First Toronto Conference on Database Users. Studies of User Needs and Behaviour.

Belkin, Nicholas J.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1987

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First Toronto Conference on Database Users. Studies of User Needs and Behaviour.

Belkin, Nicholas J.; And Others

Canadian Journal of Information Science, v12 n3-4 p31-79 1987

Five papers discuss factors affecting human interactions with online information systems. Topics covered include the use of discourse analysis for interaction functions specification; the impact of optical data disks; the need for research into the search process; user access to data dictionaries; and the development of full text systems. (CLB)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Full Text Databases, Human Factors Engineering, Information Systems, Man Machine Systems, Online Searching, Online Systems, Optical Data Disks, Research Needs, Systems Development, User Needs (Information)

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Language: English

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