1. A computer-based information analysis system for creating a representation of at least a portion of at least one of first and second predetermined bodies of text, the representation comprising records which correspond to text segments each of which have a length determined by the system user, the system comprising: a) input means for entering data, the input means comprising topic input means for inputting a set of user-defined topics; b) organization means for structuring the representation, the organization means comprising: i) record division means for creating at least one of first and second sets of records, wherein each set of records corresponds to a particular body of text and wherein each record comprises data which characterizes a particular text segment chosen by a system user, the record division means comprising demarcation indicia means for entering demarcation indicia representing the user selected length of each record; ii) one-to-one association organizing means comprising demarcation indicia association means for establishing a one-to-one association between a predetermined record and the corresponding demarcation indicia for indicating the length of the record; and iii) one-to-many association organizing means comprising topic organizing means for establishing a user-designated one-to-many association between at least one user-defined topic and at least one of the records; and c) output means for generating a report.