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The Design and Evaluation of a Front-End User Interface for Energy Researchers.
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Borgman, Christine L.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1989
Reports on the Online Access to Knowledge (OAK) Project, which developed software to support end user access to a Department of Energy database based on the skill levels and needs of energy researchers. The discussion covers issues in development, evaluation, and the study of user behavior in designing an interface tailored to a special…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Information Seeking, Man Machine Systems
Mental Models: Ways of Looking at a System.
Borgman, Christine L. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1982
Discusses theory of mental models--i.e., representations of relationships within a system which enable the user to produce mental simulations of the system's actions and develop ways of dealing with it--and its implications for user training, interface design, and overall systems design. (EJS)
Descriptors: Human Factors Engineering, Information Systems, Input Output Devices, Learning Theories
The Videotex User Interface: Design Considerations and a Feature Analysis.
Borgman, Christine L. – Videodisc/Videotext, 1982
Provides a brief overview of videotex systems currently in operation and discusses an analysis of those systems in which the various features of the videotex user-system interface were identified. System design considerations for videotex are outlined and the results of the feature analysis of existing systems are presented in three figures.…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Information Services
Extending the Dewey Decimal Classification via Keyword Clustering: The Science Library Catalog Project.
Rosenberg, Jason B.; Borgman, Christine L. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1992
Discusses the Science Library Catalog, an online catalog intended for use by children at the Los Angeles Public Library, and describes the process of reorganizing the MARC-based database by using clustering algorithms to extend the Dewey Decimal Classification. Examples of screen displays are included. (18 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Bibliographic Databases, Children, Childrens Libraries
The Science Library Catalog Project: Comparison of Children's Searching Behavior in Hypertext and a Keyword Search System.
Borgman, Christine L.; And Others – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1991
Reports on a continuing project to study children's use of the Science Library Catalog (SLC), a graphically based direct manipulation microcomputer interface for locating science materials in elementary school libraries. Search success on SLC, which uses HyperCard, is compared with a Boolean system; effects of age and gender are studied; and user…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Software