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Content Independence in Multimedia Databases.
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de Vries, Arjen P. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
Investigates the role of data management in multimedia digital libraries, and its implications for the design of database management systems. Introduces the notions of content abstraction and content independence. Proposes a blueprint of a new class of database technology, which supports the basic functionality for the management of both content…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Electronic Libraries
Information Architecture in JASIST: Just Where Did We Come From?
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Dillon, Andrew – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Traces information architecture (IA) to a historical summit, supported by American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) in May 2000 at Boston, MA. where several hundred gathered to thrash out the questions of just what IA was and what this field might become. Outlines the six IA issues discussed. (JMK)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Information Industry, Information Management, Information Science
Toward Automatic Chinese Temporal Information Extraction.
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Li, Wenjie; Wong, Kam-Fai; Yuan, Chunfa – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
The objective of this research is to exploit Chinese language processing techniques for temporal information extraction and concept reasoning. Outlines the characteristics of Chinese time system and temporal expressions. Discusses temporal knowledge representations. Presents a general framework for the storage and manipulation of temporal…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer System Design, Information Processing, Information Sources
Assessment of the Effects of User Characteristics on Mental Models of Information Retrieval Systems.
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Zhang, Xiangmin; Chignell, Mark – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
Reports results of a study investigating effects of four user characteristics on users' mental models of information retrieval (IR) systems. Findings indicated that educational and professional status, academic background, and computer experience had significant effects in differentiating users on their factor scores. First language had a…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Information Retrieval, Information Science
A Proposed Integration Environment for Enhanced User Interaction and Value-Adding of Electronic Documents: An Empirical Evaluation.
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Liew, Chern Li; Chennupati, K. R.; Foo, Schubert – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
Explores the potential and impact of an innovative information environment in enhancing user activities in using electronic documents for various tasks, and to support the value-adding of these e-documents. Discusses the conceptual design and prototyping of a proposed environment, PROPIE. Presents an empirical and formative evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Document Delivery, Electronic Journals