A Reusable Software Catalog Interface

Software reuse is the taking of any code or code segment and using it again to meet a specific need. Software reusability involves not only the reuse of software, but also how that software is designed. In the other words, it involves designing totally self-contained software components. Each component should be easily modifiable to meet a potential user's need. This paper reports the prototypical implementation of a software library that uses the faceted cataloging scheme. It is designed to act as an interface between the user and a reusable software system. The prototype can be used to catalog and retrieve software components. Within the realm of this prototype, which is a domain- specific implementation, the number of facets used in the interface may be reduced while still achieving the same search and retrieval results. Master's thesis.