May 22

User error: replace user and press any key to continue.

-- Popular computer one-liner

 
 

Featured chapter

Read the fascinating history of Wearable Computing, told by its father, Steve Mann

Read Steve's chapter !

 
 

Help us help you!

 
 

Craig J. Petrun

Add description
Add publication

Publications by Craig J. Petrun (bibliography)

 what's this?
1988
 
Edit | Del

Petrun, Craig J., Roop, Elizabeth, Boehm-Davis, Deborah A., Smith, Philip J. and Brown, Polly (1988): The Development of User-Computer Interfaces for Remote Access Data Bases. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd Annual Meeting 1988. pp. 375-376.

The recent surge in popularity of accessing on-line data bases from home terminals or PCs has drawn our attention to the limitations of today's remote access user interface technology. Although the type and complexity of on-line data bases continues to expand, there has not been an increase in emphasis on the development of a user-friendly interface to make remote data base accessing more usable. As a result, usage of these systems has gradually shifted to primarily professional information specialists and librarians. In order to open the access of these data bases to more non-technical users, we will need to integrate the various areas of human factors research which have already been involved in the design and implementation of on-line information systems. For example, research is currently being conducted in several areas related to on-line data base access, such as: 1) the impact of the data base format on retrieval, 2) consumer decision processes and information selection, 3) natural language interfaces, 4) the use of hypertext interfaces, and 5) on-line documentation aids. The focus of the present panel discussion is to provide a forum for integrating the results and ideas of several functionally related research areas in order to suggest future enhancements and design directions for future on-line data base access interfaces.

© All rights reserved Petrun et al. and/or Human Factors Society

 
Add publication
Show this list on your homepage
 
 

Join the technology elite and advance:

 
1.

Your career

 
2.

Your network

 
 3.

Your skills

 
 
 
 
 
 

Changes to this page (author)

10 Feb 2010: Modified
25 Jun 2007: Added

Page Information

Page maintainer: The Editorial Team
URL: http://www.interaction-design.org/references/authors/craig_j__petrun.html
May 22

User error: replace user and press any key to continue.

-- Popular computer one-liner

 
 

Featured chapter

Read the fascinating history of Wearable Computing, told by its father, Steve Mann

Read Steve's chapter !

 
 

Help us help you!