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Pannell, Dorothy V. – School Business Affairs, 1991
Describes selecting and installing a computerized point of sale for a district food service program; the equipment needed and preferred; and the training of trainers, managers, and cashiers. Also discusses the direct benefits and side benefits of the system. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness, Food Service
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Dunlop, Mark D.; van Rijsbergen, C. J. – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Discusses access to nontextual documents in large multimedia document bases. A hybrid information retrieval model, using queries in a hypertext environment for location of browsing areas, is presented; and two experiments using cluster-based descriptions of content are reported. (23 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Graphs, Hypermedia, Indexing
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Arents, Hans C.; Bogaerts, Walter F. L. – Information Processing and Management, 1993
Discusses and examines two approaches to concept-based retrieval of hypermedia information that improve a user's ability to navigate large systems--term indexing with semantically coupled thesauri and semantic hyperindexing. Visualization of index structures is discussed, and an example, the Cube of Contents retrieval model for the "Active…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Hypermedia, Indexing, Information Retrieval
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Kappe, Frank; And Others – Internet Research, 1993
Discusses the architecture of a global hypermedia information and communication system designed to operate through the Internet that is being developed at the Graz University of Technology (Austria). Topics addressed include clients and servers; distributed hypertext; link server protocol; document cache servers; and applications of the global…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Valauskas, Ed; Flower, Eric – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Two articles discuss the library hardware marketplace. The first examines the Apple Macintosh in libraries from 1984 to the present, including linking libraries, computers, and endusers over large geographic distances. The second article discusses upgrading components of systems in the IBM compatible, MS-DOS, and Windows environments as costs…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Costs
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Livergood, Norman D. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1991
Explores specification and design procedures, functions, and issues in the development of intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs). Topics discussed include learning objectives; the target audience; types of training materials; format; software and hardware specifications; and individual ITS modules, including administrative, user profile, database,…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design
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Hinds, Timothy H. – CD-ROM Professional, 1990
Discusses topics related to systems for in-house CD-ROM development: functions, including data capture, data conversion, data editing, indexing, database construction, simulation/testing, and formatting; components, including hardware, the processor, peripherals, and selection considerations; software, including the operating system, system…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Evaluation Criteria
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Kibirige, Harry M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Discussion of the potential effects of fiber optic-based communication technology on information networks and systems design highlights library automation. Topics discussed include computers and telecommunications systems, the importance of information in national economies, microcomputers, local area networks (LANs), national computer networks,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Copyrights, Information Networks
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Ramesh, Venkatar; Ram, Sudha – Information Systems, 1997
Presents a seven-step methodology for utilizing integrity constraint knowledge from heterogeneous databases. Describes generating a set of integrity constraints applicable at the integrated level from constraints specified on local databases. Introduces the concept of constraint-based relationships between objects in heterogeneous databases;…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Information Processing, Information Technology
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Carr-Chellman, Alison; Cuyar, Craig; Breman, Jeroen – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1998
Discussion of user-design as a theoretical process for creating training, software, and computer systems focuses on a case study that describes user-design methodology in home health care through the context of diffusing a new laptop patient-record-keeping system with home nurses. Research needs and implications for the design process are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Nurses
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Cole, Charles – Information Processing & Management, 1998
Suggests that the principles underlying the procedure used by doctors to diagnose a patient's disease are useful in the design of intelligent information-retrieval systems because the task of the doctor is conceptually similar to the computer or human intermediary's task in information retrieval: to draw out the user's query/information need.…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Diagnosis, Computer System Design, Information Needs
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Lehman, Abderrafih – Information Processing & Management, 1999
Describes the design and construction of Resume Automatique a Fragments Indicateurs (RAFI), a system of automatic text summary which sums up scientific and technical texts. The RAFI system transforms a long source text into several versions of more condensed texts, using discourse analysis, to make searching easier; it could be adapted to the…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Discourse Analysis, Internet, Scientific and Technical Information
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Falk, Howard – Electronic Library, 1999
Describes interconnection methods, speed, and comparative equipment costs of networking starter kits. These kits supply network-connection devices that plug into or connect to each computer that is part of a network; they may also provide interconnection cables and installation software needed to set up a network. Reviews 20 kits that use a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design
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Twarog, Carl – Visible Language, 1997
Presents issues raised in designing a software interface as a teaching aid for a preschool user group. Addresses issues such as message variance caused by disappearance of information when media access varied by user, and finding commonalities across a user base. (PA)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Multimedia Materials
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Hertzum, Morten; Pejtersen, Annelise Mark – Information Processing & Management, 2000
Investigates engineers' information-seeking practices based on case studies in two organizations. Results show engineers search for documents to find people, search for people to get documents, and interact socially to get information without engaging in explicit searches. Discusses the design task and how computer systems could support searches…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer System Design, Engineers, Information Seeking
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