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An Information Retrieval System for Reusable Software.
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Chang, Yuk Fung; Eastman, Caroline M. – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Describes the design of a classification scheme for reusable software and the implementation of an information retrieval system for reusable software using the SMART system. Highlights include a review of other systems for reusable software; system design; reorganization of software documentation; and system testing, including recall and…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Information Retrieval
A Proposed Method of Measuring the Utility of Individual Information Retrieval Tools.
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Meadow, Charles T. – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1996
Proposes a method of evaluating information retrieval systems by concentrating on individual tools (commands, their menus or graphic interface equivalents, or a move/stratagem). A user would assess the relative success of a small part of a search, and every tool used in that part would be credited with a contribution to the result. Cumulative…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
WQ: An Environment for Teaching Information Access Skills.
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Allen, Robert B.; Murray, G. Craig; Yang, Hedong – 2002
WQ is a Web-based system that reflects some of the ideas found in WebQuests. This paper analyzes the characteristics that make the WebQuests so popular and determines which of their components give them the greatest educational value. The WQ system, which the authors have implemented, presents sites to be browsed and searched. It allows students…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Information Retrieval
The Design of Document Retrieval Systems for Academic Users: Implications of Students on Users' Relevance Criteria.
Wang, Peiling – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1997
Proposes principles for the design of effective document retrieval (DR) systems incorporating users' cognitive behaviors. Addresses three issues: (1) effective representations for documents to enable users' relevance judgments and decision making; (2) efficient presentations of documents to facilitate users' information processing and decision…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer System Design, Decision Making, Document Delivery
Information Filtering via Hill Climbing, WordNet, and Index Patterns.
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Mock, Kenrick J.; Vemuri, V. Rao – Information Processing & Management, 1997
Discusses intelligent filtering systems and describes work in the INFOS (Intelligent News Filtering Organizational System) project designed to automatically categorize data as relevant or irrelevant based on user interests. The filtering is performed by combining keyword-based hill climbing, knowledge-based conceptual representation via WordNet,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Expert Systems
A Re-Examination of Relevance: Toward a Dynamic, Situational Definition.
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Schamber, Linda; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1990
Considers the meaning of relevance and examines the role that relevance plays in information behavior. Literature on relevance is reviewed, cognitive and dynamic processing approaches to relevance are described, and 12 research questions are presented that address criteria users employ in evaluating information and suggest implications for system…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer System Design, Definitions, Evaluation Criteria
Making a Library Catalog Adaptive.
Buckland, Michael K.; And Others – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1992
Describes the design of a prototype adaptive online catalog that was implemented as a transparent workstation-based front end system to MELVYL, the online catalog for the University of California libraries. Problems with searching bibliographic retrieval systems are reviewed, including irrelevant retrievals and the inexperience of most users.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Computer System Design, Higher Education