Panel on advances in personal information retrieval

Abstract

At the present time the existing operational information retrieval systems are designed to serve a diverse, remotely located user population by providing on-line access in real-time to large, centrally stored data bases. With the advent of the modern minicomputer storage and retrieval, services can also be extended on an individual basis to small, personal information files of the kind normally maintained in offices or private homes. The panel will review the state-of-the-art in personal retrieval systems and make predictions for the immediate future.