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An Experiment on Node Size in a Hypermedia System.

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Kim, Su Hee; Eastman, Caroline M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999

Describes an experiment in which presentation size and text length is varied in a HyperCard application. Students performed a fact-retrieval task from a reference handbook. No interaction is found between these two independent variables. Performance is significantly better for the longer texts, but no significant difference is found for the two…

Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Design Preferences, Electronic Text

A Case History in Applying Task Analysis in the Design of a Multimedia Cooperative Document Production System.

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Denley, Ian; Whitefield, Andy – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998

Describes the design of a prototype multiauthor multimedia document production (MAMMDP) system. Discusses the problems of finding an appropriate task analysis technique, and introduces background concepts. Examines how the system's tasks were analyzed and represented during the early stages of the design. (AEF)

Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs