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Professor of Computer Science
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Edwin B. Parker - Co-Principal Investigator
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Professor of Communication
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Dan Drew - Co-Principal Investigator
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forces␈α
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readership.
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of␈α
entry␈α
to␈α
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business␈α
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be␈α
reduced
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newspaper␈α
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not␈α
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production␈α
or␈α
distribution␈α
organization␈α
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able␈α
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no␈α
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imposed␈α
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newspaper␈α
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the␈α
interests␈α
of␈α
special␈α
groups.
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Stanford,␈α
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the␈α
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news␈α
stories␈α
find␈α
it␈α
worthwhile
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what␈α
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the␈α
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In␈α
these␈α
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the␈α
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Using␈αa␈αhome␈αinformation␈αterminal,␈αa␈αperson␈αcould␈αcall␈αup␈αbooks␈αor␈αreference
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the␈α
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destined␈α
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saved.
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Optical␈α
character␈α
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limited␈α
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York␈α
Times␈α
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to␈α
subscribers␈α
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which␈α
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promise␈α
for␈α
future␈α
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the␈α
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the␈α
term␈α
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is␈α
also␈α
quite␈α
feasible.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Before␈αthe␈αelectronic␈αnewspaper␈αand␈αthe␈αmulti-use␈αhome␈αinformation␈αterminal␈αbecome␈αreality,
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hhowever,␈α∂a␈α∂number␈α∂of␈α∂problems␈α∂will␈α∂need␈α∂thorough␈α∂research.␈α∂This␈α∂proposal␈α∂seeks␈α∂to␈α∂develop␈α∞an
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hexperimental␈α⊂electronic␈α⊂newspaper␈α⊂on␈α∂the␈α∂Stanford␈α∂University␈α∂campus␈α∂which␈α∂would␈α∂serve␈α∂as␈α∂the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbasis␈α
for␈α
research␈α
in␈α
the␈α
following␈α
areas:
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_1.␈α␈↓∧Man-machine␈αinteraction.␈α␈↓An␈αelectronic␈αnewspaper␈αmust␈αbe␈αdesigned␈αso␈αthe␈α
casual␈α
user,␈α
who
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hknows␈α
little␈α
or␈α
nothing␈α
about␈α
a␈αcomputer,␈αcan␈αuse␈αit␈αeasily␈αwithout␈αreading␈αanything␈αlonger␈αthan␈αa
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hplacard␈α∞on␈α∞the␈α∞terminal.␈α∞The␈α∞"reader"␈α∞also␈α∞should␈α∞be␈α∞able␈α∞to␈α∞use␈α∞the␈α∞system␈α∞after␈α∞a␈α∞long␈α∞absence
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwithout␈α∩having␈α∩to␈α∩relearn␈α∩procedures.␈α∩This␈α∩requires␈α∩the␈α∩development␈α⊃of␈α⊃a␈α⊃uniform␈α⊃and␈α⊃easily
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hremembered␈α
style␈α
of␈α
interaction.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_These␈αsame␈αproblems␈α
apply␈α
to␈α
the␈α
communicator's␈α
use␈α
of␈α
the␈α
new␈α
technology.␈α
The␈α
system␈α
must
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbe␈α∂designed␈α∂so␈α∂reporters␈α∞and␈α∞editors␈α∞can␈α∞insert␈α∞and␈α∞update␈α∞information␈α∞in␈α∞a␈α∞way␈α∞that␈α∞would␈α∞not
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hhamper␈α
their␈α
journalistic␈α
functions.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_2.␈α∞␈↓∧File␈α∞handling␈α∞and␈α∞retrieval␈α∞techniques.␈α∞␈↓The␈α∞Associated␈α∞Press␈α∞A-wire␈α∞alone␈α
produces␈α
some
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H375,000␈αcharacters␈αper␈αday.␈αBecause␈αa␈αnewspaper␈αcollection␈αwould␈αbe␈αkept␈αover␈αlong␈αperiods␈αof␈αtime
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hfrom␈α∞several␈α∞wire␈α∞services␈α∞and␈α∞its␈α
own␈α
local␈α
sources,␈α
news␈α
data␈α
indexing␈α
and␈α
handling␈α
techniques
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmust␈α
be␈α
developed␈α
to␈α
handle␈α
the␈α
tremendous␈α
volume␈α
of␈α
information.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_3.␈α␈↓∧Computer␈αinterface.␈α␈↓Because␈αof␈αthe␈αlarge␈αamounts␈αof␈αinformation␈αfrom␈αvarious␈αsources␈αthat
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwould␈αhave␈αto␈αbe␈αstored␈αon␈αcomputer,␈αit␈αis␈αnecessary␈αto␈α
develop␈α
ways␈α
of␈α
making␈α
disparate␈α
computers
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hinterface␈αsmoothly␈αand␈αdivide␈αa␈αwork␈αload.␈αThe␈αlong␈αrange␈αgoal␈αof␈αmaking␈α
all␈α
of␈α
the␈α
information␈α
in
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈α
country␈αaccessible␈αfrom␈αany␈αone␈αlocation␈αis␈αnot␈αbeing␈αsolved␈αby␈αcreating␈αa␈αnational␈αinformation
