Model Planes and Totem Poles:
Methods for Visualizing User Models
by Jill Kliger
Master's Thesis supervised by
Walter Bender
Table of Contents
Cover Page
Abstract and Title Page
Readers' Page
Foreword & Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Section 1: Description
Document Overview (ps)
Features & Motivations (ps)
Figures 1 to 10 <--Images!
Evolution & Inspirations (ps)
Figures 11 to 21 <--Images!
Evaluation: The Surveys (ps)
Evaluation: Future Issues (ps)
Evaluation: New Designs (images)
Retrospective (ps)
Bibliography (ps)
Basic Flow of the System
Overview of the Classes
Article Format
User Model Format
Adding New Model Planes
Navigating the Model Planes
Description of User Interaction
User Input Features
Enhancing the Newspaper
Upgrade Issues
Go to
Thesis One-Pager w/ Images
Go to
Jill Kliger's Home Page