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Peer reviewedBialo, Ellen R.; Erickson, Lisa B. – AEDS Journal, 1985
Describes an Educational Products Information Exchange (EPIE) study which evaluated 163 elementary and secondary education microcomputer courseware programs for intent, content, methods and approach, and evaluation, to discover whether trends existed across areas and courseware types, and to determine strengths and weaknesses of available…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Courseware, Design Preferences, Drills (Practice)
Lundeen, Gerald; Tenopir, Carol – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Discusses factors that should be considered when comparing microcomputer software for small and medium-sized library catalogs and describes eight specific packages--BRS/Search Micros/Mini Version, Card Catalog, Golden Retriever, INMAGIC, TEQLIB, FINDER, SCIMATE, and STAR. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Design Preferences, Display Systems
Peer reviewedCrawford, Walt – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Details a series of tests conducted by the Research Libraries Group, Inc., to evaluate IBM clones i.e., computers designed to use hardware and software originally intended for IBM microcomputers. The results of evaluations of several personal computers, using the criteria of performance, aesthetics, ergonomics, and documentation, are reported.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Design Preferences
Peer reviewedMarquez, Mark E.; Lehman, James D. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1992
Describes a study of students at Purdue University that examined the roles of gender, right- versus left-handedness, and mouse experience in preferences concerning the placement of icon buttons within hypermedia user-interface designs. Response rate is examined, order of presentation is discussed, and further research is suggested. (11 references)…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Preferences, Handedness
Peer reviewedCherry, Joan M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Evaluation of data from assessments of full bibliographic displays in academic library OPACs (online public access catalogs) and World Wide Web catalogs against a checklist of desirable features found that OPAC displays scored 58% and Web displays scored 60%. Discusses weaknesses, focusing on those found in the majority of the displays…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis
