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Peer reviewedRichards, Trevor; Robinson, Christine – CD-ROM Professional, 1993
Provides a comprehensive system for professional evaluation of CD-ROM software. The system extends the work of Peter Jacso by including a detailed evaluation form using a simplified rating scale. It also incorporates the CD-ROM Consistent Interface Guidelines, which propose 13 basic functions for CD-ROM user interfaces. The evaluation form is…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval
Nicholls, Paul; And Others – Laserdisk Professional, 1990
Describes trends in CD-ROM retrieval software design and discusses the need to evaluate such software in terms of the specific requirements of the purchaser. A checklist of general evaluation criteria for five aspects of access software--hardware/software dependencies, interface features, search and retrieval functions, output functions and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedSieverts, Eric G.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1992
Lists and compares specifications, properties, and test results of eight microcomputer software programs for information storage and retrieval by endusers. This is one of a series of articles that have reported the results of a software evaluation project conducted by The Netherlands Association of Users of Online Information Systems (VOGIN). (22…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Raitt, David I. – 1989
Written from the viewpoint of an observer of the computer industry and a CD-ROM user, this report looks at CD-ROM evaluation guidelines; notes the performance of publishers; and comments on successful product design. It is contended that some software publishers are jumping on the CD-ROM bandwagon, and are guilty of: (1) putting "any old stuff"…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Database Producers
Peer reviewedCherry, Joan M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Evaluation of data from assessments of full bibliographic displays in academic library OPACs (online public access catalogs) and World Wide Web catalogs against a checklist of desirable features found that OPAC displays scored 58% and Web displays scored 60%. Discusses weaknesses, focusing on those found in the majority of the displays…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis
Direct linkNeumann, Marco; O'Murchu, Ina; Breslin, John; Decker, Stefan; Hogan, Deirdre; MacDonaill, Ciaran – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2005
Purpose: The motivation for this investigation is to apply social networking features to a semantic network portal, which supports the efforts in enterprise training units to up-skill the employee in the company, and facilitates the creation and reuse of knowledge in online communities. Design/methodology/approach: The paper provides an overview…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Semantics, Social Networks
