WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet
2000
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 328
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Architectural Aspects of a Web-based System for Job Ads
John Garofalakis, Penny Markellou, John Moumtzidis, Jim Prentzas & Athanassios Tsakalidis, University of Patras, Greece
In this paper, we describe a system for job ads based on the integration of Internet and database technologies and aiming to coordinate the process of finding suitable jobs and qualified... More
pp. 211-216
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THE PLANT INFORMATION CENTER (PIC): A WEB-BASED LEARNING CENTER FOR BOTANICAL STUDY
Jane Greenberg, Evelyn Daniel, James Massey & Peter White, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
The Plant Information Center (PIC) is a project funded under the Institute of Museum and Library Studies that aims to provide global access to both primary and secondary botanical resources via the... More
pp. 217-226
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Analysis of Sources of Latency in Downloading Web Pages
Md Ahsan Habib, Purdue University, United States; Marc Abrams, Virginia Tech, United States
Why does it take so long to download a Web page? We analyze the download latency for pages for a variety of situations, in which Web browser and server are both within the same country as well as... More
pp. 227-232
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Link Proposals with Case-Based Reasoning Techniques
Ernst-Georg Haffner, Andreas Heuer, Uwe Roth, Thomas Engel & Christoph Meinel, Institute of Telematics, Germany
In this paper, we will discuss the problem of proposing links for hypertexts based on Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) techniques. These proposals can be used in addition to traditional textual based... More
pp. 233-239
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Comparing Web Based Course Development With and Without a Learning Environment
Rob Hartog, Kees de Gooijer, Olivier Sessink, Hylke van der Schaaf & Oscar Vonder, Wageningen UR
Over the last five years several online courses covering different subjects have been developed and delivered in different settings at Wageningen UR. The total course content developed and... More
pp. 240-246
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Signed Preservation Of Online References
Andreas Heuer, Frank Losemann & Christoph Meinel, Institute for Telematics, Germany
Since online-available documents are more and more outclassing paper based documents, the use of online references is constantly growing. Online references suffer strongly from their often only... More
pp. 247-251
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Exploring the Changing Face of Higher Education: Instructional Technologies, Distance Education & Adult Learners
Cynthia D. Hollingsworth, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), United States
Increasingly, college students are intrinsically motivated, non-traditional, adult learners. Learning must fit into already full lives. The traditional "sit-in-a-classroom-three-times-a-week-for-a-... More
pp. 252-256
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Online Testing and Grading Using WebCT in Computer Science
Michele Jacobsen & Rob Kremer, University of Calgary, Canada
The following paper reports on an experiment with online testing and automatic grading in a large, undergraduate computer science course in artificial intelligence. WebCT was used to construct,... More
pp. 263-268
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The Semiotics of the Web A Semiotic Approach to the Design and Analysis of Web-documents
Jens F. Jensen, Aalborg University, Denmark
This paper seeks to discuss possible approaches through which semiotics can be applied to the World Wide Web seen as a multimedia; or, in other words, possible approaches through which Web-sites ... More
pp. 269-274
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WWW – Who? Where? Why? A Media Sociological Analysis of Demographics, Consumer Trends, and Content Trends with Special Reference to Entertainment & Entertainment Seekers on the Web
Jens F. Jensen, Aalborg University, Denmark
The aim of this paper is to describe the World Wide Web on the basis of current and future trends in demographics, consumer segments and content. The focus is on the currently fastest growing... More
pp. 275-280
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Trends in Interactive Content & Services on the Web
Jens F. Jensen, Aalborg University, Denmark
The aim of this paper is to introduce and discuss some of the main issues associated with 'interactive content and services', primarily in the context of networked multimedia, i.e., the Internet,... More
pp. 281-286
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Project-driven Learning on the Internet using webStract
Werner Joerg, U of Alberta / NetEssence, United States
webStract is a distributed software tool that supports the construction and delivery of Internet based courseware. It allows content providers to make effective use of the vast knowledge source... More
pp. 287-292
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Architecture for an Intelligent 3-D Practice Environment
Janet Johns, The MITRE Corporation, United States
This presentation describes an architecture developed for intelligent practice environments. An intelligent practice environment offers learning by doing enhanced with dynamic advice and feedback... More
pp. 293-298
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Evolution of the Walden's Paths Authoring Tools
Unmil Karadkar, Luis Francisco-Revilla, Richard Furuta, Haowei Hsieh & Frank Shipman, Texas A&M University, United States
Changing user skills, available infrastructure, and work practices have caused many differences in the authoring support provided by the Walden's Paths project since its conception. In this paper... More
pp. 299-304
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Electronic Commerce in Australia – Trends, Developments and Challenges
Nitya Karmakar, University of Western Sydney, Australia
The growth of electronic commerce (e-commerce) is phenomenon primarily in the USA. The Australian position in the era of e-commerce is promising and improving rapidly. The digital economy based... More
pp. 305-311
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Rapid Development of Web Applications with Object Thinking
Bolot Kerimbaev, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
Many people want to quickly prototype web applications due to rapidly changing audience and needs. Comanche introduces an object-centered framework. Comanche applications manipulate objects and... More
pp. 312-316
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MyXML: An XML based template engine for the generation of flexible web content
Engin Kirda & Clemens Kerer, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
MyXML is an XML/XSL based template engine that facilitates the rapid development of flexible, database-backed web sites. A strict separation between content, layout and business logic of a web... More
pp. 317-322
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Mobile Distributed Telemedical Care System on top CORBA and Cellular Radio Network
Klaus Irmscher, University Leipzig, Germany
A mobile distributed care system is developed for support of patients with brain disturbances and tested in the daycare clinic for cognitive neurology at Leipzig University. The system is based in... More
pp. 323-328
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Content Management in Web Based Education
Thomas Kleinberger, TECMATH AG, Germany; Paul Müller, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Based on the newest information and communication technology all the needs of modern educational systems can be met for the first time in one tool and one medium: the computer and the internet.... More
pp. 329-334
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What=s Wrong With On-line Discussions - And How to Fix It –
W. R. Klemm, Texas A&M University, United States
On-line discussions, whether for distance education or business purposes, are a normal component of Internet activities. Yet, such discussions often fail to achieve desired objectives. Herein, we... More
pp. 335-340