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hsystem.␈α
Instead,␈α
many␈α
information␈α
systems␈α
with␈α
limited␈α
goals␈α
are␈α
being␈αdeveloped␈αand␈αwill␈αneed␈αto
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbe␈α
interlinked.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_4.␈α⊂␈↓∧Reader␈α⊂Feedback.␈α⊂␈↓With␈α⊂an␈α⊂electronic␈α⊂newspaper,␈α⊂it␈α∂would␈α∂be␈α∂possible␈α∂to␈α∂monitor␈α∂reader
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hchoices␈α
electronically␈α
and␈α
provide␈α
editors␈α
with␈α
this␈α
information.␈α
Readers␈α
also␈α
would␈α
be␈αable␈αto␈αuse
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Htheir␈αterminals␈αto␈αrespond␈αto␈αthe␈αnewspaper␈αvia␈αa␈α"letter␈αto␈αthe␈αeditors"␈αsystem.␈αA␈αserious␈αconcern␈αof
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcommunication␈α
researchers␈α
is␈α
the␈α
effect␈α
of␈α
this␈α
feedback␈α
on␈α
the␈α
attitudes␈α
and␈α
behavior␈α
of␈α
journalists.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_5.␈α∂␈↓∧Readership␈α∂Patterns.␈α∂␈↓Newspaper␈α∂readers␈α∂would␈α∂gain␈α∂more␈α∂control␈α∂over␈α∞information␈α∞they
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hreceived␈α
with␈α
the␈α
electronic␈α
distribution␈αsystem.␈αAs␈αmentioned␈αabove,␈αthey␈αwould␈αbe␈αable␈αto␈αbypass
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Heditorial␈α
decisions␈α
and␈α
search␈α
for␈α
information␈α
of␈αparticular␈αinterest.␈αHow␈αthis␈αcapability␈αaffects␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hreader's␈α
behavior␈α
and␈α
attitudes␈α
is␈α
still␈α
another␈α
matter␈α
of␈α
interest.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_6.␈α∪␈↓∧Reader-interest␈α∪Profiles.␈α∪␈↓A␈α∩selective␈α∩dissemination-of-information␈α∩type␈α∩system␈α∩would␈α∩be
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdeveloped␈α⊃through␈α⊃which␈α⊃readers␈α⊃could␈α⊂describe␈α⊂their␈α⊂personal␈α⊂interests␈α⊂and␈α⊂request␈α⊂the␈α⊂system
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hautomatically␈α⊃to␈α⊃find␈α⊃stories␈α⊃conforming␈α⊃to␈α⊃these␈α⊃interests.␈α⊃The␈α⊃goal␈α⊃would␈α⊂be␈α⊂to␈α⊂maximize␈α⊂the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hefficiency␈α
and␈α
the␈α
flexibility␈α
of␈α
the␈α
system␈α
for␈α
the␈α
reader.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_The␈αStanford␈αUniversity␈αCampus␈αprovides␈α
an␈α
ideal␈α
setting␈α
for␈α
conducting␈α
such␈α
a␈α
project.␈α
The
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HArtificial␈αIntelligence␈αLaboratory␈αand␈αCommunication␈αDepartment␈αhave␈αthe␈αcomputer␈αexpertise␈αand
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hresearch␈α
skills␈α
necessary␈α
for␈α
daily␈α
operation␈α
of␈α
the␈α
newspaper.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Most␈αof␈αthe␈αnecessary␈αhardware␈αand␈αsoftware␈αto␈αsupport␈αthe␈αelectronic␈αnewspaper␈αare␈αalready
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Havailable.␈αThe␈αStanford␈αArtificial␈αIntelligence␈αLaboratory␈αhas␈αa␈αtime-sharing␈αsystem␈αwith␈αa␈αPDP-10
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcomputer,␈α∂while␈α∂the␈α∂Stanford␈α∂Center␈α∂for␈α∞Information␈α∞Processing␈α∞operates␈α∞an␈α∞IBM360/67;␈α∞the␈α∞/67,
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwhich␈αserves␈αthe␈α
main␈α
campus,␈α
supports␈α
an␈α
estimated␈α
150␈α
electric␈α
typewriter␈α
and␈α
CRT␈α
terminals␈α
at␈α
a
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hvariety␈α
of␈αlocations.␈αA␈αmaximum␈αof␈α126␈αof␈αthese␈αcan␈αbe␈αon-line␈αat␈αany␈αgiven␈αtime.␈αIn␈αaddition,␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HArtificial␈αIntelligence␈αLaboratory,␈αwith␈α70␈αterminals␈αand␈αlocated␈αapproximately␈αthree␈αmiles␈αfrom␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmain␈α⊂campus,␈α⊂currently␈α⊂operates␈α⊂a␈α⊂system␈α⊂which␈α⊂provides␈α⊂for␈α⊂automatic␈α∂input␈α∂of␈α∂the␈α∂Associated
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HPress␈α∂A-wire␈α∂and␈α∂the␈α∞␈↓∧New␈α∞York␈α∞Times␈↓␈α∞News␈α∞Service␈α∞into␈α∞the␈α∞PDP-10.␈α∞Users␈α∞can␈α∞have␈α∞displayed
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hstories␈αabout␈αany␈αtopic␈αin␈αwhich␈αthey␈αare␈αinterested.␈αPersons␈αusing␈αone␈αof␈αthe␈αterminals␈αmay␈αrequest
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthat␈αthe␈αcomputer␈αinterrupt␈αtheir␈αwork␈αwhen␈αbulletins␈αor␈αnew␈αinformation␈αabout␈αa␈αtopic␈αcome␈αover
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈α
wire.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_The␈αproduction␈αand␈αdistribution␈αof␈αlocal␈αnews␈αand␈αinformation␈αwould␈αbe␈αhandled␈αwithin␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcontext␈α
of␈α
SPIRES␈α
II,␈α
an␈α
information␈α
retrieval␈α
system.␈α
SPIRES␈α
was␈α
developed␈αby␈αthe␈αInstitute␈αfor
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HCommunication␈α∪Research␈α∪under␈α∪a␈α∩grant␈α∩from␈α∩the␈α∩National␈α∩Science␈α∩Foundation.␈α∩The␈α∩Stanford
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HCenter␈α∂for␈α∂Information␈α∂Processing␈α∂(SCIP)␈α∂now␈α∂operates␈α∂SPIRES␈α∂II␈α∂which␈α∂became␈α∞operational␈α∞in
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H1972.␈α
With␈α
SPIRES␈α
II,␈α
a␈αuser␈αcan␈αcreate,␈αupdate,␈αmaintain,␈αsearch,␈αand␈αdisplay␈αstored␈αinformation.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HThe␈αuser␈αmay␈αwork␈αwith␈αeither␈αa␈αprivate␈αdata␈αbase␈αof␈αjust␈αa␈αfew␈αrecords␈αor␈αwith␈αa␈αpublic␈αdata␈α
base
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthat␈α
includes␈α
information␈α
ranging␈α
from␈α
a␈α
restaurant␈α
guide␈α
to␈α
a␈αLibrary␈αof␈αCongress␈α"card"␈αcatalog
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hfile␈α
(which␈α
contains␈α
over␈α
170,000␈α
records).
