successors, descendants, or curators) by integrating novel sorting and annotation features. The prototypes' source code is shared online and screenshots are presented in the accompanying poster.