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Case, Donald; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1986
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) software research and development project described explores information seeking behavior of end-user energy experts and develops software offering tutorials on front-end use of DOE/RECON databases and active help in performing online searches. Software development is described and results of prototype testing…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Energy, Information Needs

Saracevic, Tefko – Information Processing and Management, 1986
This general exposition of information consolidation and primer on information consolidation processes defines information consolidation; discusses the concept's evolution; summarizes its objectives, audiences, value, and benefits; discusses information consolidation processes including selection, evaluation, analysis, synthesis, restructuring,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Evaluation

Meghabghab, George V.; Meghabghab, Dania B. – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Presents an Intelligent Negotiating Neural Network Design Model for solving the problem of poor information retrieval in subject searches of online catalogs. The purpose of the network, its architecture, and three different sessions of the user interface are described. Nineteen figures showing screens of the three sessions are appended. (Contains…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Expert Systems, Illustrations, Information Retrieval