Expert Systems at the National Agricultural Library: Past, Present, and Future

Waters, Samuel T.

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Title

Expert Systems at the National Agricultural Library: Past, Present, and Future

Author(s)

Waters, Samuel T.

Issue Date

1990

Keyword(s)

• Libraries --Automation
• Expert systems (Computer science)
• Artificial intelligence
• Library science --Data processing

Abstract

"Since 1986, the National Agricultural Library (NAL) has developed four expert advisory systems for ready reference on agricultural topics, and has trained librarians from other institutions who have contributed three other systems. All may be downloaded from the NAL electronic bulletin board. NAL has stimulated development elsewhere of several reference advisors in subjects other than agriculture, and has actively promoted interest in the use of expert systems in libraries. NAL has been responsible for the development of an ""intelligent document"" in the field of aquaculture, which uses hypertext and contains an expert system. Similar products in several other fields are underway. ""Smart"" courseware is also being developed for library training. In the future, NAL may explore the use of new artificial intelligence techniques such as neural networks, will increase development of multimedia products and use of multifunctional software, working toward the development of knowledge access and utilization systems in important areas of concern in agriculture."

Publisher

Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Series/Report Name or Number

Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (27th : 1990)

ISSN

0069-4789

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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