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Barba, Ian; Cassidy, Ryan; De Leon, Esther; Williams, B. Justin – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2013
Proper planning and assessment surveys of projects for academic library Web sites will not always be predictive of real world use, no matter how many responses they might receive. In this case, multiple-phase development, librarian focus groups, and patron surveys performed before implementation of such a project inaccurately overrated utility and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Academic Libraries, Web 2.0 Technologies
Tsai, Bor-sheng – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Discussion of the development of a knowledge navigation system to assist users in searching a large database in a local/wide-area network environment considers the construction of navigation maps, the use of DOS and Windows, connection with electronic mail, and parallel operation with other systems such as BITNET. (28 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Electronic Mail
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Bailey, Charles W., Jr. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Describes the development of a prototype Intelligent Reference Information System (IRIS) at the University of Houston library which integrated a CD-ROM local area network (LAN) and expert system technologies. Evaluations of the CD-ROM LAN performance and user reactions are reported, and possible future developments are discussed. (13 references)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Expert Systems
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Ottaviani, J. S. – College & Research Libraries, 1995
Presents a study of Archimedes as a HyperCard reference tool at the University of Michigan, and compares uses to similar projects. Results from studied points (i.e., system design and use statistics) support Archimedes: the system sees more use during reference hours when a librarian is unavailable, and user time is comparable to time spent with a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer System Design