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Peer reviewedBurke, Colin – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Presents an historical overview of Vannevar Bush's efforts to develop a machine for free-form indexing and computerized information retrieval. Descriptions of the Memex concept and two related machines--the Rapid Selector and the Comparator--are provided; and the shift in emphasis to a device for business or cryptanalytic purposes is discussed.…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer Oriented Programs, Cryptography, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedChen, Chaomei – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Explores an approach to analysis and modeling of computer-supported collaborative writing, which captures the structure of user behavior as they interact with a computer system. Shows that patterns of interactive behaviors of the users were influenced by the system design. Suggests that this approach is worth pursuing and may be integrated with…
Descriptors: Behavior, Collaborative Writing, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedWarner, Julian – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
An information view of history is proposed. This would include the study of information and communication technologies as products of communal human labor. The late 19th-century United States is suggested as a critical period for innovation in modern information technologies. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs, History, Information Industry
Peer reviewedKostoff, R. N.; Eberhart, Henry J.; Toothman, Darrell Ray – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Database Tomography (DT) is a textual database-analysis system consisting of algorithms for extracting multiword phrase frequencies and proximities from a large textual database, to augment interpretative capabilities of the expert human analyst. Describes use of the DT process, supplemented by literature bibliometric analyses, to derive technical…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Bibliometrics, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Analysis
Peer reviewedWatters, C. R.; Shepherd, M. A.; Burkowski, F. J. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Discusses the appropriateness of the newspaper metaphor for electronic news and highlights different approaches to the electronic delivery of news. Presents the editorial and presentational functionality of the Electronic News Delivery system project and provides an overview of the system architecture. Describes some of the prototype systems…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design, Document Delivery, Information Systems
Peer reviewedShackel, Brian – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Presents an overview of the growth of work in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) over the last 40 years. Notes formative influences and contributing disciplines and discusses technology, applied problems, and the design for usability. Outlines issues that pose problems for HCI in the near future. Seven figures show growth in media. (141 references)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design
