User behavior patterns in the Electronic Information Exchange System

ABSTRACT

The Electronic Information Exchange System (EIES) is a computerized conferencing system intended to allow both the facilitation of scientific and technical communications and experimentation and research into human information-communication cognitive processes. To meet the first objective EIES offers functional components of messaging, conferencing, notebooks and bulletins for its users. To meet the second objective EIES allows for the tailoring of interfaces by individuals and groups, and the incorporation of special processing and interconnect options to other computer and information systems. EIES is designed as a research tool or laboratory without walls in order to allow information scientists and those in related fields to observe, evaluate, experiment with and investigate the utilization of such systems by individuals and groups.

REFERENCES

• 1: Homans, George, "Social Behavior as Exchange," American Journal of Sociology, 62,(May, 1958).
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• 3: Miller George A., "The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information," Psychological Review. 63, 81-97.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES
      H.1.2 User/Machine Systems
          Subjects: Human factors

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.3 Communications Applications

          Nouns: EIES

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors, Management, Theory