WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet
2000
Table of Contents
Number of papers: 328
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Merged Structural Equation Model of Online Retailer's Customer Preference and Stickiness
Sri Kurniawan, Wayne State University, United States
Rapid explosion of the number of online retailers as well as online customers has been observed in these past few years. Comparable growth in sellers and buyers means that Internet retailers have... More
pp. 341-346
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FORGING PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKING LEARNERS THROUGH THE HETS CONSORTIUM
Wendy Lawrence-Fowler, University of Texas-Pan American, United States; Nitza Hernandez Lopez, University of Puerto Rico, United States
Forging partnerships and collaboration within the consortium has been a continuous learning process for Hispanic Educational Telecommunications System (HETS) consortium. This paper will examine... More
pp. 347-353
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TOOLS FOR PERSONAL TASK ORIENTED KNOWLEDGE: SEARCHING, CLUSTERING, and INDEXING WEB RESOURCES
Wendy Lawrence-Fowler, Richard Fowler & Apollo Mcowiti, University of Texas-Pan American, United States
The open nature of the web, with its vast body of disparate information resources, presents a challenge in efficient and effective identification of relevant documents for the knowledge worker.... More
pp. 354-359
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Designing a Flow Control Mechanism for Managing Web Resources
Po-Cheng Lin & Maiga Chang, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taiwan; Han-Cheng Hsiang, Van Nung Institute of Technology, Taiwan; Jia-Sheng Heh, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Several extensible components based on the Petri net are designed in this paper to analyze and implement a flow control mechanism to manage resources on WWW. With the definition of community,... More
pp. 360-365
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An approach to collaboration in Learning Environments
Pedro García Lopez, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain; Antonio Gómez Skarmeta, Universidad de Murcia, Spain; Robert Rallo Molla & Merce Gisbert, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Over the last years, there has been a wide discussion about how networking tools such as the World Wide Web will revolutionize education. This has led to the emergence of a plethora of Distance... More
pp. 366-371
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Developing Web Browser Recording Tools Using Server-Side Programming Technology
Chris J. Lu, Anantha Bangalore & Tony Tse, National Library of Medicine, United States
It is always a challenge to present Web applications at a facility with no Internet connection. Traditional presentation methods such as transparencies or slides are inadequate for demonstrating ... More
pp. 372-377
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Conventions for Knowledge Representation via RDF
Philippe Martin & Peter Eklund, Griffith University - School of I.T., Australia
The Resource Description Framework (RDF) provides a basic model to describe relationships between objects. Ultimately, it isintended to permit the representation, combi- nation and processing of... More
pp. 378-383
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Multifaceted Approach to Designing an Online Masters Program
Sara McNeil, William Chernish & Agnes DeFranco, University of Houston, United States
Educational institutions are racing to move from conventional classrooms to online delivery of courses and learning materials. In many cases, the process of migration from the classroom to the web... More
pp. 384-389
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Facilitating Collaboration, Knowledge Construction and Communication with Web-Enabled Databases
Sara McNeil & Bernard Robin, University of Houston, United States
This paper presents an overview of Web-enabled databases that dynamically generate Web materials and focuses on the use of this technology used to support collaboration, knowledge construction... More
pp. 390-395
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Tele-cybernetics: On Some Necessary Governmental Roles In the Internet and the WEB
G. Arthur Mihram, Princeton, United States; Danielle Mihram, University of Southern California
We note three or four national and/or social difficulties being created via the widespread use of the Internet and its concomitant, the World Wide Web, the ethical and legal dilemmas arising... More
pp. 396-401
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Re-examining 3D Web Technologies for Education
James Mohler, Purdue University, United States
The last year has seen a resurgence of technologies and applications designed for the creation and delivery of 3D objects and environments over the web. Complaints of the various shortcomings and... More
pp. 402-407
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Adjusting to Specialties of Search Engines Using MetaWeaver
Mikihiko Mori & Seiji Yamada, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
In this paper, we propose MetaWeaver which can selectively utilize effective ones from regis-tered search engines depending on queries. Traditional meta-search engines use all the registered ... More
pp. 408-412
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A Web-based Model for Online Collaboration between Distance Learning and Campus Students
Chrystalla Mouza & Danielle Kaplan, Teachers College Columbia University, United States; Ivana Espinet, Educational Video Center, United States
The increased attention on distance education has influenced many institutions to expand their physical boundaries and develop distance learning courses. This paper presents a hybrid course... More
pp. 413-418
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Building Infrastructure for Mobile Software Agents
Tomasz Muldner & Thian Tin Ter, Acadia University, Canada
Mobile software agents are becoming increasingly more and more popular. To be widely used, mobile agents require a specific infrastructure that supports naming, resolving names to IP addresses,... More
pp. 419-424
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To measure or not to measure: Why web usability is different from traditional usability.
Charlotte Olsson, Umeå University, Sweden
Web usability is a common term used in discussions of WWW (World Wide Web). This is definitely important, as more and more web sites are frequently visited and have great impact in the new economy,... More
pp. 425-430
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Authenticity of Situated Cognition in Web-Based Instruction Environment - Potentials
Guohua Pan, The University of Alberta, Canada
Situated cognition operates under the framework of constructivism. Authenticity is one of the elements that situated cognition promotes for effective learning. Authenticity means to conduct... More
pp. 431-436
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Integrated Instruction as a Component of a Knowledge Management System: A Case Example
Jan Plass & Mark Salisbury, University of New Mexico, United States; Joan March, Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States
Knowledge management systems are in increasing demand to address the growing need for systems solutions that allow for better access to a corporation's complex knowledge and various types of... More
pp. 437-442
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Exploring the Power of Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) for Web-Based Enterprise Application Development
Gilda Pour, San Jose State University
There is a rapidly growing demand for Web-based enterprise applications. For development of such applications, the specific needs of scalability, security, reliability, maintainability,... More
pp. 443-448
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A Method of Labelling Hypertext Links in a Context - Dependent Way
Rizzo Riccardo, Italian National Research Council, Italy
Link typing is a way to help user navigation in the hypertext space because it gives to the user an idea of the information that is "under" the link. Former link labelling methods have been... More
pp. 449-453
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Browsing a Document Collection as an Hypertext
Riccardo Rizzo, Giovanni Fulantelli & Mario Allegra, Italian National Research Council, Italy
An important consequence of the diffusion of the Web is that end users are more and more getting used to browsing information according to the hypertext linking mechanism. As a consequence, not... More
pp. 454-458