GIRILL#TERRY@MFE.MFENET (02/02/90)
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Subject : Background study re expert sys. in reference libraries
PACS-L readers interested in expert systems for reference support might
want to check this paper for background:
T. R. Girill, Clement H. Luk, and Sally Norton,
"Towards Automated Consulting: Design Feedback from the
Performance of Online Documentation,"
American Society for Information Science
50th Annual Meeting Proceedings,
1987, 24:85-90 (Boston).
It gives usage information on a reference-oriented online documentation
system at a national supercomputer center, and tells why we decided
against a full-blown expert system in favor of other (but related)
strategies. Copies are available on request.
T. R. Girill
National Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center
girill%mfe.mfenet@ccc.nmfecc.gov