JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 8(6): 634-643, doi: 10.3217/jucs-008-06-0634
Usage-Centered Interface Design for Knowledge Management Software
expand article infoHarald Karner‡, Georg Droschl‡
‡ Hyperwave R&D, Graz, Austria

Corresponding author: Harald Karner ( hkarner@hyperwave.com )

© Harald Karner, Georg Droschl.
This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.
Citation: Karner H, Droschl G (2002) Usage-Centered Interface Design for Knowledge Management Software. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 8(6): 634-643. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-008-06-0634
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Abstract
In IT-supported knowledge management (KM), the software user interface is at the boundary between persons and the knowledge management system (KMS). It plays a central role because seen from the users point of view, the user interface is the system. This paper presents a case study in which a particular User Interface Design methodology was employed to design a prototype KMS user interface for an inbound call center. In this example, we combine knowledge re-use and expert location.
Keywords
user interface design, usage-centered design, knowledge management, interaction patterns, call center