1. A process for hierarchically organizing bodies of information comprising: receiving a query from a user, wherein the query indicates an area of interest, wherein the area of interest is a topic specified by the user; identifying one or more datastores having a relationship to the query; automatically abstracting a summary of information related to the area of interest from the one or more identified datastores identified based on the query; organizing the summary of information related to the area of interest according to an hierarchy of nodes, wherein the hierarchy of nodes references at least one body of information based on the query; determining user preferences, wherein the user preferences indicate that the user is operating a mobile unit and that the mobile unit is in a specific locale; and providing information configured to facilitate displaying a graphical user interface based on the area of interest illustrating the hierarchy and having user controls for accession of nodes in the hierarchy, wherein the graphical user interface customizes textual portions of the interface based upon the user preferences such that the textual portions are appropriate for the mobile unit and the locale of the mobile unit.