Motivation
nBe able to handle large number of content providers
–Rich collection of
information that could be stored in digital
libraries
–Large collection
spanning multiple distributed databases
–Need to query
information across several digital library
nNeed for a scalable digital library architecture
nRemove single point of failure or bottleneck
nKnowbots (Kahn, R and Cerf, V – 1988)
–Primary medium of
communication and interaction between
various major components in the digital library