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Hutchins, Edwin – 1987
This discussion of the utilization by computer designers and users of metaphors as organizing structures for dealing with the complexity of behavior of human/computer interfaces begins by identifying three types of metaphor that describe various aspects of human-computer interface design, i.e., activity, mode of interaction, and task domain. The…
Descriptors: Computers, Interaction, Language Processing, Man Machine Systems
Hayes-Roth, Frederick; And Others – 1980
This report describes the principal findings and recommendations of a 2-year Rand research project on machine-aided knowledge acquisition and discusses the transfer of expertise from humans to machines, as well as the functions of planning, debugging, knowledge refinement, and autonomous machine learning. The relative advantages of humans and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Information Theory, Man Machine Systems
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Barraclough, Elizabeth D. – Journal of Documentation, 1977
A consideration of the development of on-line systems in terms of the computer changes that made on-line searching possible, and the use of these changes by information retrieval systems. (Author/KP)
Descriptors: Computers, Information Retrieval, Interaction, Man Machine Systems
Hewett, Thomas – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
The development of the Drexel Disk is described. The goal of this disk is to train novice users of a personal computer and to provide them with all the information they need to be able to use the machine and the facilities at Drexel. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Higher Education
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. – 1969
After three years of preparation, the Project Intrex research team has begun to subject parts of its augmented catalog system to interactions with users who were interested in the substance of the stored information and uncontaminated by prior association with the Intrex research effort. The experiences with users to date, as well as progress made…
Descriptors: Computers, Display Systems, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. – 1968
This report describes the current status of Project INTREX experiments and provides a detailed technical record. Activities concentrating on the bibliographic access problem involve: (1) the investigation of a digitally-encoded, machine-manipulated augmented catalog, for which the task of preparing entries for 10,000 documents is about half…
Descriptors: Computers, Display Systems, Indexing, Information Processing
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Noble, Daniel E. – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1970
An address delivered before humanities students and faculty (Arizona State University, Tempe, April 14, 1967). (Editor/RD)
Descriptors: Computers, Cybernetics, Human Factors Engineering, Man Machine Systems
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Dos Santos, Brian L.; And Others – Information Services and Use, 1991
The most time consuming and expensive step in developing expert systems is knowledge acquisition (KA), and it is important to determine how the limited resources for acquiring knowledge should be allocated across different sources. This paper develops a model that determines how KA resources should be spent and how such a model may be used. (23…
Descriptors: Computers, Concept Formation, Expert Systems, Information Sources
Spigai, Frances; And Others – 1968
This report presents documentation of files, of file organization, and of 42 of the modular program subroutines used in a pilot project devised by the Oregon State University (OSU) Computer Center to simulate procedures in the Acquisitions Department of the OSU Library. A total of 224 bibliographically verified requests for monographs, 30 vender…
Descriptors: Automation, College Libraries, Computers, Display Systems
Engelbart, D. C. – 1972
This progress report covers a two-year project which is part of a program that is exploring the value of computer aids in augmenting human intellectual capability. The background and nature of the program, its resources, and the activities it has undertaken are outlined. User experience in applying augmentation tools and techniques to various…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computers, Information Networks
Young, Micki Jo; And Others – 1978
This book for library administrators and Federal library staff covers the application of minicomputers in Federal libraries and offers a review of minicomputer technology. A brief overview of automation explains computer technology, hardware, and software. The role of computers in libraries is examined in terms of the history of computers and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Computers, Government Libraries
California Univ., Los Angeles. Inst. of Library Research. – 1967
The development of mechanized information services in a university library has the following design goals: (1) the center for information services should be operational, (2) it should be a general purpose system, (3) it should be adaptable, (4) it should be replicative, (5) it should encourage increased receptivity and use, and (6) it should be…
Descriptors: Automation, College Libraries, Computer Programs, Computers
Parkman, Ralph – 1967
An inter-disciplinary course entitled "Cybernation and Man," developed by the School of Engineering at San Jose State College, tries to evaluate the many problems posed to man by the expansion of his technology. It is contended in the course that the most effective approach to control of complex social phenomena within a technological…
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Course Descriptions, Cybernetics
Braidwood, J. – 1969
Contained in this bibliography are 312 references as they related to general principles and problems of information display, man-computer interaction, present and possible future display equipment, ergonomic aspects of display design, and current and potential applications, especially to information processing. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computers, Display Aids, Display Systems
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McManus, John F., Ed. – 1972
This is a collection of 12 working papers dealing with instructional management systems (IMS). The papers are divided into three sections--systems definition, pedagogical studies, and hardware/software studies. IMS is generically defined as a set of procedures and mechanisms for gathering and processing pupil data and returning useful information…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science, Computers, Data Processing