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Talukdar, Partha Pratim – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The variety and complexity of potentially-related data resources available for querying--webpages, databases, data warehouses--has been growing ever more rapidly. There is a growing need to pose integrative queries "across" multiple such sources, exploiting foreign keys and other means of interlinking data to merge information from diverse…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Databases, Data, Data Analysis
Stanat, Ruth – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Discussion of information needs in a business environment focuses on how to build a shared information network. Highlights include the evolution of corporate intelligence systems; results of a survey that examined the information networking needs of large corporations; and a case study of the development of an information network at Citibank N.A.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Databases
Raybould, Barry – Performance and Instruction, 1990
Describes the design of an electronic performance support system (PSS) that was developed to help sales and support personnel access relevant information needed for good job performance. Highlights include expert systems, databases, interactive video discs, formatting information online, information retrieval techniques, HyperCard, computer-based…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer System Design
Hernandez, Marco A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
PubMed® is an on-line literature database hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Containing over 21 million citations for biomedical literature--both abstracts and full text--in the areas of the life sciences, behavioral studies, chemistry, and bioengineering, PubMed® represents an important tool for researchers. PubMed® searches return…
Descriptors: Databases, Online Searching, Search Strategies, Electronic Publishing
Verhoeven, B.; Duval, E.; Olivie, H. – 1999
This paper discusses a generic query tool that enables an end user to query a metadata store through filters that impose search criteria on attributes. The Metadata Query Tool (MQT) is generic in the sense that it dynamically creates its user interface, based on configuration files that define the metadata scheme and the query functionalities.…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Databases

Berg, Donna Lee – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Discusses the history and structure of the online database of the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and the software tools developed at the University of Waterloo to manipulate the unusually complex database. Four sample searches that indicate some types of problems that might be encountered are appended. (DB)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Dictionaries
Moline, Judi – 1991
This report presents a model combining the emerging technologies of hypertext and expert systems. Hypertext is relatively unexplored but promises an innovative approach to information retrieval. In contrast, expert systems have been used experimentally in many different application areas ranging from medical diagnosis to oil exploration. The…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Databases

Barta, Thomas A.; Kuo, Ren-jieh – Online Review, 1991
Describes a method of organizing the hypertext software files in a database containing legal information on housing discrimination to prevent the user from becoming disoriented in the system. The expert system of which the database is a part is explained, and the disorientation problem is discussed. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Databases

Walker, Geraldene; Atkinson, Steven D. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Describes a study that investigated subject retrieval in a group of humanities databases. Scatter by subject field and type of search term is discussed, the effectiveness of natural language and of controlled vocabulary are compared, and implications for system designers concerned with end-user searches in the humanities are suggested. (37…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer System Design, Databases, Graphs

Algermissen, Virginia; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Describes the design of a customized online service at the Lister Hill Library (Alabama) that used a dial-in modem system to provide remote access to medical research materials. Problems with hardware and software incompatibility are discussed, user training is described, and the successful results are reviewed. (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Emdad, Ali – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990
Presents a conceptual framework for building an intelligent documentation system (IDS) for computer software by integrating hypermedia and expert systems technologies. The need for online computer documentation for end-users is discussed, and elements of the synergetic model are described, including knowledge representation, the hypermedia…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design

Stephenson, Christie – Library Trends, 1999
Examines the Museum Educational Site Licensing (MESL) Project--a cooperative project between seven cultural heritage repositories and seven universities--as well as other developments of cultural heritage image databases for academic use. Reviews recent literature on image indexing and retrieval, interface design, and tool development, urging a…
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Cooperative Programs
Fahy, Sarah – 1996
There are a variety of reasons which prevent users from making the most of information products. The practitioner must keep current with the myriad of information sources available and try to stay aware of changes in coverage. This paper categorizes the types of data in a large financial institution as follows: press sources, mergers and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Databases, Foreign Countries

Zahir, Sajjad; Chang, Chew Lik – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Describes the design and development of a prototype expert system called ONLINE-EXPERT that helps users select online databases and vendors that meet users' needs. Search strategies are discussed; knowledge acquisition and knowledge bases are described; and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a decision analysis technique that ranks databases,…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Decision Making, Expert Systems

Crow, Raymond W., Jr.; Starbird, Robert F. – Government Information Quarterly, 1992
Describes the redesign of a CD-ROM database interface by the Congressional Information Service (CIS) that addressed the needs of novice, casual, and expert searchers in academic libraries. Topics discussed include the user profile, the task profile, redesign goals, interaction style, menu design and implementation, system structure and the search…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Higher Education
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