Refinement of a Method for Determining the Optimal Interactive Timeout Interval for OPAC Terminals.

Taylor, Christine M.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Refinement of a Method for Determining the Optimal Interactive Timeout Interval for OPAC Terminals.

Taylor, Christine M.; And Others

Information Technology and Libraries, v8 n3 p295-97 Sep 1989

Defines the interactive timeout interval (ITI) as the amount of time that is allowed to lapse between user entries before the computer assumes that the terminal is abandoned and stops polling it. A method for determining optimal ITI, thereby increasing system efficiency of online catalogs, is demonstrated. (10 references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Efficiency, Measurement Techniques, Online Catalogs, Systems Development

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