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Peer reviewedBlair, David C.; Kimbrough, Steven O. – Information Processing & Management, 2002
Suggests an alternative document representation method based on "exemplary documents," those that describe or exhibit the intellectual structure of a particular field of interest. Exemplary documents provide both an indexing vocabulary for that area and a narrative context in which the indexing terms have a clearer meaning. It is much…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer System Design, Document Delivery, Indexes
Peer reviewedBlair, David C. – Information Processing & Management, 2002
The periodic TRECs (Text Retrieval Conferences) have reported the results of a variety of recall studies in large-scale document retrieval. While the efforts of TREC are noteworthy and laudable, there are reasons why its results, especially the recall values that are central to its conclusions, should be accepted with some caution. (Contains 17…
Descriptors: Document Delivery, Electronic Text, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
Lilla, Rick; Hipps, Nena; Corman, Brenda – Educational Technology, 1999
Presents results of research into the best of the academic subject directories, based on three general category searches--one historical, one in literature, and one in the field of science. Describes the 11 winning selections in three divided groups: winners, runners-up, and third-place contenders. (AEF)
Descriptors: Directories, Evaluation Criteria, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Peer reviewedOxtoby, Bob – Education + Training, 1999
Developments in information/communications technology will have increasing impact on British further education colleges. Home and workplace will replace classrooms as learning sites. By 2015, the further education college of today will disappear, but return in a new role as part of an extensive network of online learning and support. (SK)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Kolluri, Venkateswarlu; Metzler, Douglas P. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Explores the utility of using prior domain knowledge (in the form of taxonomies over attributes, attribute values and concept classes) to constrain the rule learner's search by requiring it to be consistent with what is already known about the domain. Spreading Activation Learning (SAL) is used to efficiently learn over taxonomically structured…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Systems, Man Machine Systems
de Bruijn, Berry; Holte, Robert; Martin, Joel – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Presents an interaction model and an experimental method for information retrieval. This automated method helps identify which user and system variables are relevant, which are independent of other variables, and which ranges of the variables are most important. Results show that relevance feedback consistently improves retrieval performance. (AEF)
Descriptors: Automation, Feedback, Improvement, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedOrr, Giles – Library Software Review, 1998
Presents a method for libraries with limited budgets to create reliable Web servers with existing hardware and free software available via the Internet. Discusses staff, hardware and software requirements, and security; outlines the assembly process. (PEN)
Descriptors: Computer Security, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Information Networks
Peer reviewedSinclair, Jim – Electronic Library, 1998
Argues that the commodification of knowledge that would be the logical consequence of marketing online education is still resisted by traditional institutes where the penchant for scholasticism and academic independence is rigorously maintained. States that it is questionable whether this scholastic heritage should be sacrificed for the largely…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Computer Uses in Education, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education
Peer reviewedBrown-Woodson, Ina A. – Library Trends, 1998
Discusses the stages of transformation that occurred in AT&T's information services and how end-users participated in the process. Topics include moving from traditional to electronic services; users' needs and expectations; library staff; vendor partnerships for outsourced services; and evaluating service quality. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Change, Corporate Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedCaverly, David C.; Broderick, Bill – Journal of Developmental Education, 1996
Discusses five steps in creating a Web page: (1) preparing; (2) "prewriting" the pages; (3) drafting; (4) editing; and (5) publishing. Notes that Web pages entertain and persuade their audiences while providing valuable information on programs. (VWC)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Publishing
Beit-Aire, Oren; Blake, Miriam; Caplan, Priscilla; Flecker, Dale; Ingoldsby, Tim; Lannom, Laurence W.; Mischo, William H.; Pentz, Edward; Rogers, Sally; Van de Sompel, Herbert; Suleman, Hussein; Atkins, Anthony; Goncalves, Marcos A.; France, Robert K.; Fox, Edward A.; Chachra, Vinod; Crowder, Murray; Young, Jeff; Wake, Susannah; Nicholson, Dennis – D-Lib Magazine, 2001
Articles in this collection discuss: reference linking in online scholarly journals; e-journal archiving and difficult issues it is raising; objectives, progress, members, statistics and activities of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD); detailed discussion of NDLTD projects and research efforts; and an overview of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing, Information Dissemination
Trippe, Anthony – Distance Education Report, 2001
Describes programs at the University of Phoenix to develop and enhance faculty effectiveness. Discusses training for first-time online courses; continuous online training (including: the Faculty Writing Workshop; Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum; Grading, Evaluation, and Feedback; Learning Teams; and other courses); faculty peer reviews;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Development, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Peer reviewedStammen, Ronald M.; Schmidt, Mark A. – NASSP Bulletin, 2001
Discusses essential elements of effective distance education using the World Wide Web, foremost of which is good instructional design. (PKP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHamilton, Jan; Reddel, Sue; Spratt, Mary – System, 2001
Describes a pilot on-line system of rater training developed at Hong Kong Polytechnic University to support the English Language Centre's English for academic purposes and English in the workplace subjects. Presents findings from a project that investigated raters' attitudes towards assessment and rater training, and evaluated the pilot on-line…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Countries, Interrater Reliability
Direct linkWaters, John K. – T.H.E. Journal, 2006
The e-mail system at Monte Cassino School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is more than just e-mail. It is the cornerstone of an evolving, collaborative online community the preK-8 Catholic school relies on to involve parents in their children's education. When the system was hit six years ago by a major virus attack, the school turned to a Cupertino,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Catholic Schools, Information Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
