Search, Explore and Navigate : Designing a Next Generation Knowledge Media Workbench
Mathias Heilig, Mischa Demarmels, Sebastian Rexhausen, Stephan L. Huber, Oliver Runge · KOPS (University of Konstanz) · 2009
Information work is a demanding activity caused by the increasing complexity of today s information spaces. Besides, information workers are acting correspondingly to their creative workflow, which involves multifaceted characteristics like diverse activities, locations and environments. Although it is important to find solutions to specific aspects of information work (information-seeking, information-management, media-warehousing, etc.) our design approach MedioVis 2.0 tries to support the entire workflow in one coalescing Knowledge Media Workbench, showcased in the context of digital libraries. To achieve this goal, we apply the concept of zoomable user interfaces, different visualization techniques and investigate additional considerations to provide a satisfying user experience.