Industrial Information and Design Issues

The series Data and Knowledge in a Changing World covers the quality and accessability of quantitative and qualitative data, classical and ground-breaking methods by which numeric and symbolic data are acquired, analyzed, and managed. The current volume is devoted to the specific information problems of the industrial world.

J. -E. DUBOIS and N. GERSHON The first volume of this series, "The Information Revolution: Impact on Science and Technology," emphasized the importance of data sharing and fast communication and the advantages l )f current hypertext developments in creating new and flexible data access. Volume II, "Modeling Complex Data for Creating Information," dealt, in particular, with the specific constraints of science and technology data including imprecision and uncertainty. It also provided representation and handling tools and object oriented programming technology for developing data systems. The papers presented in this third volume are concerned with the very specific information problems of the technical and competitive industrial world. Here, production and selling rely on creative design, information processing, special up-to- date data search, knowledge comprehension and fast action, all essential for decision- making steps. The following topics are discussed in this volume: - Cognition and Recognition in Design - Knowledge Based Systems (KBS) Evaluation - Modeling Tools for Knowledge Discovery - Standards and CAD (Computer Aided Design) Aspects of Industrial Exchange and Specifications - Information Seeking Strategies of Selective Access to Intelligent Information - Special Information Resources: Complex Databases Most of these topics, inspired by the symposium on "Communication and Computer Aided Systems" held during the 14th International CODATA Conference, deal with systemic components used by various up-to-date industries in development strategies.

Data and Knowledge in a Changing World covers all aspects of data collection and managing in all fields of science and technology. The series is aimed primarily at corporate and academic information managers.

Contents: Part One: Knowledge: The Driving Force in CAD Systems: Creative Design and its Cognitive Components Information.- Artificial Intelligence in Knowledge Based Systems (KBS).- Modeling Tools for Knowledge Discovery.- Part Two: New Data Channels: Industrial Information Tools: Industrial Information Exchange: Step, Standards and CAD Design Needs.- Information Seeking Strategies: Selective Access to Current Information Online.- Information Resources: Intelligent Complex Databases.