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Besser, Howard – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Discussion of imaging in the fine arts focuses on retrieval and display of surrogate images from a collection and activities to restore, preserve, or conserve original objects. Issues are examined that relate to capturing or digitizing the image, resolution and display, storage and compression, and image distribution. (31 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Fine Arts, Preservation

Armstrong, Marc P. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Discusses the need to expand spatial analysis based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and display methods to encompass group decision-making processes. Descriptions of enhancements and additions to software that will enable GIS technology to be used by groups are included. Issues highlighted include implementation and design. (54 references)…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer System Design, Decision Making, Group Dynamics

Buckland, Michael K.; Florian, Doris – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Examines the relationship between users' expertise, task complexity of information system use, and artificial intelligence to provide the basis for a conceptual framework for considering the role that artificial intelligence might play in information systems. Cognitive and conceptual models are discussed, and cost effectiveness is considered. (27…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness, Difficulty Level

Dervin, Brenda – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Examines the relationship between information and democracy through a framework of six stereotyped assumptions regarding ontology and epistemology, i.e., dogma, naturalism, cultural relativity, constructivism, postmodernism, and communitarianism. Implications for the design and implementation of information systems are discussed. (Contains 93…
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Computer System Design, Constructivism (Learning), Democracy

Frants, Valery I.; Shapiro, Jacob – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Discussion of the problem of control in documentary information retrieval (IR) systems focuses on feedback mechanisms. Information needs are discussed, particularly the Problem Oriented Information Need (POIN); the structure of an adaptive IR system is described; and the design of algorithms for automated IR systems is explained. (33 references)…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer System Design, Documentation, Evaluation Methods

Girill, T. R. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
This article continues the description of DFT (Document, Find, Theseus), an online documentation system that provides computer-managed on-demand printing of software manuals as well as the interactive retrieval of reference passages. Document boundaries in the hypertext database are discussed, search vocabulary complexities are described, and text…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer System Design, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval

Girill, T. R.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Describes enhancements made to a hypertext information retrieval system at the National Energy Research Supercomputer Center (NERSC) called DFT (Document, Find, and Theseus). The enrichment of DFT's entry vocabulary is described, DFT and other hypertext systems are compared, and problems that occur due to the need for frequent updates are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Hypermedia

Latta, Gail F.; Swigger, Keith – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Discusses the application of theories of cognitive modeling to information systems design and describes research that investigated the validity of the repertory grid for incorporation into intelligent front-end interfaces for information storage and retrieval systems. Personal construct theory is discussed and future research is suggested. (67…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Computer System Design, Correlation, Databases

Lynch, Clifford A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Explains the technologies of electronic imaging as background for other articles in this section, focusing on technologies seen by the developer or user of electronic imaging applications. Topics discussed include image acquisition, storage, retrieval, compression, transmission, display, manipulation, and printing; standards and architectural…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Information Retrieval, Information Science

Yee, Martha M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Discusses features of online public access catalogs: (1) demonstration of relationships between records; (2) provision of entry vocabularies; (3) arrangement of multiple entries on the screen; (4) provision of access points; (5) display of single records; and (6) division of catalogs into separate files or indexes. User studies and other research…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Indexing

Case, Donald Owen – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Examines how users interact with text to devise a more effective information retrieval interface. Research in cognitive psychology and information science that relates to the use of metaphors and document categorization is reviewed, and an example of text organization and retrieval by historians is presented. (60 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Psychology, Computer System Design, Documentation

Barry, Carol L. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1994
Describes a study at Louisiana State University that described the criteria mentioned by users evaluating the information within documents as it related to the user's information need situation. Implications for understanding the concept of relevance, for the design and evaluation of information retrieval systems, and for future research are…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Content Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods