1. The Social Life of Paper (Part 3).
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RECORDS management , *INFORMATION organization , *OFFICE practice , *INFORMATION services , *FILING systems (Documents) , *OFFICE management , *MANAGEMENT , *PAPER - Abstract
This article deals with the piling behavior of individuals. It is assumed that paper enables a certain kind of thinking. Piles might look like a mess, but in truth they are not. A group of researchers at Apple Computer studied piling behavior several years ago and they discovered that even the most disorganized piles usually makes perfect sense to the piler, and that office workers can determine the precise history and meaning of their piles. Piles are considered as living, breathing archives of the piler.
- Published
- 2005