Personal information manager

Apersonal information manager(often referred to as aPIM toolor, more simply, aPIM) is a type of application software that functions as a personal organizer. The acronymPIMis now, more commonly, used in reference to personal information management as a field of study.^[1]As an information management tool, a PIM tool's purpose is to facilitate the recording, tracking, and management of certain types of "personal information".

Scope

Personal information can include any of the following:^[2]

Address books
Alerts
Adigital calendarwithcalendar dates,such as:
- Anniversaries
- Appointments
- Birthdays
- Events
- Meetings
Education records
Emailaddresses
Faxcommunications
Itineraries
Instant messagearchives
Legal documents
Lists (such as reading lists,task lists)
Medical information, such as healthcare provider contact information, medical history, prescriptions
Passwordsand login credentials
Personal file collections (digital and physical): documents, music, photos, videos and similar
Personaldiary/journal/memos/notes
Project managementfeatures
Recipes
Reference materials (including scientific references, websites of interest)
RSS/Atomfeeds
Reminders
Voicemailcommunications

Synchronization

Some PIM/PDMsoftware products are capable of synchronizing data over acomputer network,includingmobile ad hoc networks(MANETs). This feature typically stores the personal data oncloud drivesallowing for continuous concurrent data updates/access, on the user's computers, includingdesktop computers,laptopcomputers, and mobile devices, such apersonal digital assistantsorsmartphones.)^[3]

History

Prior to the introduction of the term "Personal digital assistant"(" PDA ") by Apple in 1992, handheld personal organizers such as thePsion Organiserand theSharp Wizardwere also referred to as "PIMs".^[4]^[5]

The time management and communications functions of PIMs largely migrated from PDAs to smartphones, with Apple, RIM (Research In Motion, nowBlackBerry), and others all manufacturing smartphones that offer most of the functions of earlier PDAs.

References

^Jones, William; Teevan, Jaime, eds. (2007).Personal Information Management.WA: University of Washington Press.ISBN 978-0295987378.
^Jones, William (January 2008)."Personal information Management".Annual Review of Information Science and Technology.41.Association for Information Science & Technology:460–462.arXiv:2107.03291.doi:10.1002/aris.2007.1440410117– via Wiley.
^Neyem, Andrés."Sharing Information Resources in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks"(PDF).Department of Computer Science, Universidad de Chile.
^"The Return of the PDA".memex.org.Marketing Computers. February 1995.
^"History of the Personal Data Assistant (PDA)".BBC.H2G2. March 31, 2004.RetrievedJanuary 18,2014.

External links

"PIM Tools".famnit.upr.si.A list of research Personal information managers.
ISO 27701:2019 Personal information management system and GDPR documentation requirements
Steps to be followed while implementing ISO/IEC 27701 based Personal information management system

[pimjones-1] Jones, William; Teevan, Jaime, eds. (2007).Personal Information Management.WA: University of Washington Press.ISBN 978-0295987378.

[2] Jones, William (January 2008)."Personal information Management".Annual Review of Information Science and Technology.41.Association for Information Science & Technology:460–462.arXiv:2107.03291.doi:10.1002/aris.2007.1440410117– via Wiley.

[3] Neyem, Andrés."Sharing Information Resources in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks"(PDF).Department of Computer Science, Universidad de Chile.

[4] "The Return of the PDA".memex.org.Marketing Computers. February 1995.

[5] "History of the Personal Data Assistant (PDA)".BBC.H2G2. March 31, 2004.RetrievedJanuary 18,2014.

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