Scratchpads - a space for
your data on the web
Vincent S. Smith
with Dave Roberts, Mauro Gonzalez,
& Simon Rycroft

The problem
How to manage, share & integrate digital information…
• Many data providers
- Each with their own user community
• Information heterogeneous
- Often specific to each community
• Resource are limited
- Solutions must scale to different communities
• Technical ability of these communities is limited
- Solutions must be easy to use