The Cascade of Interactions in the Digital Library Interface.

Bates, Marcia J.

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ERIC Number: EJ645701

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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The Cascade of Interactions in the Digital Library Interface.

Bates, Marcia J.

Information Processing & Management, v38 n3 p381-400 May 2002

Presents a model of some of the typical important layers in the design of information systems, and shows how those layers interact in operation. Suggests that these layers are in the way of a cascade of each layer affecting the next. Presents a model of this cascade of interactions in information systems. Provides examples from networked databases, online catalogs, and a Web-based information system. (Contains 68 references.) (AEF)

Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Information Networks, Information Systems, Interaction, Models, Online Catalogs, Online Systems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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