Structure or metaphor used in info management software

Posted by tsahar
Mar 14, 2017 at 07:32 PM

As far as I understand, some of the earliest info management (IM) software mimicked the index card tray (or the Rolodex device). In this case, the IM software was modeled after the structure of a card to record unit level of information. We also have IM software that use the structure/metaphor of notebook (or journal). The Wikipedia entry for Comparison of notetaking software [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_notetaking_software ] has listed the structure/metaphor under the heading of “organizing principle(s)”.

Is there any good article, etc. that discusses the evolution of IM (or notetaking) software from a structure/metaphor point of view? Or some article that compares various structures and their suitability with various types of information?