Fostering creativity: Enhancing the browsing environment

摘要

Creative browsing is examined, and conceptual changes in the document retrieval model are suggested for enhancing the effectiveness of browsing. The role of the bibliographical agency in the browsing situation is changed from one which derives concepts to one which maximizes a user's physical inspection capabilities. Creativity, the nature of browsing, and the distinction between the physical document and the logical document are the foci.