A user interface design for cataloging and identifying reusable software modules: a semantic network approach

Author

Gerlach, James ; Kuo, Feng-Yang

Author_Institution

Coll. of Bus., Colorado Univ., Denver, CO, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1989

fDate

3-6 Jan 1989

Firstpage

1035

Abstract

A knowledge representation technique for cataloging software modules is described. The software catalog is a multilevel schema that classifies modules according to function, date usage, and application users. A semantic network is used to encode the catalog and also serves as the basis for an interface design for perusing the contents of the catalog. By opening a window on the catalog, encoded knowledge is viewed and can be searched by following the arcs that interrelate software modules, data elements, and users. The catalog is intended to serve as a tool for systems analysts to identify potentially reusable data structures and programming modules at the requirements-analysis stage in developing a novel information system

Keywords

cataloguing; data structures; knowledge representation; software reusability; software tools; systems analysis; user interfaces; application users; data elements; date usage; encoded knowledge; information system development; knowledge representation; module function; module identification; multilevel schema; programming modules; requirements-analysis; reusable data structures; reusable software modules; semantic network; software catalog; systems analysts; user interface design; window; Application software; Data structures; Educational institutions; Information analysis; Information systems; Knowledge representation; Software libraries; Software reusability; System analysis and design; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1989. Vol.II: Software Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kailua-Kona, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-1912-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1989.48116

Filename

48116