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓¬␈↓ ¬PPLAN OF ACTION
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓␈↓ α_An␈α∀experimental␈α∀electronic␈α∀newspaper␈α∀would␈α∀be␈α∀established␈α∀on␈α∪the␈α∪Stanford␈α∪University
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcampus.␈αIts␈αoperation␈αwould␈αprovide␈α
the␈α
reader␈α
with␈α
news␈α
about␈α
important␈α
national␈α
and␈α
iternational
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hevents␈αand␈αinformation␈αabout␈αdevelopments␈αin␈αthe␈αStanford␈αarea.␈αIt␈αwould␈αcontain␈αsome␈αlocal␈αnews,
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hscience␈αinformation␈α(news␈αabout␈αimportant␈αnational␈αand␈αlocal␈αdevelopments␈αin␈αscience)␈αand␈αupdated
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hinformation␈α
about␈α
scheduled␈α
events,␈α
movies,␈α
restaurants,␈α
concerts,␈α
etc.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_The␈αbase␈αfor␈α
the␈α
paper␈α
would␈α
be␈α
the␈α
Associated␈α
Press␈α
and␈α
the␈α
␈↓∧New␈α
York␈α
Times␈α
␈↓␈α
News␈α
Service
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwhich␈α⊃would␈α⊃be␈α⊃stored␈α⊃on␈α⊃a␈α⊂PDP-10␈α⊂computer␈α⊂at␈α⊂the␈α⊂Artificial␈α⊂Intelligence␈α⊂Laboratory.␈α⊂Efforts
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwould␈αbe␈αmade␈αto␈αexpand␈αthe␈αfile␈αby␈αadding␈αother␈αwire␈αservices.␈αSome␈αof␈αthe␈αinformation␈αincluding
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hlocal␈α
news␈α
and␈α
science␈α
information,␈α
would␈αbe␈αstored␈αon␈αthe␈αIBM␈α360/67.␈αReaders␈αwould␈αbe␈αable␈αto
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcall␈α
up␈αinformation␈αstored␈αon␈αeither␈αcomputer␈αat␈αany␈αof␈αthe␈αterminals␈αlocated␈αon␈αthe␈αcampus.␈αThey
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcould␈αeither␈αrequest␈αa␈α"front␈αpage"␈αcontaining␈αa␈αsummary␈αof␈αthe␈αday's␈αmajor␈αevents␈αor␈αan␈αindex␈αin
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hheadline␈α≤form␈α≤that␈α≠summarized␈α≠important␈α≠information␈α≠not␈α≠included␈α≠on␈α≠the␈α≠front␈α≠page.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HEstablishment␈αand␈αoperation␈αof␈αthe␈αinterface␈αbetween␈α
the␈α
two␈α
computers␈α
would␈α
produce␈α
the␈α
research
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Habout␈α
machine␈α
interface␈α
that␈αmust␈αbe␈αsolved␈αif␈αpersons␈αare␈αto␈αbe␈αable␈αto␈αretrieve␈αinformation␈αfrom
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdisparate␈α
systems.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_A␈α∀graduate␈α∀student␈α∀with␈α∀professional␈α∀journalism␈α∀training␈α∀would␈α∀serve␈α∪as␈α∪editor␈α∪of␈α∪the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hnewspaper.␈αEach␈αday,␈αthe␈αeditor␈αwould␈αprepare␈αa␈αfront␈αpage␈αthat␈αincluded␈αwhat␈αhe␈αperceived␈αto␈αbe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈αmajor␈αlocal,␈αnational␈αand␈αinternational␈αevents.␈αHe␈αalso␈αwould␈αwrite␈αa␈αnews␈αsummary␈αin␈αheadline
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hform␈α∂of␈α∂events␈α∂not␈α∂included␈α∂on␈α∂the␈α∂front␈α∂page.␈α∂Depending␈α∂on␈α∂the␈α∞amount␈α∞of␈α∞time␈α∞available,␈α∞the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Heditor␈α
might␈α
also␈α
prepare␈α
a␈α
sports␈α
page,␈α
a␈α
financial␈α
page,␈α
etc.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_The␈α∂editor␈α∂would␈α∂be␈α∂assisted␈α∞by␈α∞a␈α∞clerk␈α∞who␈α∞would␈α∞double␈α∞as␈α∞a␈α∞reporter.␈α∞The␈α∞clerk␈α∞would
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hupdate␈αinformation␈αabout␈αlocal␈αevents,␈αsuch␈αas␈αmovie␈αand␈αconcert␈αschedules,␈αand␈αwould␈αoccasionally
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwrite␈α∞stories␈α∞about␈α∞important␈α∞local␈α∞news␈α∞events.␈α
The␈α
clerk␈α
would␈α
also␈α
gather␈α
and␈α
assemble␈α
science
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hinformation␈α∞of␈α∞interest␈α∞to␈α∞the␈α∞Stanford␈α∞community.␈α∞This␈α
would␈α
include␈α
important␈α
national␈α
science
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdevelopments␈αreported␈αby␈αthe␈αwire␈αservices;␈αcampus␈αdevelopments␈αsuch␈αas␈αdetails␈αabout␈αconferences,
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hgrants,␈α
important␈α
research␈α
resulls,␈α
available␈α
papers,␈α
etc.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Two␈αfull-time␈αcomputer␈α
programmers␈α
and␈α
one␈α
working␈α
part-time␈α
computer␈α
programmer␈α
would
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdeal␈α⊃with␈α⊃the␈α⊃computer␈α⊃problems.␈α⊃They␈α⊃would␈α⊃develop␈α⊃data␈α⊃indexing␈α⊂and␈α⊂handling␈α⊂techniques
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hnecessary␈α∞to␈α∞handle␈α∞the␈α∞voluminous␈α∞amounts␈α∞of␈α∞information␈α
that␈α
would␈α
have␈α
to␈α
be␈α
stored␈α
for␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hnewspaper,␈α
and␈α
would␈α
continue␈αto␈αrefine␈αthese␈αtechniques␈αso␈αthat␈αoperation␈αof␈αthe␈αsystem,␈αfor␈αboth
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcommunicators␈α⊃and␈α⊃receivers,␈α⊃was␈α⊃as␈α⊃simple␈α⊂as␈α⊂possible.␈α⊂Additionally,␈α⊂they␈α⊂would␈α⊂deal␈α⊂with␈α⊂the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hinterface␈α
between␈α
the␈α
two␈α
computers␈α
used␈α
in␈α
the␈α
project.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_A␈α⊃graduate␈α⊂student␈α⊂would␈α⊂serve␈α⊂as␈α⊂research␈α⊂assistant␈α⊂to␈α⊂help␈α⊂the␈α⊂investigators␈α⊂collect␈α⊂and
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hevaluate␈α
data␈α
obtained␈α
during␈α
the␈α
