Ebooks: Report on An Ongoing Experiment

An Ongoing OO Software Engineering Measurement Experiment

This paper reports on an ongoing software measurement experiment which has been set up to monitor and evaluate team based student projects building object-oriented software. In this experiment, students are building the same system, in two languages (Eiiel and Smalltalk). Our process, called the Software Assessment Through Ongoing Proole Sheets (SATOPS) is being used in a project management fra...

Subject Enhancement: Report on an Experiment

This report describes an experiment in subject enhancement conducted at an academic research library. Subjects and contents notes were added to online catalog records for a group of previously uncirculated social science essay collections, and circulation was monitored over one academic year. A control group, plus a third group with added contents notes but no extra sub. jects, were also monito...

An Ongoing experiment in ODL using new technologies

In this paper we present the ongoing project EONT – An Experiment in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) using New Technologies. This project is partly funded by the European Union, within the framework of the SOCRATES programme, and its main objective is to provide an answer to the question whether ODL using new technologies is effective. EONT will achieve its goals through experimentation. We wi...

Designing for interactive eBooks: an evaluation of effective interaction elements in children’s eBooks

We live in a world where technology is woven into nearly every aspect of our lives. From the moment we wake, we are surrounded by technology. Technology is present in our homes, careers and schools, incorporating itself in our daily routines, entertainment and education. Due to the speed at which technology has evolved, little research has been completed regarding reading on interactive enhance...

Preliminary Report on an Experiment in Coolie-Line Sanitation