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Write While You Search: Ambient Searching of a Digital Library in the Context of Writing

Gruzd, Anatoliy A and Twidale, Michael B (2006) Write While You Search: Ambient Searching of a Digital Library in the Context of Writing. In Proceedings 1st International Workshop on Digital Libraries in the Context of Users' Broader Activities (DL-CUBA), Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL'06), pages pp. 13-16, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

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Abstract

We consider ideas for a tighter integration of searching a digital library while writing a paper. A prototype system based on web services is described which allows us to explore the design space of ambient search tools to support and inspire the writing process.

EPrint Type:Conference Paper
Subjects:Digital Libraries
ID Code:1662
Deposited On:19 November 2006
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