Title :
Domain Maps: Purposes, History, Parallels with Cartography, and Applications
Author_Institution :
Indiana Univ., Bloomington
Abstract :
This paper discusses the history of domain maps in the context of similar developments in the field of cartography. Drawing from its underlying definitions, this paper identifies the purposes of domain maps and discusses how they might specifically be applied in the field of education and as front-ends to digital libraries.
Keywords :
cartography; data visualisation; digital libraries; education; cartography; digital library; domain maps; education; Application software; Computer science education; Data visualization; Extraterrestrial measurements; Graphics; History; Problem-solving; Sea measurements; Software libraries; Time measurement; cartography; digital libraries; domain mapping; education; future; history; theory;
Conference_Titel :
Information Visualization, 2007. IV '07. 11th International Conference
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2900-3