Friendly interfaces for bibliographic retrieval
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https://doi.org/10.54886/scire.v1i1.1037Abstract
The concept of friendly interface is analysed together with the key position it occupies in information retrieval systems: the control of interaction with the human operator, and the optimisation of the relationship between them. An operative definition of friendliness is proposed, to ensure the proper evaluation of an interface. A schematic history of the human-machine interface development is traced, and its cognitive backgrounds and development techniques are considered. The theoretical concepts explored are exemplified with the description of three innovative prototypes in the field of bibliographic information, whose effectiveness has been properly contrasted and documented: Icarus, The Book House and Okapi. Finally, a prospective landscape of the foreseeable future developments in the field of interaction between bibliographic information systems and users is presented.Downloads
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