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.
TOC: 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.