project.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Graduate␈α↔and␈α↔undergraduate␈α↔students␈α↔enrolled␈α↔in␈α↔Communication␈α↔175,␈α⊗Public␈α⊗Affairs
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HReporting,␈αwhich␈α
is␈α
taught␈α
each␈α
spring␈α
quarter␈α
by␈α
Professor␈α
Dan␈α
Drew,␈α
would␈α
participate␈α
in␈α
actively
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hproducing␈α∂the␈α∂electronic␈α∂newspaper.␈α∂Some␈α∂of␈α∂the␈α∂stories␈α∂they␈α∂covered␈α∂during␈α∂their␈α∞class␈α∞exercises
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwould␈α
be␈α
placed␈α
in␈α
computer␈α
storage␈α
to␈α
provide␈α
readers␈α
with␈α
news␈α
about␈α
important␈α
local␈α
events.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Because␈α∩of␈α∩the␈α∩availability␈α∩of␈α∩terminals␈α∩on␈α∩the␈α⊃campus,␈α⊃the␈α⊃electronic␈α⊃newspaper␈α⊃can␈α⊃be
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdeveloped␈α⊂and␈α⊂reader␈α⊂acceptance␈α⊂tested␈α⊂in␈α⊂a␈α⊂preliminary␈α∂way␈α∂without␈α∂buying␈α∂more␈α∂terminals.␈α∂A
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hlarger␈α∩scale␈α∩test␈α∩will␈α∩require␈α∩more␈α⊃terminals,␈α⊃but␈α⊃perhaps␈α⊃this␈α⊃can␈α⊃be␈α⊃done␈α⊃with␈α⊃multi-purpose
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hterminals␈α∞used␈α∞for␈α∞other␈α
computing␈α
and␈α
communication␈α
purposes.␈α
It␈α
will,␈α
however,␈α
be␈α
necessary␈α
to
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hpurchase␈αa␈αmultiplexer␈αin␈αorder␈αto␈αincrease␈αthe␈αcapabilities␈αof␈αthe␈αPDP-10,␈αand␈α
develop␈α
an␈α
interface
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbetween␈α
the␈α
PDP-10␈α
and␈α
the␈α
IBM␈α
360/67.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓¬␈↓ ¬JRESEARCH AREAS
␈↓ ↓H
  
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓∧COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓␈↓ ↓HThis␈α
project␈α
involves␈α
research␈α
in␈α
three␈α
areas␈α
of␈α
computer␈α
science␈α
-␈α
the␈αman-machine␈αinterface,␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcreation,␈α⊃maintenance␈α⊃and␈α⊃retrieval␈α⊃of␈α⊃data␈α⊃bases,␈α⊃and␈α⊃the␈α⊃interaction␈α⊃of␈α⊂programs␈α⊂in␈α⊂different
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcomputers.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H1.␈α∩␈↓∧The␈α∩man-machine␈α∩interface.␈α∩␈↓␈α∩The␈α∩␈↓∧electronic␈α∩newspaper␈↓␈α∩provides␈α∩an␈α∩excellent␈α⊃opportunity␈α⊃for
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hresearch␈α⊃in␈α⊂man-machine␈α⊂interaction,␈α⊂because␈α⊂the␈α⊂users␈α⊂will␈α⊂differ␈α⊂widely␈α⊂in␈α⊂their␈α⊂motivation␈α⊂to
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hovercome␈αdifficulties␈αand␈αbecause␈αmany␈αfeatures␈αcan␈α
be␈α
provided␈α
that␈α
differ␈α
widely␈α
in␈α
their␈α
intrinsic
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdifficulty␈α
of␈α
use.␈α
Our␈α
goal␈α
is␈α
that␈αthe␈α␈↓∧newspaper␈↓␈αwill␈αprove␈αcongenial␈αto␈αusers␈αinstructed␈αonly␈αby␈αa
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hplacard␈α∀on␈α∀the␈α∀terminal␈α∀and␈α∀the␈α∀prompt␈α∀features␈α∀of␈α∀the␈α∀program.␈α∪Moreover,␈α∪a␈α∪user␈α∪who␈α∪is
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hexperienced␈αwith␈αsome␈αof␈αthe␈αfeatures␈αshould␈αnot␈αbe␈αfrustrated␈αby␈αexcessive␈αdialog␈αin␈αfamiliar␈αareas
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbut␈α
should␈α
be␈α
able␈αto␈αget␈αhelp␈αwith␈αless␈αfamiliar␈αfeatures.␈αIt␈αshould␈αalso␈αbe␈αconvenient␈αto␈αreturn␈αto
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Husing␈α
the␈α
program␈α
after␈α
months␈α
of␈α
absence.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_The␈α→Stanford␈α→Artificial␈α→Intelligence␈α→Laboratory␈α_has␈α_accumulated␈α_much␈α_experience␈α_in
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdesigning␈α
and␈α
using␈α
programs␈αthat␈αinteract␈αwith␈αusers␈αat␈αterminals.␈αPrograms␈αfrom␈αwhich␈αwe␈αhave
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hlearned␈α∞include:␈α∞the␈α∞time-sharing␈α∞system␈α
itself,␈α
text␈α
editors,␈α
message␈α
sending␈α
and␈α
receiving␈α
systems,
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hon-line␈α∪desk␈α∪calculator␈α∪simulators,␈α∪interpreters␈α∪like␈α∪LISP,␈α∪several␈α∪variants␈α∪of␈α∩our␈α∩news␈α∩service
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hprogram,␈α↔spelling␈α⊗checkers,␈α⊗file␈α⊗directory␈α⊗editors,␈α⊗a␈α⊗program␈α⊗for␈α⊗charging␈α⊗purchases␈α⊗in␈α⊗our
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcommissary␈α
and␈α
making␈α
the␈α
vending␈α
machine␈α
give␈α
out␈α
food,␈α
and␈α
many␈α
others.␈α
The␈α
users␈α
of␈α
these
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hprograms␈α∀include␈α∪experienced␈α∪programmers,␈α∪beginning␈α∪programmers,␈α∪secretaries␈α∪experienced␈α∪in
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hoperating␈αour␈αeditors␈αetc.,␈αand␈αtemporary␈αsecretaries␈αwho␈αhave␈αto␈αoperate␈αthem␈αwith␈α
only␈α
15␈α
minutes
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hinstruction.␈αOne␈αmay␈αuse␈αa␈αprogram␈αconstantly␈αor␈αonly␈αa␈αfew␈αtimes␈αa␈αyear.␈αMany␈αpeople␈α
do␈α
by␈α
hand
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hjobs␈αfor␈αwhich␈αthere␈αis␈α
a␈α
readily␈α
available␈α
program␈α
simply␈α
because␈α
they␈α
find␈α
it␈α
inconvenient␈α
to␈α
learn
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hor␈α
relearn␈α
how␈α
to␈α
use␈α
the␈α
relevant␈α
program␈α
(or␈α
even␈α
an␈α
unfamiliar␈α
feature␈α
of␈α
a␈α
program␈αthey␈αuse
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hconstantly).
