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Some Ideas on the Microcomputer and the Information/Knowledge Workstation.

Boon, J. A.; Pienaar, H. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1989

Identifies the optimal goal of knowledge workstations as the harmony of technology and human decision-making behaviors. Two types of decision-making processes are described and the application of each type to experimental and/or operational situations is discussed. Suggestions for technical solutions to machine-user interfaces are then offered.…

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Information Scientists, Information Technology

Standards for the Global Information Infrastructure (GII): A Review of Recent Developments, Ongoing Efforts, Future Directions and Issues.

Needleman, Mark H. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1996

Reviews developments related to standards in electronic and networked information. Discusses traditional library and Internet communities, and notes the importance of having a supporting infrastructure in place. Topics include: Z39.50; Z39.56 Serial Item/Contribution Identifier (SICI); Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Protocol; character set standards;…

Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Electronic Text, Futures (of Society), Global Approach