Fly-fishing?A dynamic linking module
Yoshiaki Seki, Tomohiro Kokogawa, Akihiro Shimizu · Systems and Computers in Japan · 2000
To improve intellectual productivity and expand mutual inspiration within organizations, we have been developing an information sharing system that employs networked computers. As parts of that system, we have developed, tested, and analyzed FISH, a system for sharing the piecemeal knowledge possessed by individuals by all members of a group and accumulating such shared information, GoldFISH, a version of FISH for use in a distributed environment, and KINGFISHER, which can be used from a Web browser. The results revealed a number of problems that hinder introduction of the system into practical use, including functions that should be improved, such as detailed user registration and complex batch processing settings, and the need for customization, which was not an initial design assumption. These problems are addressed here by setting the basic design policy for a practical system and describing the newly developed information linking module, Fly-fishing. With Fly-fishing, the links between units of information are not preset, but are created dynamically and automatically when the information is referenced. This method makes it possible to maintain a high degree of module independence, as well as ease of introduction and ease of customization. An analysis of the results of performance measurements of Fly-fishing that are based on search, display, and registration times is also presented. © 2000 Scripta Technica, Syst Comp Jpn, 31(7): 38–46, 2000