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_These␈α∀problems␈α∀will␈α∪never␈α∪go␈α∪away␈α∪completely,␈α∪but␈α∪the␈α∪problems␈α∪they␈α∪occasion␈α∪can␈α∪be
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hminimized␈α∞by␈α∞a␈α∞proper␈α∞style␈α∞of␈α∞man-machine␈α∞interaction.␈α∞We␈α
have␈α
made␈α
a␈α
number␈α
of␈α
discoveries
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Habout␈α∪this␈α∪some␈α∪of␈α∪which␈α∪are␈α∪perhaps␈α∪counter-intuitive␈α∩and␈α∩don't␈α∩yet␈α∩get␈α∩wide␈α∩assent␈α∩among
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdesigners␈α∂of␈α∂interactive␈α∂programs.␈α∂␈↓¬First␈↓,␈α∂in␈α∂so␈α∂far␈α∂as␈α∂possible,␈α∂interaction␈α∂should␈α∂be␈α∂on␈α∞one␈α∞level
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hrather␈α∞than␈α∞hierarchical;␈α∞i.e.,␈α
in␈α
a␈α
program␈α
with␈α
modes␈α
and␈α
submodes,␈α
the␈α
user␈α
often␈α
forgets␈α
what
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmode␈α
he␈α
is␈α
in,␈α
what␈α
mode␈α
the␈α
various␈α
facilities␈α
require,␈α
and␈α
even␈α
when␈α
he␈α
remembers,␈α
he␈α
often␈α
finds
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hhimself␈α∞in␈α∞the␈α∞wrong␈α
mode.␈α
This␈α
is␈α
a␈α
special␈α
case␈α
of␈α
the␈α
general␈α
principle␈α
that␈α
the␈α
user␈α
will␈α
have
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdifficulty␈αwhenever␈αthe␈αdesigner␈αof␈αthe␈αprogram␈α
introduces␈α
a␈α
new␈α
concept␈α
rather␈α
than␈α
a␈α
notation␈α
for
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Ha␈α
concept␈α
that␈α
the␈α
user␈α
already␈α
has␈α
in␈α
his␈α
mind.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H␈↓¬Second␈↓,␈α⊃there␈α⊃should␈α⊂always␈α⊂be␈α⊂readily␈α⊂available␈α⊂help␈α⊂from␈α⊂the␈α⊂program␈α⊂itself␈α⊂in␈α⊂case␈α⊂the␈α⊂user
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hforgets␈αsome␈αfacet␈αof␈αits␈αuse.␈αIt␈αis␈αconvenient␈αfor␈αthe␈αuser␈αalways␈αto␈αbe␈αable␈αto␈αget␈αhelp␈αby␈αtyping␈α"?"
