Title :
Human interactions with heterogeneous information sources
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH, USA
Abstract :
Information seeking using computer based systems is fundamentally an interactive process. Several factors including user´s cognitive capabilities and limitations, work domain and task constraints, and the content and form of the electronic medium influence the information seeking process. Advances in computer based systems development must be integrated with a comprehensive understanding of the information seeking and synthesis behaviour in the context of information use. The article discusses theoretical and practical issues associated with human centered design of effective electronic systems to support search, retrieval, and synthesis of distributed information sources
Keywords :
human factors; information industry; information use; interactive systems; user centred design; user interfaces; cognitive capabilities; computer based systems; computer based systems development; distributed information sources; electronic medium; electronic systems; heterogeneous information sources; human centered design; human interactions; information seeking; information seeking process; information synthesis behaviour; information use; interactive process; task constraints; work domain; Computer science; Content based retrieval; Databases; Educational institutions; Humans; Indexing; Information retrieval; Laboratories; Software libraries; Vocabulary;
Conference_Titel :
Human Interaction with Complex Systems, 1998. Proceedings., Fourth Annual Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8341-4
DOI :
10.1109/HUICS.1998.659986
