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718 製造業における WWW ホームページの効果

718 製造業における WWW ホームページの効果

THE ECM MARK II: SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE ROTOR STEPPING

The ECM Mark II has been described previously in Cryptologia [1]. An analysis of the motion of the rotors is presented here. A computer simulation of the ECM is available for download from the author's WWW Home Page.

Special Schools, Inclusion and the World Wide Web—the emerging research agenda

A comprehensive survey of UK special schools and Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) has shown that the rapid increase in Internet use on the part of mainstream schools has not been mirrored in special education. Despite this situation, interviews with IT coordinators and Headteachers in special schools and PRUs indicate some of the reasons for creation of special school WWW homepages. The interview data indicates concerns relating to issues of separation and inclusion that have been increased by recent moves towards inclusion as a goal within the special education sector.

Metaperception in cyberspace.

Knowing how others perceive us is an important aspect of social life. "Impression meta-accuracy" is the extent to which we are correct in our assumptions about the impressions others have formed of us. The goal of this study was to compare meta-accuracy of WWW homepage creators to meta-accuracy of people in face-to-face interactions. Because creators of WWW pages have a high degree of control over the information they make available online, they may believe that they accurately know the nature of the impressions they give to other people. However, perceivers of homepages must form impressions without many of the social and context cues that influence judgments in a face-to-face setting, including body language and speaking qualities, and thus their impressions may not match those assumed by the creators of the pages. Our results showed a general tendency for homepage creators to believe the impression they gave to those who viewed their pages was more positive than was actually the case, and this discrepancy was greater than in face-to-face interactions. The source of online inaccuracy seems to lie in people's belief that others develop the same impression of them in both online and offline contexts. In fact, perceivers are significantly influenced by whether the information they are receiving is based on face-to-face interaction or on cues obtained from a WWW homepage. Our data demonstrate that one of the challenges of social life in cyberspace is managing one's online persona to take into account the limitations of metaperception.

The influence of learning style and training method on self-efficacy and learning performance in WWW homepage design training

The present study compares the relative effects of two training methods on learner's computer self-efficacy and learning performance in WWW homepage design. A field experiment was conducted by employing two classes of 10th graders. Results indicated that the behavior modeling training method yielded consistently superior performance and higher computer self-efficacy as compared with the instruction-based approach. Subjects with various learning styles performed substantially different in some learning tasks. The significant two-way interaction indicates the critical roles that gender and learning style played in interacting with training method. For learning performance, male students benefited more from the instruction-based and female students learned better in the behavior modeling condition. Concerning computer self-efficacy, female students gained more from the instruction and male students benefited more from behavior modeling approaches. For different learning style students, there exists a best-fit training approach. In addition, the best-fit training approach is task dependent. These results suggest that each individual training method has its unique merit to meet designated training objectives for learners with specific traits. Future research directions conclude the paper.

材料技術者，研究者のためのインターネット活用法 材料系学協会のホームページ

材料技術者，研究者のためのインターネット活用法 材料系学協会のホームページ

The project DEGREE: dissemination of electronic GREy files on economics

Between July 1996 and July 1997 seven Dutch universities were involved in the project DEGREE (Dissemination of Electronic GREy files on Economics). Objectives of the project were: electronic production, disclosure and availability via WWW of full text working papers on economics and business economics. Procedures and formats were analysed, discussed and established. This joint effort resulted in a national WWW homepage for working papers on economics, where the full text papers can be retrieved. Structural continuation of the project is based on a gentlemen’s agreement between the DEGREE participants. In an international scope, co‐operation with RePEc is established. This paper will describe the way in which the project DEGREE was set up, carried out and built into an interesting WWW site.

MARKETING Opportunities for Endearment to Place through Electronic "Visiting": WWW Homepages and the Tourism Promotion of Scotland. Virginia Cano and Richard Prentice. Tourism Management, vol. 19, no. 1, February 1998, pp. 67-74. Elsevier Science Customer Support Department, P.O. Box 945, New York, NY 10010. $640 annual subscription

MARKETING Opportunities for Endearment to Place through Electronic "Visiting": WWW Homepages and the Tourism Promotion of Scotland. Virginia Cano and Richard Prentice. Tourism Management, vol. 19, no. 1, February 1998, pp. 67-74. Elsevier Science Customer Support Department, P.O. Box 945, New York, NY 10010. $640 annual subscription

WWW homepages for the tourism industry: the Scottish experience

WWW Homepages are becoming powerful advertising and marketing tools. Business organisations from diverse economic sectors are pursuing an advertising strategy which combines mass media advertisements in traditional paper‐based media such as national newspapers, alongside WWW sites. However little research has been done on the minimum levels of description necessary for a homepage to become a suitable information/ marketing medium nor on the range of sites now available to users. The present research examines the availability of homepages for the Scottish tourism industry. Regional areas within Scotland were identified according to their 14 area tourist boards. Sites were identified through three mechanisms: search engines, a questionnaire to the tourist boards and manual searches. Over 900 sites providing information about specific regions within Scotland were identified. The Highlands and Islands of Scotland is the tourist region with the highest number of sites (145). Sites were classified according to a content‐analysis derived classification of tourism‐related topics. Results show a direct emphasis on sites providing general information about Scotland, supported by emphasis on socio‐economic aspects, sports, accommodation and cultural potential.

