RISQ: A Web-Based Tool for Referencing Information on Software Quality

摘要

World Wide Web (WWW) technology has provided access to enormous amounts ofinformation on-line. As such, it has a tremendous potential for use as an aid to technology transfer. However, locating relevant information is often difficult partially because of the volume of information available. This report describes a new search engine which is designed to allow the user to do efficient searches for information within a specific domain of high integrity software systems and is called RISQ for 'Reference Information for Software Quality,' The search engine allows searches by taxonomy based keywords, other keywords, and artifact type. Artifacts can range from simple abstracts, documents and software to video, audio and on-line interactive demonstrations of software tools. This report discusses the philosophy of the system, the acceptance criteria for artifacts, and provides instructions for using the RISQ.