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Peer reviewedLiu, James; Wu, Yan; Zhou, Lina – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Introduces a hybrid method for abstracting Chinese text that integrates the statistical approach with language understandings, incorporating some linguistics heuristics and segmentation into the abstracting process. Initial responses from application to Chinese newspaper articles show that the method contributes much to the flexibility and…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Chinese, Foreign Countries
Zia, Lee L.; Almasy, Edward; Sleasman, David; Bower, Rachael; Niu, Jingfang; Liu, Xiaoming; Maly, Kurt; Zubair, Mohammad; Nelson, Michael L.; Brody, Tim; Harnard, Stevan; Carr, Les; Budhu, Muniram; Coleman, Anita – D-Lib Magazine, 2002
Includes five articles that discuss digital library programs related to the National Science Foundation; software for building Web portals; metadata developed at Tsinghua University Library (China) for preserving digital resources; the Open Archives Initiative for metadata and the need for a common infrastructure; and interactivity in a digital…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries, Engineering Education
Downes, Stephen; Shata, Osama; Lin, Fuhua (Oscar); Jamlan, Muain – International Review of Open and Distance Learning, 2001
Describes their essential components of learning objects (any element that might be contained inside a course) and gives a theoretical perspective. Discusses learning objects as they are developed and used in distance education. "A Middle Eastern Perspective" (Shata); " A Chinese Perspective" (Lin); and "A Perspective from…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Course Content, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
