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The Role of Trust in Information Science and Technology.
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Marsh, Stephen; Dibben, Mark R. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 2003
Discusses the notion of trust as it relates to information science and technology, specifically user interfaces, autonomous agents, and information systems. Highlights include theoretical meaning of trust; trust and levels of analysis, including organizational trust; electronic commerce, user interfaces, and static trust; dynamic trust; and trust…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Information Science, Information Systems, Information Technology
A 'Benign Addiction'? Research on ICT and Pre-School Children.
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Plowman, Lydia; Stephen, C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2003
Reviews the international research evidence on the ways in which information and communication technologies (ICT) are used in both formal and informal pre-school settings. Addresses the debate over the value and desirability of young children using computers and computational toys; relationship to the media environment; literacies involved; and…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Use, Information Technology, Interaction
Thesaurus-Enhanced Search Interfaces.
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Shiri, Ali Asghar; Revie, Crawford; Chowdhury, Gobinda – Journal of Information Science, 2002
Discussion of user interfaces to information retrieval systems focuses on interfaces that incorporate thesauri as part of their searching and browsing facilities. Discusses research literature related to information searching behavior, information retrieval interface evaluation, search term selection, and query expansion; and compares thesaurus…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Databases, Evaluation Methods
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in Educational Environments: Implications of Understanding Computers as Media.
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Berg, Gary A. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2000
Reviews literature in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) as it applies to educational environments. Topics include the origin of HCI; human factors; usability; computer interface design; goals, operations, methods, and selection (GOMS) models; command language versus direct manipulation; hypertext; visual perception; interface…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Simulation, Human Factors Engineering
Natural Language Processing.
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Chowdhury, Gobinda G. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 2003
Discusses issues related to natural language processing, including theoretical developments; natural language understanding; tools and techniques; natural language text processing systems; abstracting; information extraction; information retrieval; interfaces; software; Internet, Web, and digital library applications; machine translation for…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
Design of Interfaces for Information Seeking.
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Marchionini, Gary; Komlodi, Anita – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1998
Examines the current state of user interface design for information seeking. Topics include technology push and interdisciplinarity; research and development; literature trends; user-centered interface design; information seeking in electronic environments; online information retrieval system interfaces; online public access catalog interfaces;…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Futures (of Society), Information Retrieval
Digital Libraries.
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Fox, Edward A.; Urs, Shalini R. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 2002
Provides an overview of digital libraries research, practice, and literature. Highlights include new technologies; redefining roles; historical background; trends; creating digital content, including conversion; metadata; organizing digital resources; services; access; information retrieval; searching; natural language processing; visualization;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Data Conversion