Look ahead caching process for improved information retrieval response time by caching bodies of information before they are requested by the user

A method for improving user perceived response time when retrieving information from an information system, comprising the steps of:

• retrieving a body of information from the information system based on a retrieval request by a user;
• extracting an identifier contained in the body of information, said identifier pointing to another body of information;
• and
• preloading said another body of information identified by the identifier before said another body of information is requested by the user.

A system for improving user perceived response time when retrieving information over a network, comprising:

• a network;
• at least one computer configured for delivering a body of information over said network upon request, said body of information containing one or more identifiers that point to one or more other bodies of information, respectively;
• and
• at least one computer operated by a user configured for accessing the body of information over said network, said at least one computer operated by a user for identifying another body of information based on said one or more identifiers and retrieving said another body of information over said network before said another body of information is requested by said user.