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Busch, David D. – Internet World, 1997
Describes graphical elements--backgrounds, buttons, rules, and enhancements like drop shadows--that can transform Web pages without significantly increasing download time. Used thoughtfully and consistently, such graphical elements can create a unique style that serves as a personal Web page trademark. (AEF)
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design
Mu, Xiangming; Marchionini, Gary – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2001
Describes a novel design of a Table Browser for casual users of statistical data. Focuses on the overall system architecture and the user interface. Describes the prototype interface and presents results of experiments testing the efficacy of the multi-threaded data flow. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Data Analysis, Information Systems
Peer reviewedHamilton, Gregory C.; Davis, James E.; Kastigar, Gerald F., Jr. – Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 1999
Presents an overview of a suite of software tools called "Of Course!" that was created for the design and development of interactive multimedia instructional (IMI) programs. Describes the tool's three built-in quality assurance operating modes; the Event Status buttons that handle the quality assurance feature; and the design and…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials
Shepherd, M.; Watters, Carolyn; Kaushik, Raj – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2001
Results from user studies support the importance of genre and task in interface design and effectiveness of filtering of electronic news. Preliminary results from a study on effectiveness of predicting interesting Web pages based on the content of previously visited pages suggest a great similarity between reading electronic news and browsing the…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Information Seeking, Information Systems
Devadason, Francis; Intaraksa, Neelawat; Patamawongjariya, Pornprapa; Desai, Kavita – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2001
Describes an experimental system designed to organize and provide access to Web documents using a faceted pre-coordinate indexing system based on the Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS) derived from POPSI (Postulate based Permuted Subject Indexing) of Bhattacharyya, and the facet analysis and chain indexing system of Ranganathan. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design
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
Download full textJohnston, Joyce P. – 1997
This paper explores the practical and philosophical issues involved in Web site construction so that the finished site truly reflects its creator. The author uses the term "syllaweb" for a hyperlinked syllabus and declares that it was an outgrowth of Vannevar Bush's original description of computerized graphical communication as a web,…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Text, Group Activities
Tyckoson, David A., Ed. – 1991
This book addresses the problem of when a library has limited catalog access, and explores various technological methods to expand the catalog beyond its traditional boundaries. Fourteen chapters describe catalog projects in individual libraries: (1) "Enhancing Access to Information: Building Catalogs for the Future" (David A. Tyckoson);…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records
