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An Internet-Based Framework for Federated Process Support.
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Piccinelli, Giacomo; Marcello, Floriana; Zugliani, Gabriele – Internet Research, 1998
Presents a framework for the definition and enactment of federated processes involving different organizations and/or different parts of the same organization, focusing on the co-ordination and information-exchange aspects. Provides an overview of popular distributed object architectures and their impact on process-centered environments, and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Information Dissemination, Information Transfer, Internet
Policing the Information Highway.
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McClure, Ben – Internet Research, 1996
Although broadband Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) can deliver much greater amounts of information than narrow-band Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN), in reality bottlenecks place severe constraints on its performance. This article discusses shortfalls in Internet services, technology and user behavior, and describes efforts in the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Information Services, Information Technology
VHBuild.com: A Web-Based System for Managing Knowledge in Projects.
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Li, Heng; Tang, Sandy; Man, K. F.; Love, Peter E. D. – Internet Research, 2002
Describes an intelligent Web-based construction project management system called VHBuild.com which integrates project management, knowledge management, and artificial intelligence technologies. Highlights include an information flow model; time-cost optimization based on genetic algorithms; rule-based drawing interpretation; and a case-based…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Construction Management, Construction Programs
Shared Semantics and the Use of Organizational Memories for E-Mail Communications.
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Schwartz, David G. – Internet Research, 1998
Examines the use of shared semantics information to link concepts in an organizational memory to e-mail communications. Presents a framework for determining shared semantics based on organizational and personal user profiles. Illustrates how shared semantics are used by the HyperMail system to help link organizational memories (OM) content to…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail, Information Dissemination, Information Transfer
A Semantic Modeling Approach to Metadata.
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Brasethvik, Terje – Internet Research, 1998
Explores problems in information sharing; discusses the concept of metadata; illustrates its use on the World Wide Web, as well as other related approaches; and presents an approach to information sharing that uses a semantic modeling language (referent model language) as the basis for expressing semantics of information and designing metadata…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Development, Information Dissemination, Information Science
Networked Information Resources: Electronic Opportunities for Users and Librarians.
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Klobas, Jane E. – Internet Research, 1996
A study of Australian university staff focused on Internet use and the potential impact of network use on librarians. This article reports on innovative uses of the Internet (information transfer, homework, evaluation of course material, reading information from networked resources, electronic journals), users' responses to the Internet, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Innovation, Electronic Journals, Foreign Countries