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The file naming habits of personal computer users

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Titel:	The file naming habits of personal computer users
Autoren:	Chapman, Heather
Verlagsinformationen:	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries, 1999.
Publikationsjahr:	1999
Schlagwörter:	Information Storage and Retrieval Systems--File Management (Computer Science), Windows (Computer Programs), Computer File Names, Onomasiology--Reference (Linguistics)
Beschreibung:	This study is an extension of research by J.M. Carroll (1982) on the naming of personal computer files. Eleven one-on-one interviews were conducted with both veteran and novice Personal Computer users to gain insights into the filenaming habits of individuals and the reasons for each of these naming behaviors. Randomly-selected filenames were examined both in isolation and within the context of other filenames, for morphological, lexical and semantic attributes and patterns; and evidence of the participants' purposes in employing each technique was obtained from the interview transcripts. The range of different filenaming strategies observed in this sample has implications for both the design of future measures of filenaming behavior, and of improved file management systems.
Publikationsart:	Other literature type
Sprache:	English
DOI:	10.17615/z4xq-2188
Dokumentencode:	edsair.doi...........8ffb3627feee42b51edf232f35468dfd
Datenbank:	OpenAIRE

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Abstract:	This study is an extension of research by J.M. Carroll (1982) on the naming of personal computer files. Eleven one-on-one interviews were conducted with both veteran and novice Personal Computer users to gain insights into the filenaming habits of individuals and the reasons for each of these naming behaviors. Randomly-selected filenames were examined both in isolation and within the context of other filenames, for morphological, lexical and semantic attributes and patterns; and evidence of the participants' purposes in employing each technique was obtained from the interview transcripts. The range of different filenaming strategies observed in this sample has implications for both the design of future measures of filenaming behavior, and of improved file management systems.
DOI:	10.17615/z4xq-2188