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The Design and Evaluation of a Front-End User Interface for Energy Researchers.
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Borgman, Christine L.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1989
Reports on the Online Access to Knowledge (OAK) Project, which developed software to support end user access to a Department of Energy database based on the skill levels and needs of energy researchers. The discussion covers issues in development, evaluation, and the study of user behavior in designing an interface tailored to a special…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Information Seeking, Man Machine Systems
Children's Use of an Interactive Science Library: Exploratory Research.
Borgman, Christine L.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1990
Describes a prototype interactive science catalog for children that will have three interfaces: a subject-oriented browsing search, a search tied directly to science simulations, and an author/title/subject keyword searchable interface. Research plans include examinations of children's abilities to formulate and implement searchable queries and…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Extending the Dewey Decimal Classification via Keyword Clustering: The Science Library Catalog Project.
Rosenberg, Jason B.; Borgman, Christine L. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1992
Discusses the Science Library Catalog, an online catalog intended for use by children at the Los Angeles Public Library, and describes the process of reorganizing the MARC-based database by using clustering algorithms to extend the Dewey Decimal Classification. Examples of screen displays are included. (18 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Bibliographic Databases, Children, Childrens Libraries