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Peer reviewedSantaella, Eduardo M.; Slamecka, Vladimir – Information Processing and Management, 1984
Examines general technical issues involved in placing latest computer systems, operable by end users in programer-free environment, at disposal of non-English-speaking users. User environment, classification of software products (token dependent, communications intensive, language dependent), approaches to bilingual software modification,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Information Retrieval, Man Machine Systems, Non English Speaking
Roberts, Steven K. – Mini-Micro Systems, 1983
Discusses recent progress in artificial intelligence in such narrowly defined areas as medical and electronic diagnosis. Also discusses use of expert systems, man-machine communication problems, novel programing environments (including comments on LISP and LISP machines), and types of knowledge used (factual, heuristic, and meta-knowledge). (JN)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Science
Download full textWaterman, D. A. – 1978
This report describes the development of computer programs called user agents, which, through interaction with users, can either learn new facts and store them in a data base or learn new procedures for data manipulation and represent them as programs. These programs are written in RITA, the Rule-directed Interactive Transaction Agent system, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Information Processing, Man Machine Systems
Peer reviewedEng, Sidney – Catholic Library World, 1984
Examines capabilities of the computer as a tool for bibliographic instruction; how librarians can utilize the computers; and the effects of microcomputers on bibliographic instruction librarians. Three approaches to writing computer-assisted instruction (CAI) programs (CAI authoring system, special purpose CAI language, general purpose computer…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Courseware
Peer reviewedSchneiderman, Ben – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1986
Focuses on the multiple design issues involved in creating successful menu selection systems: semantic organization, response time, display rates, shortcuts for frequent users, titles, phrasing of menu items, graphic layout, and selection mechanisms. Pop-up and embedded menus, experimental results, and design guidelines are also covered.…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Display Systems, Information Systems, Literature Reviews
Eisenstadt, Marc – 1982
This paper describes the results of a 6-year period of design, implementation, testing, and iterative redesign of a programming language, user aids, and curriculum materials for use by psychology students learning how to write simple computer programs. The SOLO language, which was the resulting product, is primarily a simple, database…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Programs, Databases, Design Requirements
