Goulet and Donaghey Information Language(ID:4115/gou001)

Information retrieval language, University of Houston 1979
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  • Goulet, Daniel Ph.D. Applied, user-oriented, interactive computer language Industrial Engineering University of Houston, Houston, TX December 1976 view details
  • Goulet, Daniel V.; and Donaghey, Charles E. "A user oriented computer language for the retrieval and manipulation of energy data." Comput. Ind. Eng. 2, 2 (1978), 67-76. view details Abstract: The need for timely energy data for testing the implications of decisions on fiscal, economic and/or regulatory proposals was brought into sharp focus by the Arab oil embargo of 1973 and has been intensified by the continuing shortage of critical energy resources. To satisfy this need, a research program was begun at the University of Houston to develop an energy data bank and information retrieval system suitable for use by the unsophisticated computer user. The results of this research program include a simple to use, conversational language which allows the user to access a time series energy data bank for the data of interest, to manipulate the data, and to document the data in both tabular and graphical form. The conversational user language consists of a retrieve command, twenty-two analysis commands, and two documentation commands. The command structure uses simple language and syntax which are suggestive of the operation requested. In addition, the language is capable of simple extension, making it very responsive to the user's needs. The object of this paper is to describe the user language, its operational structure, and to exemplify the ease of its use.