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hinstead␈α⊂of␈α⊂whatever␈α⊂command␈α⊂the␈α⊂program␈α⊂might␈α⊂expect␈α⊂next.␈α⊂In␈α⊂general,␈α∂we␈α∂are␈α∂talking␈α∂about
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hadapting␈α
the␈α
program␈α
to␈α
ease␈α
of␈α
use␈α
for␈α
the␈α
average␈αperson,␈αnot␈αfor␈αexperienced␈αprogrammers.␈αOf
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcourse,␈αeven␈αexperienced␈αprogrammers␈α
benefit␈α
from␈α
improved␈α
clarity␈α
of␈α
program␈α
use.␈α
When␈α
displays
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hare␈α
available,␈α
a␈α
part␈α
of␈α
the␈α
screen␈α
can␈α
be␈α
used␈α
to␈α
tell␈α
what␈α
options␈α
are␈α
available␈α
to␈α
the␈α
user.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H2.␈α␈↓∧File␈αhandling␈αand␈αretrieval␈αtechniques.␈α␈↓In␈αthe␈αcourse␈αof␈αthe␈αlast␈αdecade␈αmany␈αcomputer-based␈αdata
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbases␈αhave␈αbeen␈αcreated␈αby␈αorganizations␈αall␈αover␈αthe␈αcountry,␈αand␈α
many␈α
more␈α
will␈α
be␈α
created␈α
in␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hnext␈α
ten␈α
years.␈α
Each␈α
of␈α
them␈α
has␈α
been␈α
designed␈αby␈αitself␈αand␈αhas␈αbeen␈αdesigned␈αto␈αinteract␈αwith␈αa
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hspecific␈αkind␈αof␈αterminal␈αwith␈αa␈αspecific␈αstyle␈αof␈αdialog.␈αA␈αuser␈αof␈αinformation␈αmay␈αwant␈αto␈αrefer␈αto
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmany␈α⊂different␈α⊂data␈α⊂bases,␈α⊂and␈α⊂this␈α⊂will␈α⊂not␈α⊂be␈α⊂feasible␈α⊂if␈α⊂he␈α⊂needs␈α⊂a␈α⊂different␈α∂terminal␈α∂and␈α∂a
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdifferent␈αstyle␈α
of␈α
dialog␈α
for␈α
each␈α
one.␈α
It␈α
would␈α
be␈α
convenient␈α
for␈α
the␈α
user␈α
if␈α
a␈α
single␈α
standard␈α
style␈α
of
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hinformation␈α∩storage␈α∩and␈α∩interaction␈α∩would␈α∩be␈α∩developed␈α∩and␈α⊃used␈α⊃nationally,␈α⊃but␈α⊃this␈α⊃is␈α⊃quite
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hunlikely␈αto␈αhappen␈α-␈αfor␈αbad␈αreasons␈αlike␈αunwillingness␈αto␈αlook␈αat␈αother␈αpeople's␈αwork,␈αand␈αfor␈αgood
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hreasons␈αlike␈α
the␈α
availability␈α
of␈α
different␈α
hardware␈α
and␈α
software␈α
to␈α
different␈α
people␈α
at␈α
different␈α
times.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HWe␈α
wish␈α
to␈α
explore␈α
the␈α
following␈α
potential␈α
way␈α
out␈α
of␈α
the␈α
difficulty:
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HInstead␈αof␈αtrying␈α(probably␈αvainly)␈αto␈αget␈αpeople␈αto␈αstandardize␈αtheir␈αdata␈αbases,␈α␈↓αwe␈αshall␈αdevelop
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Ha␈α∂standard␈α∂way␈α∂of␈α∂describing␈α∞data␈α∞bases␈↓␈α∞-␈α∞what␈α∞information␈α∞is␈α∞stored␈α∞therein␈α∞and␈α∞how␈α∞it␈α∞is
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hrepresented.␈α∃Instead␈α∃of␈α∃a␈α∃standard␈α∀interaction␈α∀style,␈α∀␈↓αwe␈α∀shall␈α∀develop␈α∀a␈α∀standard␈α∀way␈α∀of
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdescribing␈α
interaction␈α
styles.␈α
␈↓Our␈α
users␈α
will␈αmake␈αtheir␈αinquiries␈αin␈αour␈αstyle␈αto␈αwhich␈αthey
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hhave␈α∃become␈α∃accustomed,␈α∀and␈α∀a␈α∀program␈α∀will␈α∀use␈α∀the␈α∀data␈α∀base␈α∀description␈α∀and␈α∀interaction
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdescription␈α∞to␈α∞interface␈α∞our␈α
user␈α
and␈α
the␈α
foreign␈α
data␈α
base.␈α
A␈α
possible␈α
initial␈α
example␈α
is␈α
the␈α
␈↓∧New
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HYork␈αTimes␈↓␈αData␈αBank.␈αAnother␈αpossibility␈αis␈αto␈αinterface␈αwith␈αticket␈αreservation␈αsystems␈αso␈αthat␈αan
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Electronic␈α∞Times␈↓␈α∞reader␈α∞who␈α∞has␈α∞seen␈α∞an␈α∞event␈α∞mentioned␈α
in␈α
the␈α
"paper"␈α
can␈α
make␈α
a␈α
reservation.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HThe␈αwork␈αof␈αthe␈αElectronic␈αSystems␈αLab␈αat␈αMIT␈αin␈αdeveloping␈αa␈αcommon␈αinterface␈αto␈αmultiple␈αdata
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbase␈αsystems␈αwill␈αbe␈αtaken␈αinto␈αaccount.␈αWe␈α
are␈α
also␈α
aware␈α
of␈α
the␈α
considerations␈α
advanced␈α
in␈α
␈↓∧Design
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hof␈α⊂Man-Computer␈α⊂Dialogues␈↓␈α⊂by␈α⊂James␈α⊂Martin␈α⊂(Prentice-Hall␈α⊂1973),␈α⊂but␈α⊂the␈α⊂electronic␈α∂newspaper
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hsituation␈α∂will␈α∂permit␈α∂more␈α∂continuous␈α∂optimization␈α∂of␈α∂the␈α∂interactive␈α∂system␈α∂than␈α∂did␈α∂any␈α∞of␈α∞the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hprograms␈α
described␈α
in␈α
that␈α
book.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_We␈αalso␈αwant␈αto␈αsee␈αhow␈αfar␈αwe␈αcan␈αgo␈α
in␈α
allowing␈α
more␈α
sophisticated␈α
criteria␈α
for␈α
information
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hselection␈αthan␈αcategories␈αdetermined␈αby␈αhuman␈αeditors␈αor␈αthe␈αpresence␈αof␈αwords␈αand␈αphrases␈αin␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Htext.␈α
For␈α
example,␈α
we␈α
would␈α
like␈α
to␈α
the␈α
system␈α
to␈α
classify␈αnuclear␈αreactors␈αwith␈αenergy␈αand␈αnuclear
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hweapons␈α
with␈α
disarmament,␈α
but␈α
as␈α
the␈α
reader␈α
no␈α
doubt␈α
sees,␈α
even␈α
this␈α
has␈α
its␈α
problems.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H3.␈α∪␈↓∧Inter-computer␈α∪interfaces.␈α∪␈↓It␈α∪will␈α∪become␈α∪more␈α∩and␈α∩more␈α∩common␈α∩in␈α∩the␈α∩future␈α∩to␈α∩want␈α∩to
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hinterconnect␈α∂computer␈α∞systems␈α∞so␈α∞that␈α∞users␈α∞of␈α∞one␈α∞system␈α∞(or␈α∞perhaps␈α∞the␈α∞system␈α∞itself)␈α∞can␈α∞have
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Haccess␈αto␈αthe␈αresources␈α(such␈αas␈αinformation,␈αservices,␈αand␈αcomputation␈αpower)␈αof␈αother␈αsystems.␈αFor
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧The␈αStanford␈αElectronic␈αTimes,␈↓␈αa␈αcomputer␈αlink␈αbetween␈αthe␈α360/67␈αlocated␈αon␈α
the␈α
main␈α
campus␈α
and
