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Accounting for User Diversity in Configuring Online Systems.

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Woolliams, Peter; Gee, David – Online Review, 1992

Discusses cultural diversity in human-computer interactions and in the design of online systems. Topics addressed include cognitive psychology; North American and European ethnocentricity; online systems and their organizational setting; models for organization culture; corporate culture; international systems and country-specific cultures; and…

Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Computer System Design, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences

The MenUSE System for Multilingual Assisted Access to Online Databases, in the Context of Current EC-Funded Projects.

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Blake, Paul – Online Review, 1992

Describes the MenUSE (Menu-based User Search Engine) retrieval system for multilingual database searching and reviews the status of other similar projects funded by the European Communities Commission. A Japanese-English version of MenUSE is explained, including its use of HyperCard software. (LRW)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Computer System Design, English