1. Active Repository Systems Yunwen Ye Cleaver Retreat June 14, 2001

2. Beyond searching and browsing Problems –People can ask for information they don’t know exist –Unable to articulate their needs in a well-defined query –Unable to browse a large repository if they don’t know the structure well enough One solution: Active delivery –What the task at hand is –What does the user know already

3. Agent-based personalized delivery of information Programming Environment Listener Fetcher Reuse Queries Presenter Retrieved Components Component Repository Programmers reuse Concept: Create a random number between two limits Constraint: int <- int x int Examples User profile

4. Help caregivers find relevant resources Problems -> Solutions –Reuse examples of scripts for prompting systems Problems -> Problems –Help create a community with similar concerns –Create opportunities for collaboration Delivering new information –Match the new information to personal interests and needs