NDLI: Intelligent Assistance for Complex Systems

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Finin, Tim Soloway, Elliot Miller, Jim Tennant, Harry Friedland, Peter Kehler, Tom Barr, Avron Genesereth, Mike Miller, Mark
Abstract	Complex systems are becoming more pervasive, yet in order for these systems to be used effectively, machine-based assistance is needed. With the advent of powerful personal systems it is anticipated that experts in various disciplines will become increasingly dependent on computational environments provided they are given a means of exploiting system capabilities. Traditional help systems have made use of canned text which is presented in response to typing a “?” or “help”. Many integral help systems embed canned hints at appropriate places in the program. Help is commonly provided via a scheme for accessing text files. Help files may be indexed by names such as MAIL, EDIT, LOGIN. Indexing of files is sometimes extended by permitting the user to type a sequence of words such as HELP MAIL READ to provide assistance on subcategories of a topic. Canned text can also be accessed hierarchically through use of a menu system. Most traditional help systems use one of the techniques described to provide assistance.
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0897910850
DOI	10.1145/800174.809775
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	1982-01-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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Intelligent Assistance for Complex Systems