Opportunities for endearment to place through electronic ‘visiting’: WWW homepages and the tourism promotion of Scotland

For the Internet to realise its full marketing potential a communication concept may be needed in the design of Web sites and their management by tourism businesses. This is the transposing of the concept of ‘endearment’ from actual to electronic visiting. This paper appraises tourism Web sites in Scotland to see how far such a concept has been developed. It also considers the drivers to the adoption of information processing by tourism businesses in Scotland, and the constraints emerging on this. The regional diversity of sites across Scotland is identified and the extent of the development of a communication concept is assessed.

Developing a Cyberserve Course

Through a CyberServe Grant, a WWW Home Page and student/community listserve were established as core communication tools for a special study taught Spring 1997, Hort 4984, Horticulture and the Community: Professional Growth through Volunteering. It incorporated the Blacksburg Electronic Village to easily put student volunteers and the community programs they worked with in direct contact with each other, allowing an exchange of ideas that made them equal partners in their endeavors. It provided direct access to valuable information to understand the principles and philosophy behind programming efforts for both students and community sites where they volunteered. It also was a recruiting tool to involve other students and the Horticulture Club in service-learning projects because students in the class could post “help” notices to entice classmates to participate in defined projects. It provided students with knowledge and experience in the role of the Internet in enhancing the quality of life in their communities. Information installed on the site included reading materials on Horticultural Therapy, children's gardening, community gardening, science education through gardening, and volunteering in these areas; community site descriptions and slides, program activities, goals of program participants, and materials from the program (i.e., selected first-grade drawings of their garden); students participating in the class and information about them; goals, objectives, and management information on the course; and links to relevant information from around the world to put the activities of the students in an international framework.

Using internet resources in a research methods course

Internet resources (a WWW home page, a Unix-based Listserv discussion list, and e-mail) were used to supplement traditional materials in a research methods course. The course also included word processing and computerized data analysis, and the student version of MEL was used as a research simulator. A computer usage survey was administered at the beginning and end of the semester. Analysis of the survey results indicated that students were more positive in their attitudes about computers as a helpful tool for psychologists at the end of the course than at the beginning. They did not show an increased appreciation for the usefulness of Internet and e-mail, however, which is probably the result of the text-based Internet browser and the slowness of the e-mail system used.

Research/Resources Note: Latest News from the ESRC Qualitative Data Archival Resource Centre (Qualidata)

The QUALIDATA Resource Centre at Essex has now been in existence for two and a half years. Its aims are: locating, assessing and documenting qualitative data and arranging for their deposit in suitable public archive repositories; disseminating information about such data; and raising archival consciousness among the social science research community. Ultimately, the Centre aims to implement a policy ensuring that qualitative data produced by future ESRC and other funded projects are offered for archiving. Those applying to ESRC for research grants over the past few months will have noticed the inclusion of questions relating to plans for archiving any qualitative data they produce. Prin? cipal investigators must therefore now be extremely thoughtful in their plans for processing materials they generate in the course of their research, for example, ensuring that interviews are fully transcribed and that tape recordings are of good sound quality. A major function of the Centre is to maintain an information database about the extent and availability of qualitative research material in general whether deposited in public repositories or remaining with the researcher. The Centre has surveyed almost 1500 identifiable ESRC funded qualitative social research projects dating back to 1970 by contacting principal investigators, is tracing the data arising from classic post-war sociological studies and monitors current ESRC projects. The QUALIDATA database will be available via the INTERNET from October, from which researchers will be able to search and obtain descriptions of qualitative research material, its location and accessibility. The WWW Home Page for the Centre containing detailed guidelines for depositing qualitative data, data deposited, issues relating to confidentiality and copyright, information about the Centre and links and references to other qualitative resources and repositories, has the following URL address:

Latest News from the ESRC Qualitative Data Archival Resource Centre (QUALIDATA)

The QUALIDATA Resource Centre at Essex has now been in existence for almost two years. Its aims are: locating, assessing and documenting qualitative data and arranging for their deposit in suitable public archive repositories; disseminating information about such data; and raising archival consciousness among the social science research commun ity. Ultimately, the Centre aims to implement a policy ensuring that qualitative data produced by future ESRC and other funded projects are offered for archiving. Those applying to the ESRC for research grants over the past few months will have noticed the inclusion of questions relating to plans for archiving any qualitative data they produce. Principal investigators must therefore now be extra thoughtful in their plans for 'pro cessing' materials they generate in the course of their research, for example, ensuring that interviews are fully transcribed and, that tape recordings are of good sound quality. A major function of the Centre is to maintain an information database about the extent and availability of qualitative research material in general, whether deposited in public repositories or remaining with the researcher. The Centre has surveyed almost 1500 identifiable ESRC funded qualitative social research projects dating back to 1970, by contacting principal investigators, is tracing the data arising from classic post-war sociolo gical studies and monitors current ESRC projects. The QUALIDATA database will be available via the Internet from October, from which researchers will be able to search and obtain descriptions of qualitative research material, its location and accessibility. The WWW Home Page for the Centre containing detailed guidelines for depositing qualitative data, data deposited, issues relating to confidentiality and copyright, information about the Centre, and links and references to other qualitative resources and repositories, has the following URL address: http://www.essex.ac.uk/qualidata. This information is also available in hard copy.

