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Papadakis, Ioannis; Karakoidas, Vassileios; Chrissikopoulos, Vassileios – Library Hi Tech, 2002
Describes DocML, a Web-based digital library of university data that is used to build a system capable of preserving and managing student assignments. Topics include requirements for a digital library of university data; metadata and XML; three-tier architecture; user interface; searching; browsing; content delivery; and administrative issues.…
Descriptors: Administration, Assignments, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education
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Ealy, Julie B. – Science and Children, 2002
Presents a workshop on graphing technology that targeted a diverse group of students from elementary and secondary grades. Includes an activity on exploring the relative rates of heating and sections on reading the graphs, practicing with sensors, and plotting 3-D graphs. (YDS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Jayakanthan, R. – Electronic Library, 2002
Discusses computer games being used for education and training. Describes educational computer games; simulation games in military training; adventure games in business and corporate environments; interface design; pedagogical knowledge; domain expertise; and future possibilities. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Interfaces, Computer Simulation, Educational Games
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Salumbides, Edcel John; Maristela, Joyce; Uy, Alfredson; Karremans, Kees – American Journal of Physics, 2002
Introduces an alternative method to determine the mechanics of a moving object that uses computer vision algorithms with a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera as a recording device. Presents two experiments, pendulum motion and terminal velocity, to compare results of the alternative and conventional methods. (YDS)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Laboratory Experiments
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Marchionini, Gary; Mu, Xiangming – Information Processing & Management, 2003
Describes a series of user studies used to advance understanding of how people use electronic tables (E-tables) and inform the development of a Web-based statistical table browser for use by non-specialists. Results of needs assessment, prototype development, and user studies provide a foundation for understanding E-tables in general and guiding…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Needs Assessment, Statistical Data
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Detlor, Brian; Arsenault, Clement – Online Information Review, 2002
Discusses the role of intelligent agents in facilitating the seeking and retrieval of information in Web-based library environments. Highlights include an overview of agents; current applications in library domains; an agent-based model for libraries; the design of interface agents; and implications for library policy and digital collections.…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Electronic Libraries
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Marchionini, Gary – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Describes how user interfaces for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) web site evolved over a 5-year period along with the larger organizational interface and how this co-evolution has influenced the institution. Interviews with BLS staff and transaction log analysis are the foci of this study, as well as user information-seeking studies and user…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Information Dissemination, Information Seeking, Organizations (Groups)
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Hedberg, John G.; Brown, Ian – Educational Media International, 2002
Discusses cultural differences in Web site design for cross-cultural contexts and describes a study of Masters Degree students in Hong Kong that investigated their perceptions of Web learning environments that had been designed in Australia and delivered into Hong Kong and China. Considers the appropriateness of western interface design…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
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Combs, Joseph, Jr. – Library Software Review, 1995
Reviews ConSearch 3.0, a product that provides flexible searching of electronic files, allowing the location of related meanings as well as exact matches. ConSearch 3.0 differs from other file retrieval approaches by relating words in search phrases of questions to the "meaning" of the words, which are stored in a "conceptual…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Databases
Jacso, Peter – Online, 1996
Presents a computer software review of the graphical online interface, Ovid client for Windows. Evaluates the following system options: database choices, graphical interface, index browsing, searching, topical limiting, term mapping, displaying, printing, and downloading. Sidebars display product information and feedback from Ovid Technologies in…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews
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Hancock-Beaulieu, Micheline; And Others – Journal of Documentation, 1995
An online library catalog was used to evaluate an interactive query expansion facility based on relevance feedback for the Okapi, probabilistic, term weighting, retrieval system. A graphical user interface allowed searchers to select candidate terms extracted from relevant retrieved items to reformulate queries. Results suggested that the…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation, Feedback
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Pankiewicz, Philip R., Ed. – American Biology Teacher, 1995
Reviews the DynaPulse 200M Education Edition microcomputer-based laboratory, which combines interactive software with curriculum and medical instrumentation to teach students about the cardiovascular system. (MKR)
Descriptors: Biology, Cardiovascular System, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Reviews
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Zheng, T. F.; And Others – Physics Teacher, 1994
Emphasizes two aspects for a calculus-based physics course: applying calculus and numerical integral methods to determine the theoretical period of a pendulum with nonlinear motion, and achieving theoretical and experimental results by using "MathCad" software and a microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) system. (MVL)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education
Levetan, Janice – Library Talk, 1999
Compares three online databases designed for elementary school use for searching periodicals. Highlights include limiting the ability to surf the Web; print capabilities; available resources included in the database, including full text versus abstracts; user-support materials; reading levels; and ease of interface use. (LRW)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education
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Rorvig, Mark; Hemmje, Matthias – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Reports on a conference workshop that addressed Visual Information Retrieval Interfaces (VIRIs). Topics include evaluation methods; task dimension for evaluating VIRIs; efforts to fund European development of VIRIs; metrics, including cosine vector; navigation among documents; and interactions with users. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
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