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Mess, John A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1995
Discusses what a functional chemical information workstation should provide to support the users in an academic library and examines how it can be implemented. Highlights include basic design considerations; natural language interface, including grammar-based, context-based, and statistical methodologies; expert system interface; and programming…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Chemistry, Computer System Design, Design Requirements

Crabtree, Andy; Nichols, David M.; O'Brien, Jon; Rouncefield, Mark; Twidale, Michael B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 2000
Describes Ethnomethodologically informed ethnography (EM) as a methodology for information science research, illustrating the approach with the results of a study in a university library. Topics include differences between the practical orientation of EM and theoretical orientation of other ethnographic approaches; systems design; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Ethnography, Higher Education