Towards CoPing with Information Overload.
Christine H. Müller · LWA · 2008
The problem of information overload has been addressed by several systems. However, many approaches are limited to informal artifacts and need to refer to the user for reference on the quality or usefulness of retrieved information. We make use of semantic technologies, which facilitate the reification and extraction of scientific practice. Based on semantic differences and similarities of semantically marked up artifacts, we identify clusters of users with shared practice, i.e. virtual communities of practice. The common context and preferences of these communities can help users to cope with the selection, structuring, and adaptation of information.