中文摘要：

文章探讨国外个人信息管理（PIM）研究现状和发展动态,以国外PIM相关文献和六次国际PIM会议论文为基础,通过文献内容分析得出研究现状,包括如何理解PIM、个人信息的内容及分类、PIM活动、个人信息集合、环境和空间的关系;发展动态包括个人信息类型研究细分化、研究视角和研究方法多样化、跨领域PIM研究、个人信息整合管理及PIM工具研究。

英文摘要：

Based on the content analysis of overseas literature about personal information management （PIM） and papers from six international PIM conferences, this article discusses the present situation and the development trend of PIM study abroad. The present study involves how to understand the PIM, the content and classification of personal information, PIM activities, and the relationship among collection, environment and space of personal information. The development trend refers to the differentiation of research on the types of personal information; the diversification of research perspectives and research approaches; the interdisciplinary study of PIM; the integration management of personal information and the research on P1M tools.