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content provi<strong>de</strong>rs’ interpretation of the resources and un<strong>de</strong>rstanding of the users’ interests andlevel of knowledge. This ignores the diversity and heterogeneity of the users. A resource likea learning object can be consi<strong>de</strong>red differently in different contexts. A web page aboutAustralian bushfires may have anchors to pages related to biology but not economy becausethe content provi<strong>de</strong>r is a biologist.From these two problems, two main needs emerge:(1) The need for feedback about the usage of the repositories. This is becauseadministrators and content provi<strong>de</strong>rs have a limited knowledge of the repository andthe needs of the users whereas that knowledge is important for doing their job:maintaining, updating and improving access facilities as well as resources.(2) The need for assistance in user navigation based on the experience of users instead ofadministrators or content provi<strong>de</strong>rs.The LEOPARD project (Learning EnvirOnment Platform for Agent-based RepositoryDiscovery) [11] aims at addressing these needs. This project originates from Edouard Lim’spropositions and it is conducted at the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering- Monash University. The LEOPARD project is at its beginning and this Master’s Thesiswork is part of it.MSc EMOOSE Thesis – http://www.emn.fr/EMOOSE 8

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