'Push-based' Strategies for Improving the Efficiency of Information Management in Design

This paper will report on how some of the barriers to effective information management in design may be overcome using a number of novel information push strategies. Information push refers to the delivery of information in anticipation of a users needs. This is in contrast to a 'pull' approach where a user requests and receives a specific piece of information. The research considers contemporary information management issues faced by designers and a review of the state-of-the-art in areas of information and computing science. It is hoped that the results of the work may provide some direction for the future of information usage scenarios in design.

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