Method and apparatus for improving access to literature

In a computer system, a method of providing information comprising:

• obtaining a current user profile that differs from a previous user profile;
• automatically formulating a search query when a current user having said current user profile opens a user interface, said search query comprising at least one field;
• automatically obtaining results, said results comprising literature obtained using said search query to perform a search of at least one literature source;
• determining if said current user profile has attributes in common with said previous user profile associated with said at least one of a plurality of previous users, each of said previous user profile comprising a previous user retrieval pattern;
• determining an interest level associated with said current user in said literature by evaluating said previous user retrieval patterns where at least one of said previous user retrieval patterns is not a current user retrieval pattern;
• ranking said results according to said interest level in said literature;
• and
• presenting said results to said current user.

In a computer system, a method for providing information comprising:

• automatically generating a search query when a current user opens a user interface;
• obtaining search results comprising literature references by using said search query to search a plurality of literature sources;
• determining at least one previous user interest level in said results, where said at least one previous user interest level is associated with at least one previous user that is not said current user;
• ordering said results based on said at least one previous user interest level;
• and
• presenting said ordered results to said current user that is not said at least one previous user.

In a computer system, a method for providing information comprising:

• obtaining search results comprising literature references by using a search query to perform a search of a plurality of literature sources, wherein said search query is automatically generated when a current user opens a user interface;
• determining at least one previous user interest level in said literature, wherein said at least one previous user interest level is based on the number of said at least one previous users who obtained said literature from said search results;
• ordering said results based on said at least one previous user interest level;
• and
• presenting said ordered results to a current user having a specialty associated with said at least one previous user.

In a computer system, a method for providing information comprising:

• automatically generating a search query comprising data obtained from a computerized records system having fields when a user interface is opened;
• obtaining search results comprising literature references by using a search query to perform a search of a plurality of literature sources;
• determining at least one previous user interest level in said results, wherein said at least one previous user interest level is based on the number of said at least one previous users that obtained said literature from said search results;
• ordering said results based on said at least one previous users interest level and a similarity between a specialty of a current user and a specialty of said at least one previous user;
• and
• presenting said results to said current user having a specialty associated with said at least one previous user.

In a computer system, a method of providing professional service client information comprising:

• obtaining a current user profile associated with a current user, said current user profile comprising a current user specialty;
• obtaining data from at least one case data repository when said current user opens a user interface for managing information about a professional service client;
• generating a report comprising at least one field, said at least one field having case history information about said professional service client;
• automatically formulating a search query when said current user opens a user interface associated with managing said case history information, said search query comprising said at least one field from said report;
• obtaining search results comprising literature references by using said search query to perform a search of at least one literature data source;
• and
• presenting said search results to said current user.