12. An organization system for formatting information from a searchable database using a research module, the research module configured to correlate search criteria to the searchable database for generating one or more matching items, the searchable database being in a directory tree structure including nodes comprising a collection of related data and branches comprising links between the nodes, the system comprising: an organization server configured to: perform, using the research module, a search of the searchable database to generate one or more matching items correlating to search criteria, wherein each of the one or more matching items represents a node from within the directory tree structure; format a collection of related data corresponding to a node of one matching item of the one or more matching items into an encyclopedia-like entry; and a communication mechanism configured to communicate, to a computing device, the encyclopedia-like entry corresponding to the node of the one matching item; wherein the organization server is further configured to: save an indication of the search and an indication of a notification method, the indication of the search comprising an indication of a navigation path through the directory tree structure to the node of the one matching item; determine, based on the saved indication of the search, that new information is associated with the node of the one matching item after communicating the encyclopedia-like entry to the computing device; and automatically send, in response to determining that the new information is associated with the node of the one matching item, a notification of the new information via the notification method.
12. An organization system for formatting information from a searchable database using a research module, the research module configured to correlate search criteria to the searchable database for generating one or more matching items, the searchable database being in a directory tree structure including nodes comprising a collection of related data and branches comprising links between the nodes, the system comprising: an organization server configured to: perform, using the research module, a search of the searchable database to generate one or more matching items correlating to search criteria, wherein each of the one or more matching items represents a node from within the directory tree structure; format a collection of related data corresponding to a node of one matching item of the one or more matching items into an encyclopedia-like entry; and a communication mechanism configured to communicate, to a computing device, the encyclopedia-like entry corresponding to the node of the one matching item; wherein the organization server is further configured to: save an indication of the search and an indication of a notification method, the indication of the search comprising an indication of a navigation path through the directory tree structure to the node of the one matching item; determine, based on the saved indication of the search, that new information is associated with the node of the one matching item after communicating the encyclopedia-like entry to the computing device; and automatically send, in response to determining that the new information is associated with the node of the one matching item, a notification of the new information via the notification method. 13. The organization system as claimed in claim 12 wherein the encyclopedia-like entry includes one or more of the group consisting of text, graphics, links to related topics within the directory tree structure, and links to related web sites external to the directory tree structure.