Users, User Interfaces, and Objects: Envision, a Digital Library.

Fox, Edward A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ469153

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Users, User Interfaces, and Objects: Envision, a Digital Library.

Fox, Edward A.; And Others

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v44 n8 p480-91 Sep 1993

Describes the development of a model for future national and international digital libraries. Four aspects of the model are presented: (1) nine principles underlying constructing electronic archives; (2) a study of potential user needs; (3) the design and evaluation of the user interface; and (4) objects and document type definition development. (Contains 35 references.) (KRN)

Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Library Automation, Man Machine Systems, Models, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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