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Extending SGML to Accommodate Database Functions: A Methodological Overview.
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Sengupta, Arijit; Dillon, Andrew – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Presents a method for augmenting a Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) document repository with database functionality. Introduces an implementation method for a complex-object modeling technique, and describes interface techniques tailored for text databases and concepts for a Structured Document Database Management System (SDDBMS)…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Databases, Documentation, Information Management
Who's Zooming Whom? Attunement to Animation in the Interface.
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Chui, Michael; Dillon, Andrew – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Two controlled experiments examined whether the animated zooming effect accompanying the opening or closing of a folder in the Apple Macintosh graphical user interface aids in the user's perception of which window corresponds to which folder. Results suggest users may become attuned to the informational content of the zooming effect with…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design
Design for Living: The Theoretical and Practical Relevance of HCI to Communication Research.
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Howley, Kevin; Dillon, Andrew – 1996
Viewed through an investigation of the cultural and social impact of Information Technology (IT), this paper attempts to illustrate the theoretical and practical utility of HCI (Human Computer Interaction) to communication research. Informed by the full integration hypothesis, which suggests that information technologies have become part of the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Communication Research, Computer Interfaces, Information Technology
Design and Evaluation of a User Interface Supporting Multiple Image Query Models.
Mostafa, Javed; Dillon, Andrew – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
Describes the ViewFinder interface, designed at Indiana University as a client to a database server; it supports querying based on both visual and verbal clues. Presents results of usability analysis performed on ViewFinder with 18 users. High search success rates were achieved through both types of querying means; verbal clues were used more than…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking