Intelligent Assistants for Knowledge and Information Resources Management

Work in A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e on knowledge based technology has produced a v a r i e t y of p r a c t i ca l app l i ca t i ons whi le data management systems are used in almost every commercial en te rp r i se of any s i g n i f i c a n t s i z e . Despite the advances in both data base and knowledge base technologies there is s t i l l a large gap between the c a p a b i l i t i e s of these too l s and the "paperwork and in fo rmat ion exp los ion" tha t faces modern soc ie t y . Concern w i th t h i s in fo rmat ion access problem in the United States has lead to the c rea t ion of the new f i e l d of In format ion Resources Management and to Federal laws and execut ive orders aimed at reducing paperwork and promoting more e f f e c t i v e management of i n fo rma t ion .