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What Do Researchers Need? Feedback On Use of Online Primary Source Materials A qualitative study of 11 humanities faculty researchers at the University of Alabama, describes and rates the importance of various issues encountered when using 29 participant-selected online databases.   |
D-Lib
Jul/Aug 2012
Herrmannova & Knoth |
Visual Search for Supporting Content Exploration in Large Document Collections Users now demand better support for exploring document collections to discover connections, compare and contrast information. |
PC Magazine
November 26, 2007
Edward Mendelson |
The Best Office Alternatives Most of us use Microsoft Office, but there are plenty of alternatives. Is there one that's better, cheaper, or more convenient for you to use? |
ONLINE
May/Jun 2002
Maryellen Mott Allen |
The Hype Over Hyperbolic Browsers How could libraries benefit from the field of information visualization? What type of visual interface would marry well with our organizational traditions? There are as many possibilities as there are ideas. However, consider the hyperbolic information structure�... |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2005
Mendelson & Dragan |
Microsoft Office 12 Beta 1: Extreme Makeover Office 12 will be the biggest update to Microsoft's flagship office suite in ten years. Find out just how big the changes will be. |
D-Lib
October 2001
Ian H. Witten |
Greenstone: Open-Source Digital Library Software The Greenstone digital library software is an open-source system for the construction and presentation of information collections. It builds collections with effective full-text searching and metadata-based browsing facilities that are attractive and easy to use... |
PC Magazine
January 19, 2006
Mendelson & Dragan |
Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Standard Edition Get the office apps you need, minus the aggravation, with Corel WordPerfect Office X3... StarOffice 8.0... OpenOffice.org... Microsoft Office 12 Beta 1 and its components... |
PC Magazine
December 29, 2005
Mendelson & Dragen |
StarOffice 8.0 StarOffice 8.0 has everything you need to make the break from Microsoft Office... Openoffice.org 2.0... Microsoft Office 12... Microsoft Word 12... Microsoft Excel 12... Microsoft Outlook 12... Microsoft PowerPoint 12... Microsoft Access 12... etc. |
PC World
November 28, 2006
Arar et al. |
Microsoft Office 2007: A Worthy Upgrade This redesigned productivity suite is powerful and full featured, once you get used to the changes. |
PC Magazine
May 4, 2005
Sarah Pike |
2005 Utility Guide Spend any time with your PC and you'll quickly realize that man cannot live by Windows (and Office, and a browser) alone. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Mendelson & Metz |
Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh There's a big new mile-stone in the development of the next version of the suite and it's worth taking a look. |
PC World
July 24, 2007
Christopher Null |
Get to Your Data Anywhere and Anytime: Tools and Tips You never know where or when you'll need to get work done. Here is how to ensure that your vital programs and files will always be along for the ride. |
PC World
May 2006
Dylan Tweney |
101 Fabulous Freebies The best things in life aren't just free -- they're indispensable. Case in point: these outrageously useful downloads, sites, and services. |
PC Magazine
October 12, 2005
Miller et al. |
Twenty Years of Windows Bill Gates and the Microsoft team reflect on key moments in the company's evolution and discuss plans for the future. |
Searcher
October 2002
Gary D. Price |
Specialized Search Engine FAQs: More Questions, Answers and Issues An introduction to specialized search engine searching |
Entrepreneur
December 2007
Amanda C. Kooser |
A New Dimension The technology of 3-D could be the next big step in web search, especially as it is refined and as higher-end graphics cards and faster broadband become widespread. |
PC World
December 22, 2006
Ryan Singel |
The Web's Most Useful Sites You have lots of stuff to get done. And these next-generation services can help with everything from wrangling passwords to throwing a party. |
New Architect
June 2002 |
By Design Wisdom from the Industry: We ask web technology innovators about the technologies and innovations that are changing their jobs... |
PC Magazine
November 18, 2009
Edward Mendelson |
Microsoft Office 2010 Beta There are no big disruptive innovations like the Ribbon in Office 2010, just a bunch of solid new features and enhancements. |
Information Today
April 2004
Paula Hane |
News About Organizational Tools, the Content Industry, and More New Tools... Cuadra Enhances Its STAR... Search Engine Wars Heat Up... etc. |
Information Today
December 22, 2003
Paula J. Hane |
Groxis Ships Version 2 of its Visual Search Tool Groxis, Inc. has introduced its desktop software product, Grokker 2, which provides new search capabilities, a simplified user interface, and a visual context for accessing search engines and content sources. |
D-Lib
March 2000
Paepcke, Brandriff, Janee, Larson, et al. |
Search Middleware and the Simple Digital Library Interoperability Protocol "Search middleware" refers to protocols and associated software packages that enable information application writers to access information sources easily. |
D-Lib
October 2002
Zhang, Mostafa & Tripathy |
Information Retrieval by Semantic Analysis and Visualization of the Concept Space of D-Lib Magazine In this article we present a method for retrieving documents from a digital library through a visual interface based on automatically generated concepts. |
PC World
June 2005
Michael Desmond |
The Trouble-Free PC With the right utilities, you can heal your ailing machine--or even keep it from getting sick in the first place. All-in-one suites and specialized tools are tested to find the best. |
PC World
February 2006
Michael S. Lasky |
A Smart New Office We tried out the first beta of Microsoft's major overhaul of its venerable office suite and for the most part, we liked what we saw. |
Macworld
