Document use tracking system, method, computer readable medium, and computer data signal

A computer readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for tracking use of a document by a user, the process comprising:

• recording, for each document stored in a document storage unit, a use history record for each user about each element in the document;
• receiving an input of a search condition;
• calculating, for each element of each document, an element score indicating closeness of fit of the element for the search condition;
• and
• calculating, for each combination of an element and a user who has performed an operation on the element, an importance score based on the element score of the element and the use history record of the user for the element, and presenting the calculated importance score and the user corresponding to the importance score.

A method of tracking use of a document by a user, comprising:

• recording, for each document stored in a document storage unit, a use history record for each user about each element in the document;
• receiving an input of a search condition;
• calculating, for each element of each document, an element score indicating closeness of fit of the element for the search condition;
• calculating, for each combination of an element and a user who has performed an operation on the element, an importance score based on the element score of the element and the use history record of the user for the element;
• and
• presenting the calculated importance score and the user corresponding to the importance score.