AUTONOTE: A personal information storage and retrieval system

This paper describes AUTONOTE, a personal storage and retrieval system designed for use by individuals working with large bodies of information. The user may enter a variety of textual materials and assign descriptors and phrases by which these materials may be retrieved. He has available mechanisms for deleting, replacing, linking, and hierarchically organizing text items. The system is operating on-line in a time-sharing environment, and can be utilized from a variety of terminals. Both use and implementation are discussed in detail, with special attention to utilization of AUTONOTE through an alphanumeric CRT display. Also mentioned are potential artificial intelligence extensions and the use of the system in a study of scientific problem solving.