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈α⊃PDP-10␈α⊃located␈α⊃at␈α⊃the␈α⊃Artificial␈α⊂Intelligence␈α⊂Laboratory␈α⊂would␈α⊂be␈α⊂established.␈α⊂The␈α⊂PDP-10
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hinterface␈α
would␈α
be␈α
developed␈α
by␈α
the␈α
AI␈α
Lab.␈α
The␈α
/67␈α
interface␈α
would␈α
be␈α
developed␈α
by␈α
SCIP.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HThese␈α⊃are␈α⊃technical␈α⊃problems␈α⊃that␈α⊂have␈α⊂been␈α⊂solved␈α⊂before.␈α⊂The␈α⊂interesting␈α⊂problem␈α⊂is␈α⊂how␈α⊂to
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Harrange␈α
matters␈α
so␈α
that␈α
the␈α
user␈α
of␈α
one␈α
computer␈α
can␈α
use␈α
facilities␈α
of␈α
the␈α
other␈α
without␈α
having␈α
to
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hlearn␈α
the␈α
details␈α
of␈α
its␈α
system.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓∧BEHAVIORAL-JOURNALISTIC RESEARCH
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓␈↓ ↓HBesides␈α∞the␈α∞computer␈α∞science␈α∞research␈α∞descibed␈α∞above,␈α∞this␈α∞proposal␈α∞would␈α∞permit␈α
research␈α
in␈α
the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hfollowing␈α
behavioral-journalistic␈α
areas.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H1.␈α∂␈↓∧Reader␈α∂Feedback.␈α∂␈↓An␈α∂electronic␈α∂monitoring␈α∂system␈α∂would␈α∂be␈α∂developed␈α∂which␈α∂would␈α∂tally␈α∂and
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hrecord␈α⊂information␈α⊂about␈α⊂reader␈α⊂preferences.␈α⊂This␈α∂would␈α∂include␈α∂data␈α∂about␈α∂the␈α∂types␈α∂of␈α∂stories
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hreaders␈αwere␈αchoosing,␈αthe␈αamount␈αof␈αtime␈α
users␈α
were␈α
spending␈α
with␈α
the␈α
system,␈α
the␈α
number␈α
of␈α
times
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthey␈α⊂bypassed␈α⊂the␈α⊂editor's␈α⊂decisions,␈α⊂and␈α⊂the␈α⊂number␈α⊂of␈α⊂persons␈α⊂using␈α⊂the␈α⊂electronic␈α∂newspaper.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HReaders␈α∂also␈α∂would␈α∂be␈α∂able␈α∂to␈α∂use␈α∞their␈α∞terminals␈α∞to␈α∞insert␈α∞"letters␈α∞to␈α∞the␈α∞editor"␈α∞into␈α∞the␈α∞system.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HBecause␈α
a␈α
"letter␈α
to␈α
the␈α
editor"␈α
could␈α
be␈αwritten␈αand␈αsent␈αin␈αa␈αfraction␈αof␈αthe␈αtime␈αit␈αtakes␈αto␈αwrite
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hand␈α∂mail␈α∂a␈α∂letter␈α∂to␈α∂the␈α∂editor␈α∂to␈α∞a␈α∞conventional␈α∞newspaper,␈α∞and␈α∞because␈α∞the␈α∞"publication"␈α∞of␈α∞all
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H"letters"␈α⊗is␈α⊗guaranteed,␈α⊗we␈α⊗would␈α⊗expect␈α⊗much␈α∃more␈α∃vigorous␈α∃response␈α∃than␈α∃a␈α∃conventional
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hnewspaper␈α∂gets.␈α∞These␈α∞data␈α∞and␈α∞the␈α∞letters␈α∞would␈α∞provide␈α∞valuable␈α∞descriptive␈α∞information␈α∞about
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hreader␈α
response␈α
to␈α
the␈α
electronic␈α
newspaper.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HThe␈α
data␈α
also␈α
would␈α
be␈α
given␈α
to␈αthe␈αeditor,␈αand␈αhis␈αbehavior␈αwould␈αbe␈αobserved␈αto␈αdetermine␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Heffects␈αof␈αsuch␈αfeedback␈αon␈αjournalistic␈αdecision␈αmaking.␈αInterviews␈αand␈αsemantic␈αdifferential␈αscales
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwould␈αbe␈αused␈αto␈αmeasure␈αany␈αchanges␈αin␈αthe␈αeditor's␈αperceptions␈αof␈αhis␈αaudience,␈αas␈αa␈αresult␈αof␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hfeedback.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H2.␈α
␈↓∧Reader␈α
Interest␈α
Profile.␈α
␈↓A␈α
selective␈αdissemination-of-information␈αsystem␈αwould␈αbe␈αdeveloped.␈αOn
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈α
basis␈α
of␈α
information␈α
the␈α
reader␈α
provided␈α
at␈α
the␈α
terminal␈α
about␈α
his␈α
or␈α
her␈αinterests,␈αthe␈αsystem
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwould␈α⊂search␈α⊂out␈α∂stories␈α∂relevant␈α∂to␈α∂these␈α∂interests.␈α∂Electronic␈α∂monitoring␈α∂would␈α∂be␈α∂developed␈α∂to
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hprovide␈αdata␈αabout␈αthe␈αextent␈αto␈αwhich␈α
such␈α
a␈α
system␈α
was␈α
used␈α
and␈α
the␈α
types␈α
of␈α
information␈α
readers
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hrequested.␈α⊂Interviews␈α⊂and␈α⊂direct␈α⊂observation␈α⊂would␈α⊂determine␈α⊂reader␈α∂response␈α∂to␈α∂the␈α∂system␈α∂and
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwould␈α
further␈α
determine␈α
what␈α
kinds␈α
of␈α
problems,␈α
if␈α
any,␈α
were␈α
encountered␈α
by␈α
the␈α
readers.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ βJPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS' DIVISION OF LABOR
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HProfessor␈α⊂John␈α⊂McCarthy␈α⊂will␈α⊂be␈α⊂in␈α⊂charge␈α⊂of␈α⊂the␈α⊂computer␈α⊂science␈α⊂research␈α⊂component␈α⊂of␈α⊂the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hproject,␈αthe␈αPDP-10␈αsoftware,␈αand␈αthe␈αinterconnection␈αbetween␈αthe␈αPDP-10␈αand␈α
the␈α
IBM␈α
360/67.␈α
He
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwill␈α
also␈α
take␈α
part␈α
in␈α
using␈α
the␈α
␈↓∧Stanford␈α
Electronic␈α
Times␈↓␈α
to␈α
evaluate␈α
the␈α
social,␈α
economic,␈αcultural
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hand␈α
political␈α
effects␈α
of␈α
electronic␈α
newspapers.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HProfessor␈αEdwin␈αParker␈αwill␈αact␈αas␈αadministrative␈αcoordinator␈αof␈αthe␈αentire␈αproject.␈αHe␈αalso␈αwill␈αbe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hin␈α
charge␈α
of␈α
the␈α
360/67␈α
software␈α
and␈α
will␈α
act␈α
as␈α
consultant␈α
for␈α
the␈α
behavioral␈α
research␈α
component.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HProfessor␈αDan␈αDrew␈αwill␈αsupervise␈αthe␈αjournalism␈αcomponent␈αand␈αthe␈αbehavioral␈αresearch␈αoutlined
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hin␈α
the␈α
proposal.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ¬HWORK SCHEDULE
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓July - August, 1975
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓* Establish link between PDP-10 and 360/67.