Latest News from the ESRC Qualitative Data Archival Resource Centre (QUALIDATA)

The QUALIDATA Resource Centre at Essex has now been in existence for almost two years. Its aims are: locating, assessing and documenting qualitative data and arranging for their deposit in suitable public archive repositories; disseminating information about such data; and raising archival consciousness among the social science research community. Ultimately, the Centre aims to implement a policy ensuring that qualitative data produced by future ESRC and other funded projects are offered for archiving. Those applying to the ESRC for research grants over the past few months will have noticed the inclusion of questions relating to plans for archiving any qualitative data they produce. Principal investigators must therefore now be extra thoughtful in their plans for ‘processing’ materials they generate in the course of their research, for example, ensuring that interviews are fully transcribed and, that tape recordings are of good sound quality. A major function of the Centre is to maintain an information database about the extent and availability of qualitative research material in general, whether deposited in public repositories or remaining with the researcher. The Centre has surveyed almost 1500 identifiable ESRC funded qualitative social research projects dating back to 1970, by contacting principal investigators, is tracing the data arising from classic post-war sociological studies and monitors current ESRC projects. The QUALIDATA database will be available via the Internet from October, from which researchers will be able to search and obtain descriptions of qualitative research material, its location and accessibility. The WWW Home Page for the Centre containing detailed guidelines for depositing qualitative data, data deposited, issues relating to confidentiality and copyright, information about the Centre, and links and references to other qualitative resources and repositories, has the following URL address: http://www.essex.ac.uk/qualidata. This information is also available in hard copy.

Commission 27. Variable Stars (Etoiles Variables)

The three special projects sponsored by Commission 27: the Information Bulletin on Variable Stars (IVBS), the Archives of Unpublished Observations of Variable Stars, and the General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS) continue to serve the astronomical community. Katalin Oláh, Laszlo Szabados, András Holl, Zsolt Kővári and their colleagues have made the Bulletin available in electronic form, including back issues. In addition, Andras Holl succeeded in setting up a WWW home page for our commission. Chris Sterken and the Editorial Board strived to maintain high scientific standard of the IVBS. The Archives, under Ed Schmidt, increased to over three hundred files. Nikolai N. Samus and his co-workers published the final volume of the 4th edition of the GCVS. The Catalogue is also available electronically. All these people should be highly prized for their hard work for the IAU and astronomers at large.

Bis-97: Gi Workshop on Adaptivity and User Modeling in Interactive Software Systems

From September 30 through October 2, 1997, the Fifth German Workshop on Adaptivity and User Modeling in Interactive Software Systems (ABIS-97) was held at the University of Saarbrucken. It followed the previous workshops in Munich 1995 (conference report in UMUAI Vol. 6(1), pp. 69–76) and in Dortmund 1996 (conference report in UMUAI Vol. 7(1), pp. 57–62). The main topics of the workshop were the issues arising in connection with the ‘New Media’, i.e., multimedia, the World Wide Web, and online services. Thirteen long papers and seven short papers were presented. In addition, there were several system demonstrations, of which three were described in additional papers. The proceedings are available on the Web from http://w5.cs.uni-sb.de/ abis97/proceedings/proceedings.html. Hard copies can be ordered from Ralph Schafer (see the address above). (Please note that most of the articles are in German.) The next ABIS will be held at FORWISS in Erlangen from October 7–9, 1998. It is being organized by Ulf Timm and Marc Rossel (abis98@forwiss.unierlangen.de). Information will be available via the WWW homepage of the GI working group ‘Adaptivity and User Modeling in Interactive Software Systems’ (http://zeus.gmd.de/GI/fg2.3.3.html).

Creating WWW Home Pages: An Instructional Unit

Abstract The World Wide Web is capturing the attention of an evergrowing segment of the world's population. Although a large number of today's students likely have “surfed the Web,” many want to learn to use it in a more productive manner than their current knowledge permits. Many also have a desire to create a personal home page that can be put on a Web server. This article is designed to help students become productive Web users and to assist them in creating a personal home page.

The gnosis of knowledge navigation on the Net

A set of activities developed to expose liberal arts undergraduates to global networking software and resources is detailed. Using a suite of Internet software tools and Macintosh computers, teams of students collaborated with faculty searching the World-Wide Web for on-line resources. Detailed student logs provide insights into the challenges of searching for Internet resources. Project shortcomings include difficulty in accessing information sites and poor organization of the final written reports. Ideas for improving the project in the future include allowing more time for the search process and replacing the written report with a WWW home page. The class project enhances the utilization of technology in the curriculum while equipping the students with computer skills to enhance their education.

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