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| Computer System Design | 3 |
| Internet | 3 |
| User Friendly Interface | 3 |
| Screen Design (Computers) | 2 |
| User Needs (Information) | 2 |
| World Wide Web | 2 |
| Access to Information | 1 |
| Creativity | 1 |
| Databases | 1 |
| Design Requirements | 1 |
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| Internet World | 1 |
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Haskin, David – Internet World, 1997
Compares six leading Web search engines (AltaVista, Excite, HotBot, Infoseek, Lycos, and Northern Light), looking at the breadth of their coverage, accuracy, and ease of use, and finds a clear favorite of the six. Includes tips that can improve search results. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Information Technology, Internet, Online Searching
Peer reviewedArp, Lori, Ed.; And Others – RQ, 1995
Addresses the importance of effective screen and menu design for online public access catalogs, and the responsibility of the instruction librarian to learn required technological information, such as MARC format, in order to influence design. Other concerns for those involved in screen design include screens for gateways, system modules, local…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Gateway Systems, Information Retrieval
Wang, Jianqun; Reid, Edna O. F. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1996
Discusses basic concepts and technologies related to World Wide Web information system development. Describes the design and implementation of Virtual Travel Mart, a Web-based end- user oriented information system. Emphasizes design considerations, which focus on user needs; creativity; integration of in-house databases on the Internet; currency;…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Creativity, Databases, Design Requirements
