Users of information systems, for example the WWW, are confronted with ever growing amounts of information and thus often feel overwhelmed with data. In this work the author shows that the metaphor of Trails, which are a record from other users` browsing paths and activities, allow, users to navigate vast information spaces more easily. He examines the search behaviour and the navigation methods of professional office and knowledge workers in the personal information space, i.e. the WWW and corporate directories. Based on this analysis a common trail model, a trail similarity measure and a...