Information Retrieval as Hypermedia [microform] : An Outline of InterBrowse / Paul Kahn.
InterBrowse, a uniform interface information retrieval application for several different databases, is designed to be used in Intermedia, a hypermedia environment currently under development at Brown University's Institute for Research Information and Scholarship. This application arose out of...
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| Summary: | InterBrowse, a uniform interface information retrieval application for several different databases, is designed to be used in Intermedia, a hypermedia environment currently under development at Brown University's Institute for Research Information and Scholarship. This application arose out of the recognized need for an interface that can be used with the hundreds of collections of bibliographic and numeric data, reference collections, and collections of digital images that are currently available on the software market. The provision of access to this electronic information is viewed as a continuum of need and use. Locating and applying information, i.e., integrating information, must be viewed as a continuum of interlocking tasks, beginning with a perceived information need and resulting with that needed information being applied to the user's work environment. The application used here is broken down into five steps: (1) a high-level browser; (2) a database-specific browser and query builder; (3) a set of tools for refining and reapplying queries; (4) a tool for using results to develop queries in other collections; and (5) a personal management information system. The linking structure of the hypermedia environment used here adds another layer of possible information management: saving links among pieces of information in a way that makes these links easy to navigate. Two figures are included. (5 bibliographic notes/references) (Author/EW) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED298968. |
| Physical Description: | 10 pages. |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
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