October 25, 2007
Jason Snell |
Review: Mac OS X Leopard This major update is worth the upgrade fee for most users. |
D-Lib
October 2005
Leslie Johnston |
Development and Assessment of a Public Discovery and Delivery Interface for a Fedora Repository Internal design review of the interface of the Digital Library Repository and it's usability in classrooms and by faculty and staff. |
Technology Research News
October 20, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Pen stroke cuts PDA Web clutter A recently devised interface allows a user to zoom in on relevant content and collapse irrelevant content with a single pen stroke. It could eventually be included as an extension to small-screen Web browsers. |
Macworld
May 2002
Matthew Lowrie |
Basic Package Simplifies the Creation of 3-D Interactivity for the Web Until now, successfully combining 3-D artistry and Web interactivity has challenged software companies competing in the arena of 3-D on the Web... |
PC World
November 2000
Stephen Manes |
The Curse of User-Hostile Design Commentary on the idiocy of user-hostile interfaces (with examples), and a short review of The Humane Interface by Jef Raskin. |
JavaWorld
September 2001
Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 6 Learn why Java's standard class library contains empty interfaces (such as Cloneable and Serializable). Also, examine the power of interfaces and learn why they provide more than a workaround for Java's lack of multiple implementation inheritance support... |
RootPrompt.org
May 8, 2000
Lance Spitzner |
Getting Your Interfaces to Talk How to configure, troubleshoot, and modify system interfaces under Solaris. |
D-Lib
December 2002
Marchionini & Geisler |
The Open Video Digital Library Digital video presents important challenges to digital librarians. The challenges are due to file sizes, the temporal nature of the medium, and the lack of bibliographic methods that leverage non-textual features. |
Search Engine Watch
July 13, 2005
Chris Sherman |
A Dynamite Personal Information Manager Searching is one thing. Organizing and using the information you've found is quite another challenge, but a personal information manager called EverNote can really help. |
JavaWorld
August 2001
Bill W. Davis |
Dynamically extend Java applications Do you want to write programs that can be extended without source code changes? The techniques described in this article show you how to use interfaces and dynamic class loading to create highly extensible systems... |
PC Magazine
December 27, 2006
Edward Mendelson |
Microsoft Office Live Microsoft's Office Live Web-hosting and collaboration service has come out of beta. But is it easier to use than the beta was? |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2005
Alan Sullivan |
3-Deep New displays render images you can almost reach out and touch. A few small companies are just now emerging to try to carve out a piece of a market for volumetric displays that could be worth $1 billion by 2006. |
Macworld
August 17, 2007
Jeffery Battersby |
Pages '08 Apple's new Pages '08 is a very good word processing and page layout program with dozens of new features and enhancements, but, it is still missing key features -- and has one bug that may prevent you from taking the plunge. |
Linux Journal
March 1, 2002
Ralph Krause |
Browser Comparison A lot of web browsers are available for Linux, and quite a few are pre-1.0 versions. Here's what they can do -- and what they can't do... |
D-Lib
November 2004
Sumner et al. |
A Web Service Interface for Creating Concept Browsing Interfaces Concept browsing interfaces, based on nationally recognized educational standards, can help educators and learners to locate, comprehend and use educational resources in digital libraries. |
JavaWorld
July 2000
Bill Venners |
Objects versus documents for server-client interaction, Part 2 In this three-part series, Bill Venners compares the traditional approach to defining client/server interaction, using protocols and documents, with Jini's strategy of using objects and interfaces. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2008
Daniel H. Wilson |
How Haptics Will Change the Way We Interact With Machines Tactile technology is taking off with force-feedback exoskeleton gloves, remote-control surgical robots, touchscreens and video games that touch back. |
Bio-IT World
November 19, 2004
Chris Dwan |
Bridging Gaps with Web Services Web services provide a middle ground between the command line and the Web. |
PC World
April 2001
Michael Gowan |
Future Web Wait till you see what's coming. With high-speed access, new services, and graphics-rich interfaces coming soon, the Net will truly be a part of everything you do... |
Home Toys
October 2002
Robinson & Teeuwsen |
Next Generation PC-based Home Automation User Interfaces The virtual environment provides many features that the end user can leverage to their advantage including being easy to learn; the ability to model their own environment; and interact with home automation devices. |
Macworld
August 2001
Jim Heid |
After Effects 5.0 Video-effects powerhouse gains 3-D, painting, and Flash support... |
Linux Journal
April 1, 2007
Jon Hall |
Beachhead - The Outer Banks Software developers should know that even geeks sometimes want software to "just work." |
JavaWorld
November 2000
Jeremy Blosser |
Explore the Dynamic Proxy API In Java 1.3, Sun introduced the Dynamic Proxy API, which can basically mimic any interface. Add that to an abstract data model, and you can conform any loosely typed data to a strongly typed interface. This article discusses some of the Dynamic Proxy API's many benefits... |
Information Today
March 5, 2012
Victoria McCargar |
Viewshare: Up Close and Personal With Your Digital Treasures Back in November 2011, the Library of Congress blogged about a new online service called Viewshare, a web domain where cultural heritage institutions can show off their digital treasures free of charge. |
Macworld
October 14, 2005
Galen Gruman |
MLayout 2.1 Aimed at mid-level publishers, this software includes several sophisticated tools. |
