A Cooperative Hypertext Interface to Relational Databases

Citation: Thierry Barsalou and Gio Wiederhold. (1989) A Cooperative Hypertext Interface to Relational Databases. In KSL-89-18, 1989.

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author	Thierry Barsalou and Gio Wiederhold
title	A Cooperative Hypertext Interface to Relational Databases
number	KSL-89-18
institution	Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory
address	Washington D.C.
year	1989
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abstract	Biomedical information systems demand cooperative interfaces that maximize the flow of information between machine and user. Within the framework of the PENGUIN project--an object-oriented architecture for expert database systems--we describe the use of hypertext tools for designing sophisticated interfaces to the relational-database component of PENGUIN. The interface designer employs HyperCard to construct a visual representation of the underlying database that requires the user to recognize rather than to recall the appropriate command name. We show that the resulting direct-manipulation style of interaction facilitates greatly information retrieval and presentation.

KSL Technical Report ID: KSL-89-18

Abstract	Biomedical information systems demand coop … Biomedical information systems demand cooperative interfaces that maximize the flow of information between machine and user. Within the framework of the PENGUIN project--an object-oriented architecture for expert database systems--we describe the use of hypertext tools for designing sophisticated interfaces to the relational-database component of PENGUIN. The interface designer employs HyperCard to construct a visual representation of the underlying database that requires the user to recognize rather than to recall the appropriate command name. We show that the resulting direct-manipulation style of interaction facilitates greatly information retrieval and presentation. ly information retrieval and presentation.
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Author	Thierry Barsalou and Gio Wiederhold +
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Has title	A Cooperative Hypertext Interface to Relational Databases +
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Has year	1989 +
Institution	Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory +
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Title	A Cooperative Hypertext Interface to Relational Databases +
Year	1989 +