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Nationality as a factor in the use of information management technologies (1999)
Journal Article
Jones, S. R., Jones, S., & Thomas, P. J. (1999). Nationality as a factor in the use of information management technologies. Behaviour and Information Technology, 18(4), 231-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/014492999118986

In an attempt to uncover various non-technical and behavioural issues relating to the adoption of personal information management (PIM) technologies, an exploratory study was conducted into cultural and nationality factors in the usage of such artefa... Read More about Nationality as a factor in the use of information management technologies.

The use of a prototype system for evaluating knowledge elicitation techniques (1998)
Journal Article
Jones, S., & Miles, J. C. (1998). The use of a prototype system for evaluating knowledge elicitation techniques. Expert Systems, 15(2), 83-97. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0394.00067

This paper describes the final phase of a research project aimed at investigating the efficacy of using two distinct methods of knowledge elicitation, comparing the knowledge obtained via classification or scaling techniques with that derived from th... Read More about The use of a prototype system for evaluating knowledge elicitation techniques.

Pocket wonders (1997)
Journal Article
Jones, S. (1997). Pocket wonders

Understanding interaction between office-based professionals for the development of advanced communication and information technologies (1997)
Journal Article
Jones, S. R., Jones, S., & Thomas, P. J. (1997). Understanding interaction between office-based professionals for the development of advanced communication and information technologies. Journal of Information Science, 23(5), 353-364. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555159702300502

This paper describes a multi-method exploratory study conducted with the aim of developing a greater understanding of how individuals working in an office environment communicate and manage information. The study is directed towards informing the des... Read More about Understanding interaction between office-based professionals for the development of advanced communication and information technologies.

Empirical assessment of individuals’ ‘personal information management systems’ (1997)
Journal Article
Jones, S. R., Jones, S., & Thomas, P. J. (1997). Empirical assessment of individuals’ ‘personal information management systems’. Behaviour and Information Technology, 16(3), 158-160. https://doi.org/10.1080/014492997119888

A simple pilot study has been undertaken to investigate the use of 'personal information management technologies' (including both traditional and emerging electronic technologies) via a combination of nominal questionnaire and semi-structured intervi... Read More about Empirical assessment of individuals’ ‘personal information management systems’.

A comparison of knowledge elicitation methods (1996)
Journal Article
Jones, S. R., Miles, J. C., & Read, M. W. (1996). A comparison of knowledge elicitation methods. Expert Systems, 13(4), 277-295. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0394.1996.tb00125.x

This paper describes a computer based approach to comparing data obtained for Knowledge Based Systems via established but very varied knowledge elicitation (KE) techniques. It describes not only the detailed comparison of different KE methods (in thi... Read More about A comparison of knowledge elicitation methods.

PDA blues (1996)
Journal Article
Jones, S. (1996). PDA blues

Standardising the elimination of unnecessary data from interview transcripts for the purposes of knowledge-based systems - A case study (1996)
Journal Article
Jones, S., Miles, J. C., & Read, M. W. (1996). Standardising the elimination of unnecessary data from interview transcripts for the purposes of knowledge-based systems - A case study. Expert Systems, 13(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0394.1996.tb00279.x

Although knowledge elicitation, the process of extracting knowledge from human experts to be incorporated into a knowledge-based system, has been the subject of some notable studies, less attention has been paid to the methods of analysing the raw da... Read More about Standardising the elimination of unnecessary data from interview transcripts for the purposes of knowledge-based systems - A case study.