User Perspectives: The preservation decision process must be sensitive to the context of relevant issues and concerns. Criteria for the exercise of decision processes are variable, and the context of a particular cultural resource management decision is seldom fully replicated in subsequent decision processes. Individual users vary by virtue of their level of preservation expertise, general knowledge, and computer literacy. Even users of similar profiles can demonstrate a variety of preferences for decision methodologies. An effective information management system must therefore be as accommodating of user disparity, perspective, and discretion as possible. Information Synthesis Interactivity