A tour through Tapestry

The Information Tapestry is an experimental system that employs both collab­ orative filtering and content-based filtering, as well as automatic appraising and highlight­ ing, to tailor the delivery and presentation of information to each user's personal interests. This permits users to cope with large volumes of incoming documents, includ­ ing electronic mail, news wire stories and NetNews articles. This paper presents the facilities available to Tapestry users by way of a scenario depicting a day in the life of an active user.