Automatic Link Generation for Intelink (ALGI)

Without automated linking and "smart" assistance for the publishers and users (analysts), the task of maintianing and reviewing information on the Intelink will soon become overwhelming. "Assistance" in the form of context-sensitive wizards and agents is needed to help with the construction, maintenance, and retrieval of this information. LGA and OSEC are working with publishing organizations (including the Community Management Staff (CMS), the Central Imagery Office (CIO), the Navy and the Marine Corps) to make documents and databases available on the Intelink (through HTML, CGI scripting, forms, etc.). This past work has provided a good understanding of the problems faced by publishers when they attempt to transition documents and databases from their original format to Intelink resources as well as a good understanding of the difficulties users face when presented with the overwhelming task of retrieving and organizing the information made available. This project will investigate the state-of-the-art in wizards, agents, and other expert system techniques to assist the publisher in the generation of Intelink documents and the user with their subsequent organization, retrieval and review.