Bundles in the Wild: Managing Information To Solve Problems and Maintain Situation Awareness.

Gorman, Paul; Ash, Joan; Lavelle, Mary; Lyman, Jason; Delcambre, Lois; Maier, David; Weaver, Mathew; Bowers, Shawn

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Publication Date: 2000

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Bundles in the Wild: Managing Information To Solve Problems and Maintain Situation Awareness.

Gorman, Paul; Ash, Joan; Lavelle, Mary; Lyman, Jason; Delcambre, Lois; Maier, David; Weaver, Mathew; Bowers, Shawn

Library Trends, v49 n2 p266-89 Fall 2000

Describes how experts create and use "bundles"--organized, highly selective collections of information--to help solve problems and maintain situation awareness. Based on fieldwork in an intensive care unit, five examples of bundles are described that illustrate the variety of bundles in use. A summary of bundle properties is given. (AEF)

Descriptors: Information Management, Information Sources, Information Systems, Information Utilization, Problem Solving, Use Studies

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Language: English

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