Proposal on File Management Method based on Coordination of Folder and Tag Management Models

Abstract

This paper proposes a file management method based on the coordination of folder and tag management models. Most of existing file management systems employ exclusively either folder structure or tag space. The folder management model hierarchically organizes files, whereas tag management model is suitable for flat and flexible information management. Therefore, more flexible and efficient file management would be possible by combining the merit of both models. The proposed method mainly employs folder management model, of which structure can be dynamically modified based on user's operations on tag space. This paper discusses the relationship of the operations for file management between folder and tag management models.