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Creating an Interactive Videodisc on Mapping.
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Andrews, Sona Karentz; Grozik, John – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Provides an overview of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Interactive Multimedia Cartography Project to create an interactive videodisc that would illustrate the topic of mapping and provide access to examples of cartography from the American Geographical Society Collection. (JLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cartography, Databases, Grants
Raison d'Etre: Embodying Design History and Rationale in Hypermedia Folklore--An Experiment in Reflective Design Practice.
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Carroll, John M.; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Raison d'Etre, a hypermedia design history application, provides access to a database of video clips containing perspectives of design team members during the course of a project. Describes the user needs analysis; methods of collecting information and organizing the database; and the implications for design education, research, and practice. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Database Design, Hypermedia, Information Systems
Human-Computer Interfaces and OPACs: Introductory Thoughts Related to INNOPAC.
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Henry, Helen K. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
Human-computer interface design concepts are used as the criteria for evaluating the benefits and shortcomings of San Diego State University Library's online catalog, INNOPAC (the PAC). Features discussed include integrated files, search capabilities, system availability, user interface, record-to-record links, boolean operations, subject access,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases
MacNOTIS-NOTIS User Interface Development and Test.
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Hall, Hal W. – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Provides an overview of the MacNOTIS interface project at Texas A&M University to provide a tool to make the NOTIS online public access catalog more accessible to users. Highlights include an intuitive interface, saving to disk, local printing, reusable search strings, online help, and automatic dial-up. (JLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Federal Aid, Gateway Systems
DOBIS and NOTIS: A Contrast in Design.
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Juergens, Bonnie; Blake, Ruth – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Compares and contrasts two systems designed for library automation applications--NOTIS, which was developed in the United States, and DOBIS, which was developed in Europe. The differences in the systems are discussed in terms of the availability or absence of machine readable bibliographic sharing capacities in the countries of origin. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
A Digital Full-Text Biotechnology System at Georgetown University.
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Broering, Naomi C. – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Discusses Georgetown University's prototype digital full-text system designed to provide medical clinicians and researchers with electronically transmitted journal articles that include illustrations. Topics addressed include project design; digital full-text database design and maintenance; storage/retrieval and transmission technologies…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Biotechnology, College Libraries, Electronic Libraries
Networked Electronic Information Systems at the University of Houston Libraries: The IRIS Project and Beyond.
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Gunning, Kathleen; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1993
Provides an overview of the IRIS (Intelligent Reference Information System) project at the University of Houston (Texas) libraries; describes CD-ROM database performance tests, user reactions to the CD-ROM network, and a survey of users of an expert system to recommend reference sources; and reports on current activities and future plans.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer System Design