This chapter does not attempt to furnish an overview of multitasking research in every
scientific discipline. Rather, we highlight the importance of multitasking in the cognitive and …

We report on a diary study of the activities of information workers aimed at characterizing
how people interleave multiple tasks amidst interruptions. The week-long study revealed the …

This paper proposes a concept for the user interface of information retrieval systems called
an information workspace. The concept goes beyond the usual notion of an information …

People working collaboratively must establish and maintain awareness of one another's
intentions, actions and results. Notification systems typically support awareness of the …

A key constraint on the effectiveness of window-based human-computer interfaces is that the
display screen is too small for many applications. This results in “window thrashing,” in …

Publisher Summary Design is a process that is tightly coupled to use and that continues
during the use of a system. This chapter discusses what may be involved in continuing …

3.2 Software Development as Reality Construction Page 1 3.2 Software Development as
Reality Construction Christiane Floyd 3.2.1 Introduction Reality = Community (Heinz von …

User Interfaces for All is the first book dedicated to the issues of Universal Design and
Universal Access in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Universal Design (or …

This book is useful for readers who want to visualize graphs as representing structural
knowledge in a variety of fields. It gives an outline of the whole field, describes in detail the …

Today's commercially available word processors allow people to write collaboratively in the
cloud, both in the familiar asynchronous mode and now in synchronous mode as well. This …