On Context Management Using Metro Maps

The default method for handling context today is to use ontology graphs. Recently, facets have become the de-facto method for making context more accessible for human handling that includes context creation and browsing. Although facets are officially classified as a personalization technology, only limited personalization can be achieved in practice. This paper presents a drastically new approach which assumes that content is context-less originally and the context is added as needed by individual users or user communities. Apart from the fact that the proposal is the ultimate form of personalization -- context is added by users themselves, the new approach is open to new forms of graphical representation of context where this paper specifically recommends Metro Maps.