1st Edition

Expert Systems in Reference Services

Edited By Christine Roysdon, Howard D. White Copyright 1989
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

This book, first published in 1989, introduces readers to expert systems applications in many areas of library and information science, and presents design and implementation issues encountered by librarians who have developed early systems to address the library reference function. Systems for ready reference, online database access, and enhancement of subject searching in online catalogues are... Read more

1. Introduction Christine Roysdon and Howard D. White  2. Library Applications of Knowledge-Based Systems Joseph M.A. Cavanagh  3. Augmented Assistance in Online Catalogue Subject Searching Zorana Ercegovac  4. Knowledge-Based Systems in Information Work: A View of the Future Irene L. Travis  5. An Expert System at the Reference Desk: Impressions From Users Nancy J. Butkovich, Kathryn L. Taylor, Sharon H. Dent and Ann S. Moore  6. The Information Machine: A Microcomputer-Based Reference Service Jeff Fadell and Judy E. Meyers  7. AquaRef: An Expert Advisory System for Reference Support Deborah Hanfman  8. Designing a Workstation for Information Seekers Mary Micco and Irma Smith  9. Simulation of the Reference Process, Part II: REFSIM, an Implementation With Expert System and ICAI Modes James R. Parrott  10. Reference Expert Systems: Humanizing Depersonalized Service Dana E. Smith  11. POINTER Versus Using Government Publications: Where's the Advantage? Karen F. Smith  12. An Expert System for Microcomputers to Aid Selection of Online Databases Rodes Trautman and Sara von Flittner

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Christine Roysdon, Howard D. White