␈↓ ↓H
* SPIRES file defined for experimental electronic newspaper.
␈↓ ↓H
* Visit East Coast newspapers to study computerized production 
␈↓ ↓H
  systems currently in use.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓September - November 1975
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓* Prototype Experimental newspaper begins operation with participation 
␈↓ ↓H
  of Communication 175 students.
␈↓ ↓H
* Collection of data about software problems.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓December 1975 - February 1976
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓* Reprogramming and reworking software on the basis of September through
␈↓ ↓H
  November experience.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓March - November 1976
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓* Resume operation of experimental electronic newspaper with
␈↓ ↓H
  Communication 175 students participating again during the Fall quarter.
␈↓ ↓H
* Collection of data in behavioral areas.
␈↓ ↓H
* Collection of data about software problems.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓December 1976 - February 1977
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓* Reprogramming and reworking software on the basis of experience with the
␈↓ ↓H
  experimental electronic newspaper.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓March - May 1977
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓* Resume electronic newspaper operation.
␈↓ ↓H
* Continue data collection.
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓May - June 1977
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
* Analysis of data in behavioral areas.
␈↓ ↓H
* Final report written.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓α␈↓ ∧OEXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPER
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ¬↔Estimated Cost Breakdown
␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H

␈↓ ↓H
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␈↓ ↓H

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I.  Direct Salaries
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Professor J. McCarthy␈↓ ∧H␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH-- no remuneration --
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  Principal Investigator
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  10% time (2.4 mm)
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Professor E. Parker␈↓ ∧H␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH     $␈↓ πH 2,830               $   3,028
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  Principal Investigator
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  10% time (2.4 mm)
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Professor D. Drew          ␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH 4,417␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H         4,726
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  Principal Investigator
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  1/3 time (summers) (2.0 mm)
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Computer Programmers
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  2 full-time @ $13,000 per year (48.0 mm)␈↓ πH26,000␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H27,820
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  1 part-time @ $13,000 per year (12.0 mm)␈↓ πH 6,500␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H         6,955
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Secretary
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  1 quarter-time @ $10,000 per year (6.0 mm)␈↓ πH 2,500␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H         2,675
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Research Assistants
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  2 half-time @ $325 per month x 9 (18.0 mm)␈↓ πH 5,850␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H         6,260
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  1 half-time @ $325 per month x 12 (12.0 mm)␈↓ πH 3,900␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H ␈↓ 
H 4,173
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␈↓ αH␈↓ βH␈↓ ∧H␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH------␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H------
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␈↓ αH␈↓ βH␈↓ ∧HTOTAL SALARIES␈↓ εH        51,997␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H55,637
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II.  Staff Benefits
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18% through Aug. 31, 1975 (6 mo)
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19% through Aug. 31, 1976 (12 mo)␈↓ εH␈↓ πH 9,619␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H10,849
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20% through Aug. 31, 1977 (6 mo)
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III.  Expendable Material
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(Includes Xerox, postage, telephone)
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12 months @ $150 per month             ␈↓ εH␈↓ πH 1,800␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H         1,980
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IV.  Report Production␈↓ ∧H␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH  - 0 -␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H         1,500
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␈↓ αH␈↓ βH␈↓ ∧H␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH7/1/75 - 6/30/76␈↓ 	H 7/1/76 - 6/30/77
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V.  Travel
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3 RT East Coast @ 500 each␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH 1,500␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H          - 0 -
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VI.  Services
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Computer services
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  12 months @ $1,000 per month␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH12,000␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H 12,000
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Newswire services
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  12 months @ $100 per month␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH 1,200␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H  1,200
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␈↓ αH␈↓ βH␈↓ ∧H                  ␈↓ πH------␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H ------
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␈↓ αHTOTAL DIRECT COSTS (I through VI)␈↓ πH78,116␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H 83,166
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VII.  University Overhead
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47% of Total Direct Costs␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH36,714␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H 39,088
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VIII.  Capital Equipment
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Terminal Multiplexer␈↓ ∧H␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH20,000␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H  - 0 -
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Computer Interconnection␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH 4,000␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H  - 0 -
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␈↓ αH␈↓ βH␈↓ ∧H␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH------␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H-------
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␈↓ αH␈↓ βH␈↓ ∧H␈↓ ¬H␈↓ εH␈↓ πH------␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H-------
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␈↓ αH␈↓ βH␈↓ ∧HTOTAL PROJECT COST    $138,831␈↓ λH␈↓ 	H␈↓ 
H$122,254
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Notes:
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␈↓ αHSalary escalation @ 7% per annum
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␈↓ αHS & E  escalation @ 10% per annum
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