Title
MEMOIR — an open framework for enhanced navigation of distributed information
Abstract
In large companies, whose business is critically dependent on the effectiveness of their R&D function, the provision of effective means to access and share all forms of technical information is an acute problem. It is often easier to repeat an activity than it is to determine whether work has been carried out before. In this paper we present experiences in implementing and evaluating the MEMOIR system. MEMOIR is an open framework, i.e., it is extensible and adaptable to an organization’s infrastructure and applications, and it provides its user interface via standard Web browsers. It uses trails, open hypermedia link services and a set of software agents to assist users in accessing and navigating vast amounts of information in Intranet environments. Additionally, MEMOIR exploits trail data to support users in finding colleagues with similar interests. The MEMOIR system has been installed and evaluated by two end-user organizations. This paper describes the results obtained in this evaluation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2001
10.1016/S0306-4573(00)00019-4
Information Processing and Management: an International Journal
Keywords
Field
DocType
evaluation,enhanced navigation,open hypermedia framework,corporate memory,user trails,open framework,software agents,software agent,user interface,information retrieval,evaluation methods,information processing
World Wide Web,Intelligent agent,Computer science,Hypermedia,Intranet,Software agent,Memoir,Hyperlink,Open system (systems theory),User interface
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
37
1
Information Processing and Management
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
28
1.55
54
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
David De Roure1392.99
Wendy Hall22758316.21
Siegfried Reich3362.70
Gary Hill4281.55
Aggelos Pikrakis5353.01
Mark A. Stairmand6352.33