Presents an Intelligent Negotiating Neural Network Design Model for solving the problem of poor information retrieval in subject searches of online catalogs. The purpose of the network, its architecture, and three different sessions of the user interface are described. Nineteen figures showing screens of the three sessions are appended. (Contains…

Discussion of information retrieval in the humanities focuses on a study of 10 graduate students at Indiana University as they conducted literature searches using databases on CD-ROM. Highlights include a review of related literature, search strategies, relevance assessments, human-computer interaction, and databases and indexing. (LRW)

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)

Science education can be enhanced by facilitating student interactive access to scientific data bases. The main objective of the Science and Technology Information Transfer for Education (STITE) project was to study man-machine mechanisms for improving the transfer of science information from its present repositories into science learning systems,…

Contained in this bibliography are 312 references as they related to general principles and problems of information display, man-computer interaction, present and possible future display equipment, ergonomic aspects of display design, and current and potential applications, especially to information processing. (Author/MM)

This is a working paper which seeks to examine how information about approximately 900 occupations might be utilized and kept up to date. The discussion centers on a modular system for information treatment. The paper elaborates on: (1) how and what kinds of information will be put into the system; and (2) five different modes of operation for…

These three articles discuss the use of hypertext and hypermedia systems in higher education. Topics addressed include knowledge acquisition; learning processes; access to information (highlighting the printing press, subject specialists, and broadcast media); the Perseus Project; authoring tools; incorporating hypermedia within courseware; user…

Discusses the need for library science to examine users' search behaviors in the context of social cognition and creative problem solving. Topics covered include the psychology of search behavior, problem solving approaches to library instruction in online searching, and problem solving protocols. (29 references) (CLB)

This document lists sources useful for academic reference and instruction librarians who are concerned with assisting and teaching novice or non-professional end-user searchers. The bibliography is organized in two lists: complete bibliographic citations and subject listing of references. The types of sources listed include journal articles,…

The Unified Network of Informatics in Teacher Education (UNITE) is intended to establish a cooperative environment for exchanging ideas and computing resources among school administrators, teachers, interns (student teachers), and teacher educators who are separated by physical distances. A primary objective of the initial phase was to investigate…

The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), an organization charged with providing information services to the Department of Defense (DoD) scientific and technical community, actively seeks ways to promote access to and utilization of scientific and technical information (STI) databases, online services, and networks relevant to the conduct…

The papers in this proceedings consider ways in which user friendly interface design may be used to make online systems in public and academic libraries easier to use, and thus more attractive to potential users. A short introduction by F. W. Lancaster is followed by nine papers: (1) "Linking the Unlinkable" (Michael Gorman); (2)…

THIS REPORT COVERS A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE DIAL ACCESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (DAIRS), USED FOR RETRIEVING AND TRANSMITTING AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO CARRELS OR CLASSROOMS ELECTRONICALLY. AFTER FORMULATING A WORKING DEFINITION OF THE SUBJECT, A CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND SPECIFIC SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR USE IN THE SEARCH…

This report describes an experimental system for remote direct access to files of computer-stored information which has been indexed by the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC). The data base for the experiment consisted of references from a single issue of Nuclear Science Abstracts. The Special Subject Edition of UDC for Nuclear Science and…

A feasibility study examined the capability of a computer-based system's handling of technical information pertinent to the design of instructional systems. Structured interviews were held to assess the information needs of both researchers and practitioners and an investigation was conducted of 10 computer-based information storage and retrieval…