中文摘要：

[目的／意义]介绍并分析基于图像表征的PIM工具，包括基于层累制结构的PIM工具、基于3D的P1M工具和基于环彬语义信息的集成化PIM工具。[方法／过程]采用文献调研法，通过检索国内外个人信息管理相关的电子文献与纸质文献，并查阅信息管理学、认知心理学、人机工程学、信息行为、人工智能等方面的文献，初步形成本文研究所需的理论基础和文献综述。[结果／结论]分析得出可能导致PIM工具未得到广泛应用的原因，包括与用户习惯不一致、未能充分考虑用户需求、没有充分理解和利用人类记忆以及缺乏对PIM工具的评估。

英文摘要：

[ Purpose/significance ] In this article, a detailed literature review on image-representation-based personal information management tools were presented, including hierarchy-based PIM tools, 3D-based PIM tools and context/semantic-based PIM tools. [Method/process]This article mainly used literature review, retrieved PIM-related literature in and abroad, also read other literature from information management, cognitive psychology, ergonomics, information behav- iour and artificial intellegence, thus initial formed the theoretical foundations of this article. [ Result/conclusion] The reasons why these image-representation-based PIM tools were not being widely used were analyzed as follows： They were not compatible with users ＇ habits, not considering users ＇ needs, not making use of human memory fully and lack of evaluation.