PIM Critique

Article Critique
Student’s Name
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Critique on a Teacher’s Personal Information Management
Introduction
Diekema and Olsen (2011) have defined the background of PIM-personal information management. The author states that very little is known about PIM practices of teachers but goes further to explain that PIM involves the undertakings concerned with finding, re-finding, and storage of information that comes about due to the need of getting information. The author’s introduction is rich in defining the basics of a teacher’s information management.
Problem
In this article, the issue of understanding how a teacher conducts PIM has been addressed. The author has talked about it in sixteen paragraphs, covering the activities that lead to finding information, organizing and storing it, PIM study groups and the behavioral characteristics of online information seeking. He also goes further to explain the methods involved in research of his paper, the interview questions, the teacher’s personal information space and how a teacher finds information (Diekema & Olsen, 2011). These problems have been covered on pages 2-5.
The author’s address on information finding, re-finding, organization, and storage gives any reader a first-hand experience of the PIM practices of a teacher. His evaluation is objective. Diekema & Olsen (2011) have analyzed the information sources including digital libraries and print sources. Here, the author shows the reader that there are various sources of information available for information.

There is evidence that shows the constraints that teachers face during seeking of knowledge.
The problems have been addressed in a unique flow from PIM background to a conclusion. The evaluation is thorough and precise. The smooth change from research methods to findings, to information seeking and organization, to re-finding and finally keeping the data gives the reader in-depth knowledge of how teachers practice PIM.
Hypothesis
Objectivity, facts and logical reasoning are significant in the practices of PIM. It seeks relevant sources of information and delivers it flawlessly. The flow and development are informative and accurate. Any reader who goes through the article will surely understand what PIM involves.
Reference
Diekema, A. & Olsen W. (2011). Personal Information Management Practices of Teachers.
Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences Utah State University.