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Modeling Links in HypertextfHypermedia Abstract

The links between the nodes constitute one of the most significant aspects of the hypertext, and very much contribute to the support of their dynamic interaction paradigm, so relevant to the implementation of effective applications. In this paper we firstly recall the characteristics of the hypertext, pointing out some of the main problems the hypertext applications' designer must face. Afterwards, we outline a hypertext design methodology that leads to a consistent design of the nodes' structure, and allows modelling the different kind of links that can exist among the nodes. In particular, introducing the "concept space" allows an effective modelling of the intensional links. Finally, we discuss some general implementation aspects, and point out the need of offering to the user multiple and interchangeable interaction paradigms. During the last years, the interest in hypertext has accelerated sharply ([Conklin87]). Several factors explain it: more powefil worksta...

A I ] 1 6 O ct 2 01 8 Conceptual Analysis of Hypertext

2018

In this chapter tools and techniques from the mathematical theory of formal concept analysis are applied to hypertext systems in general, and the World Wide Web in particular. Various processes for the conceptual structuring of hypertext are discussed: summarization, conceptual scaling, and the creation of conceptual links. Well-known interchange formats for summarizing networked information resources as resource meta-information are reviewed, and two new interchange formats originating from formal concept analysis are advocated. Also reviewed is conceptual scaling, which provides a principled approach to the faceted analysis techniques in library science classification. The important notion of conceptual linkage is introduced as a generalization of a hyperlink. The automatic hyperization of the content of legacy data is described, and the composite conceptual structuring with hypertext linkage is defined. For the conceptual empowerment of the Web user, a new technique called concep...

Hypertext Structure as the Event of Connection

Miles, Adrian. "Hypertext Structure as the Event of Connection." 12th ACM Hypertext Conference. Aarhus: ACM, 2001. This paper received the "Ted Nelson Award" at the 2001 Association of Computing Machinery Hypertext Conference. It conforms to the ACM styleguide, and has been written as a reasonably straightforward conference paper. Extensive use of subheadings has been made to 'atomise' the writing. This paper argues that links have performative force which allows for their 'meaning' to be understood respectively. This is in contradistinction to most theories of hypertext linking which regard linking as a foward projected understanding that needs to describe what it is, ahead of itself. Schematically, links create connection, which links and how cannot be predetermined, and so structure is determined retrospectively.

Referencing within evolving hypertext

The classic hypertext model omits the process of text growth, evolution and synthesis. With hypertext creation becoming increasingly collaborative and change timescales becoming shorter, explicitly addressing text evolution is the key to the next stage of hypertext development. Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a proven general concept that enabled the Web. In application to versioned deep hypertext, expressive power of a classical hyperlink becomes insufficient. Based on the Causal Trees model, we introduce a minimalistic but powerful query language of specifiers that provides us great flexibility of referencing within a changing hypertext. Specifiers capture the state of the text, point at changes, expose authorship or blend branches. Being a part of an URI, a specifier puts advanced distributed revision control techniques within reach of a regular web user.

Second international Workshop on Dynamic and Adaptive Hypertext

2011

Dynamically generated hypertext adapted and personalized to the users/needs and abilities has proven to be a very successful technique over the last decade and a half. It is particularly helpful for reducing the information overload that frequently occurs in the modern information: driven world. Adaptive hypertext is equally effective for accessing many types of items, be it news, products, artifacts or descriptions thereof in electronic shops, libraries or museums, or even learning materials.

Structural analysis of hypertexts: identifying hierarchies and useful metrics

1992

Abstract Hypertext users often suffer from the ��lost in hyperspace�� problem: disorientation from too many jumps while traversing a complex network. One solution to this problem is improved authoring to create more comprehensible structures. This paper proposes several authoring tools, based on hypertext structure analysis. In many hypertext systems authors are encouraged to create hierarchical structures, but when writing, the hierarchy is lost because of the inclusion of cross-reference links.

Conceptual Analysis of Hypertext

2018

Retrieval of Hypertext Structures

1994

Abstract Hypertext, often considered the successor of the book, is a new medium that adds non-linearity as a key feature. However, hypertext is also a generalization of text databases, adding structural-and cross-reference links. This paper reflects research on the retrieval of structural information in distributed hypertexts, like the World-Wide Web (WWW).

Exploiting navigation capabilities in hypertext/hypermedia

Proceedings of HICSS-29: 29th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 1996

(HT/HM) applications need careful design. In this puper we outline a hypertext design methodology that leads to a consistent design of the nodes' structure, and makes it possible to model the diflerent kinds of links that can exist among the nodes.

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