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The information resource model

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Computer Assisted Learning (ICCAL 1989)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 360))

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Abstract

The goal of the information resource model is to develop a database technology specifically for education. The information resource model presents a formalism for the design and implementation of information resource systems. The heart of the model is a graphical query language, which achieves hypertext behavior while ameliorating some of the shortcomings of hypertext. This paper sketches the basic properties of the data model and the query language.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Statistics / Computer and Information Systems, The George Washington University, 20052, Washington, DC

    Richard G. Epstein

  2. Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University, 19122, Philadelphia, PA

    Robert M. Aiken

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  1. Richard G. Epstein
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Hermann Maurer

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Epstein, R.G., Aiken, R.M. (1989). The information resource model. In: Maurer, H. (eds) Computer Assisted Learning. ICCAL 1989. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 360. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-51142-3_53

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-51142-3_53

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