HIBROWSE FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES

The HIBROWSE (High Resolution Interface for Database Specific Browsing and Searching) design offers improved searching functionality for use rs of bibliographic databases. The interface provides a multi-windowed view of data stored on a relational database management system, using layered attribute value aggregation and classification. The user inte rrogates the database by invoking automatically formulated SQL (struct ured query language) queries that filter the contents of each window a ccording to user-selected attribute values. The interface is described using 'hand-crafted' screens to create realistic examples of HIBROWSE systems for EPOQUE, the European Parliament Online Query System, INSP EC, MEDLINE and EMBASE.