PROVIDING WORLD-WIDE ACCESS TO HISTORICAL SOURCES

Citation
T. Mills et al., PROVIDING WORLD-WIDE ACCESS TO HISTORICAL SOURCES, Computer networks and ISDN systems, 29(8-13), 1997, pp. 1317-1325
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Sciences","System Science",Telecommunications,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Computer Science Information Systems
ISSN journal
01697552
Volume
29
Issue
8-13
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1317 - 1325
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-7552(1997)29:8-13<1317:PWATHS>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A unique collection of historical material covering the lives and even ts of an English village between 1400 and 1750 has been made available via a Web-enabled information retrieval system. Since the expected re adership of the documents ranges from school children to experienced r esearchers, providing this information in an easily accessible form ha s offered many challenges requiring tools to aid searching and browsin g. We have replaced the file structure of the document collection by a database, enabling us to present query results on the fly. A Java int erface displays each user's, context in a form that allows for easy an d intuitive relevance feedback. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.