OAKDEC, a Program for Studying the Effects on Users of a Procedural Expert System for Database Searching.

Meadow, Charles T.

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ERIC Number: EJ379056

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Publication Date: 1988

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OAKDEC, a Program for Studying the Effects on Users of a Procedural Expert System for Database Searching.

Meadow, Charles T.

Information Processing and Management, v24 n4 p449-57 1988

Describes OAKDEC, a program based on decision-making logic that uses expert system techniques to assess the status of a database search and to provide recommendations to the user on how to proceed. The discussion focuses on the use of OAKDEC as a research tool for studying user behavior. (20 references) (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Decision Making, Expert Systems, Online Searching, Problem Solving, Search Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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