A method and apparatus for document management including assigning labels to
gaps
in document production. The gaps may correspond to events that caused an individual
to begin and/or cease production/modification of documents. Such events can be,
for example, a vacation, a business trip, a meeting, etc. The labels can be used
for document retrieval purposes. In one embodiment predetermined events, either
predefined or user-defined, are used to automatically label gaps in document production.
In one embodiment, the invention provides links to documents that correspond to
gaps in document production where the links can be used for document retrieval purposes.