The goal is to show how these resources can be used to improve translingual searching and information management. The rapid increase in network-accessible databases and the widespread adoption of metadata vocabularies mean that searches will be in metadata vocabularies that are unfamiliar to the searcher. To provide a cost-effective remedy, the project will develop Entry Vocabulary Modules that accept topical statements in the searcher's terms and respond with a ranked list of terms in the system's vocabulary. Web Design SIMS students work directly with faculty in other departments to support their instructional needs using the Web. The focus is on building Web pages and resources for large undergraduate courses, and wherever possible departments are handled in groups.
Instructors benefit by having student assistance in building Web-based resources for their classes.
The Campus benefits by having more curricular support material available online, and by having much of it done in a standard and consistent way.