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Denning, Rebecca; Shuttleworth, Marie; Smith, Phil – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Presents six principles for building and evaluating Web-based information retrieval interfaces: help the user develop an understanding of the interface and search process, judge the value of continuing search paths, and refine search queries or search topics; avoid complex navigation; make system actions explicit; and provide verbal labels…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Design Requirements, Information Retrieval
Download full textKashihara, Akihiro; Satake, Yoshitomo; Toyoda, Junichi – 1998
In the context of exploring educational hypermedia on the World Wide Web, this paper presents a history visualization that helps learners reorganize explored contents to find what Web sites they should visit next. Learning-by-exploration is discussed as it relates to educational hypermedia, including the "Get Lost in Hyperspace" problem,…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Discovery Processes, Foreign Countries, Hypermedia
Feldman, Susan – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Discusses the need for usability testing for information systems and for librarians to recognize what makes computer interfaces either easy or difficult to use. Highlights include user friendliness; navigation; standards; visual appeal; layout and design; feedback; help screens; and the usability-testing process. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Evaluation Methods, Feedback, Information Systems
Weiner, Michael L.; Rusch, Peter F. – 1996
The DR-LINK (Document Retrieval through Linguist Knowledge) search system was created to help automate the process that research librarians use to convert information needs, as stated by users, into the information retrieval process. DR-LINK resulted from participation in the United States Government initiative called Tipster that was sponsored by…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Systems
Peer reviewedPayette, Sandra D.; Rieger, Oya Y. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998
This study used focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires to collect input for developing the Mann Library Gateway at Cornell University. This Web-based information system provides access to catalogs, indexes, directories, numeric datasets, full-text documents, and spatial files. Concluded that scholars would benefit from…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Catalogs, Computer Interfaces
Lobodzinski, Suave, Ed.; Tomek, Ivan, Ed. – 1997
The 1997 WebNet conference addressed research, new developments, and experiences related to the Internet and intranets. The 257 contributions of WebNet 97 contained in this proceedings comprise the full and short papers accepted for presentation at the conference. Included are positions papers by leading experts in the field; descriptions of ideas…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Computer System Design
