Overview

Selected papers presented by leading professionals at a Mid-Year Conference of the American Society for Information Science, along with additional commentary by guest editors comprise this volume, which condenses a broad range of information into a cohesive overview of the state of the art of interface design. The current status of human-computer interaction is examined, and major trends identified in an effort to project the future significance of interfaces to information retrieval systems. The need to establish and implement standards for design involving the redefinition of tools and the reevaluation of information science theories and systems is central to the text, and the facts and data presented serve to initiate the development of these models. This compilation explores the present and the future of interface design from a variety of perspectives. The volume introduction reviews the highlights of the conference proceedings and is followed by a concentration on six major topics ranging from interface style to case studies and standards. Each chapter touches on some aspect of those factors which impact user interface design, and end of chapter bibliographies facilitate further study. In a field which is rapidly evolving, this work furnishes computer system developers and library and information science researchers with new insight into the potential for innovative computer design.

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Author:   Martin Dillon
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.707kg
ISBN:  

9780313274947

ISBN 10:   0313274940
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   11 December 1991
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Martin Dillon Interface Style, Martha Lindeman Comparison of Direct Manipulation, Menu Selection, and Command Language as Interaction Styles for Online Public Access Catalogs by Dudee Chiang Rapid Prototyping and Code Generation for Direct-Manipulation Interfaces by Ray R. Larson Toward a Direct-Manipulation Interface for Conceptual Information Retrieval Systems by Daniel E. Rose and Richard K. Belew The Berry-Picking Search: User Interface Design by Marcia J. Bates Artificial Intelligence and the User Interface Amy J. Warner Designing a Domain Knowledge Base for an Intelligence Interface by Doris Florian Modality, Extensionality, and Computability by Diana D. Woodward A Domain Knowledge-based Natural-Language Interface for Bibliographic Information Retrieval by Zbigniew Mikolajuk and Robert Chafetz Structured Representation of Theoretical Abstracts: Implications for User Interface Design by Hannah Francis and Elizabeth D. Liddy Hyperdocuments, Gary Marchionini Authoring Hyperdocuments: Designing for Interaction by Gary Marchionini, Peter Liebscher, and Xia Lin The User Interface: A Hypertext Model Linking Art Objects and Related Information by Judi Moline Information Chunking as an Interface Design Issue for Full-Text Databases by T. R. Girill Hypertext: User-driven Interfaces by Michael A. Shepherd and Carolyn Watters Details on Demand: Hypertext Models for Coping with Information Overload by Charles B. Kreitzberg A Task Analysis for a Hyperlibrary System by Martha J. Lindeman, John R. Bonneau, and Kym E. Pocius Case Studies in Human-Computer Interaction, Thomas H. Martin The Variability of Subject Searching in an Online Public Access Catalog over an Academic Year by Neal K. Kaske A Prototype Workstation for Accessing and Using an Optical Disc-based Database of Biomedical Documents by Frank L. Walker and George R. Thoma Designing a User-System Interface by Helen Pfuderer and K. C. Miller Exploring Discretionary Users' Interaction with Word-Processing Technology by Susan Wiedenbeck and Radhika Santhanam Evaluation, Martin Dillon User Interface Modeling by Carla L. Burns Generic Approach to CD-ROM Systems: A Formal Analysis of Search Capabilities and Ease of Use by Tian-Zhu Li The User Interface for CD-ROM Systems and Online Catalogs by Steven D. Atkinson, Judith Hudson, and Geraldene Walker Trends in Technological Standards, M.E.L. Jacob, editor The Client-Server Model in Information Retrieval by Clifford A. Lynch Selected Bibliography Index

Reviews

Compiles 22 papers presented at a 1989 American Society for Information Science mid-year conference. They are organized in six sections: interface styles, artificial intelligence and the user interface, hyperdocuments, case studies in human-computer interaction, evaluation, and trends in technological standards. Each section starts with an introduction written by a guest editor. This compilation underscores the maturation of information retrieval systems--at last, the user is becoming the focus of these systems. The basic premise behind this book is that the currently prevalent command or menu-based user interfaces for retrieval systems, such as online public access catalogs, suffer from serious drawbacks and that they should be replaced by direct-manipulation user interfaces such as those of Macintosh computers. The problem in moving toward such direct-manipulation interfaces, as pointed out by one of the guest editors, is the lack of an agreed-upon metaphor for information retrieval systems. Exciting, user-centered work in the area of information retrieval. Recommended for library and information science collections, advanced undergraduate and up. -Choice In his introduction, Martin Dillon notes that the primary question posed by the conference was How can we give users the benefit of usability while also giving them the power and versatility of the new, modern systems? (p. xv). The papers assembled in this volume offer insights into how well existing interfaces accomplish this goal as well as examples of the research and development under way to improve the design of future interfaces. -HARDCOPY ?In his introduction, Martin Dillon notes that the primary question posed by the conference was How can we give users the benefit of usability while also giving them the power and versatility of the new, modern systems? (p. xv). The papers assembled in this volume offer insights into how well existing interfaces accomplish this goal as well as examples of the research and development under way to improve the design of future interfaces.?-HARDCOPY ?Compiles 22 papers presented at a 1989 American Society for Information Science mid-year conference. They are organized in six sections: interface styles, artificial intelligence and the user interface, hyperdocuments, case studies in human-computer interaction, evaluation, and trends in technological standards. Each section starts with an introduction written by a guest editor. This compilation underscores the maturation of information retrieval systems--at last, the user is becoming the focus of these systems. The basic premise behind this book is that the currently prevalent command or menu-based user interfaces for retrieval systems, such as online public access catalogs, suffer from serious drawbacks and that they should be replaced by direct-manipulation user interfaces such as those of Macintosh computers. The problem in moving toward such direct-manipulation interfaces, as pointed out by one of the guest editors, is the lack of an agreed-upon metaphor for information retrieval systems. Exciting, user-centered work in the area of information retrieval. Recommended for library and information science collections, advanced undergraduate and up.?-Choice

?Compiles 22 papers presented at a 1989 American Society for Information Science mid-year conference. They are organized in six sections: interface styles, artificial intelligence and the user interface, hyperdocuments, case studies in human-computer interaction, evaluation, and trends in technological standards. Each section starts with an introduction written by a guest editor. This compilation underscores the maturation of information retrieval systems--at last, the user is becoming the focus of these systems. The basic premise behind this book is that the currently prevalent command or menu-based user interfaces for retrieval systems, such as online public access catalogs, suffer from serious drawbacks and that they should be replaced by direct-manipulation user interfaces such as those of Macintosh computers. The problem in moving toward such direct-manipulation interfaces, as pointed out by one of the guest editors, is the lack of an agreed-upon metaphor for information retrieval systems. Exciting, user-centered work in the area of information retrieval. Recommended for library and information science collections, advanced undergraduate and up.?-Choice

Author Information

MARTIN DILLON is Director of the Office of Research at the OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., in Dublin, Ohio. An authority on retrieval systems interfaces, he has collaborated on papers presented at industry conferences.

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