Information Access Seminar

Project Update: Providing Context for Learners

Friday, February 15, 2008
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Michael Buckland, Ray Larson, Ryan Shaw, and others

The difference between seeing and understanding is in knowing the context. Two closely related projects are developing better ways to provide context. We will provide a progress report and demonstrate an early version of a context-finding / context-building interface being developed. The approach being adopted can provide a basis for making the reference library a reality in the digital library environment.

The two projects are:

Both build on the earlier project "Support for the Learner: What, Where, When, and Who".

Last updated:

March 26, 2015