BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
          ID:: STAN//CS-TN-97-44
       ENTRY:: February 05, 1997
ORGANIZATION:: Stanford University, Department of Computer Science
       TITLE:: Addressing Heterogeneity in the Networked Information
               Environment
        TYPE:: Technical Note
      AUTHOR:: Baldonado, Michelle Q. Wang
      AUTHOR:: Cousins, Steve B.
        DATE:: February 1997
       PAGES:: 37
    ABSTRACT:: Several ongoing Stanford University Digital Library projects
               address the issue of heterogeneity in networked information
               environments. A networked information environment has the
               following components: users, information repositories,
               information services, and payment mechanisms. This paper
               describes three of the heterogeneity-focused Stanford
               projects-InfoBus, REACH, and DLITE. The InfoBus project is at
               the protocol level, while the REACH and DLITE projects are
               both at the conceptual model level. The InfoBus project
               provides the infrastructure necessary for accessing
               heterogeneous services and utilizing heterogeneous payment
               mechanisms. The REACH project sets forth a uniform conceptual
               model for finding information in networked information
               repositories. The DLITE project presents a general task-based
               strategy for building user interfaces to heterogeneous
               networked information services.
       NOTES:: [Adminitrivia V1/Prg/19970205]
         END:: STAN//CS-TN-97-44