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SIGDOC '92 Advance Program, Pt. 1 of 2
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Subject: SIGDOC'92 Advance Program-- 'Going Online', Pt. 1 of 2
GOING ONLINE
The New World of Multimedia Documentation
SIGDOC '92
The 10th Annual International Conference Program and Registration
October 13-16, 1992, The Westin Hotel, Ottawa, Canada
Sponsored by The Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group
on Documentation (SIGDOC) in cooperation with Northern Telecom and Bell-
Northern Research
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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While words will always be important to technical documentation, increasingly
they are recognized as only the beginning. New options, in the form of online
and multimedia information, are redefining our craft. Technical documents are
no longer just "read". By means of hypertext, animation, links to databases,
illustrations, and video sequences, documents are "explored". Their "readers"
learn from text, graphics, video images, and sound and are guided by their own
interests, expertise, and need for information. Readers of multimedia
documents become, in effect, co-authors of personally tailored documents that
are experienced differently by every reader.
Online capabilities are growing to meet our imaginative drive to develop
multimedia documents that make complex systems accessible to users. But we
must bring to bear on these new forms our experience--in document management,
quality control, and presentation techniques--gained through working with
printed documentation. We must build on this knowledge and modify it to
successfully create the multimedia documents that challenge not only our
notions of information presentation, but also our understanding of document
form and use.
SIGDOC'92 is a conference examining design, process, quality, tools,
applications, and costs and benefits of multimedia documentation. Join us as
we venture into the new world through
--a keynote address by Theodor Holm Nelson
--pre-conference tutorials
--presentations by speakers from around the world
--demonstrations of multimedia documents and tools
--opportunities to share your experience and learn from fellow professionals
Read on for more information on conference sessions, events, and attractions!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 am - 4:30 pm Full- and half-day tutorials.
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Welcoming reception
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 am - 8:00 pm Demonstration Room
9:00 am - 8:00 pm Job Corner
9:00 am - 10:30 am Sessions
Session 1
Electronic documentation system: Using automated hypertext
techniques for technical support services
P. Morse, V. Konstantinou, University of Westminster, United Kingdom
A critical assessment of the minimalist approach to documentation
H. van der Meij, Twente University, The Netherlands
Session 2
Internationalizing online information
C.K. Merrill, M. Shanoski, Sykes Enterprises, Inc., U.S.A
Developing hypertext documents for an international audience
E. Spragins, North Carolina State University, U.S.A.
Session 3
Navigating online information: A characterization of extralinguistic
factors that influence user behavior
B. Mehlenbacher, North Carolina State University, U.S.A.
Test early, test often: A formative usability kit for writers
S. Kohn Kaminsky, Bell-Northern Research, Canada
11:00 am - 12:00 noon Welcome Address by John Brockmann
12:00 noon - 8:00 pm Exhibits
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Luncheon and Address by Edward Tufte
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Sessions
Session 4
A multimedia and multisource document editor of an open
architecture
Jin-Kun Lin, University of North Carolina, U.S.A.
A multiple presentation document management system
A. Celentano, et al., Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Session 5
Online information and reduced interval in publishing:
Impact on the information developing cycle
P. Fournier, Bell-Northern Research, Canada
Seven (plus or minus two) things to remember about producing multimedia
documentation
C. Titta, J. Johnson, Communitec Inc., U.S.A.
Session 6
Converting to online: A case history
A. Harrington, Digital Equipment Corporation, U.S.A.
Online help: Exploring static information or constructing personal and
collaborative solutions using hypertext
D. Selfe, et al., Michigan Technological University, U.S.A.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 am - 8:00 pm Demonstration Room
9:00 am - 8:00 pm Job Corner
9:00 am - 10:30 am Sessions
Session 7
Monitoring user actions in the hypertext system "HyperMan"
A. Myka, et al., Universitat Tubingen, Germany
Codedocs: Executable documents for documenters
The end of the passive user guide
P. Sturgeon, et al., Bell-Northern Research, Canada
Session 8
User information processing strategies and online visual structure
E. Keyes, R. Krull, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, U.S.A.
Choosing a medium for your message: What determines the
choice of delivery media for technical documentation?
H.J. Saddler, Apple Computer Inc., U.S.A.
Session 9
A method for editing visual components of multimedia
K. Dukay, et al., Microsoft Corporation, U.S.A.
Standardization: Problems of interchange and delivery of
documentation online
D. Dougherty, O'Reilly & Associates Inc., U.S.A.
11:00 am - 12:00 noon Sessions
Session 10
Linking object-oriented database and hypertext to
support software documentation
B. Wang, P. Hitchcock, University of York, United Kingdom
Graph-based retrieval of information in hypertext systems
Y. Quintana, et al., University of Waterloo, Canada
Session 11
Online help: A part of documentation
S.D. Goodall, Powersoft Corporation, U.S.A.
Online reading and offline tradition: Adapting online help facilities to
offline reading strategies
A. Maes, et al., Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Session 12
Down-sizing in DOS: Multimedia as inexpensive, omnipresent,
and user-based
P. Beam, University of Waterloo, Canada
Prototyping: Tools and techniques
Improving software and documentation quality through rapid
prototyping
M. Thompson, N. Wishbow, LEGENT Corporation, U.S.A.
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Lunch Break
12:00 noon - 8:00 pm Exhibits
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Presentation of Diana Award to Apple Computer Inc.
3:00 pm - 4.30 pm Sessions
Session 13
Technical writers and the business of writing design documents for
complex, reactive systems
D. Cameron, Bell-Northern Research, Canada
Session 14
To link or not to link: An empirical comparison
of hypertext linking strategies
C. Boyle, S. Hor Teh, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.
Helping users navigate in multimedia documents:
The affective domain
M. Peoples Halio, University of Delaware, U.S.A.
Session 15
Low-cost audiovisual presentation enabler
R. A. Pascoe, IBM Corporation, U.S.A.
Variable degrees of multimedia implementation and their impact on
network elements
R. Bence, et al., Logicon Ultrasystems, U.S.A.
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Northern Telecom Reception
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Conference Banquet and Keynote Address
by Theodor Holm Nelson --
"Tomorrow's Hyperdocumentation"
End of Part 1 of 2
