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hypertext
Topic:
manual indexing
Topic:
information retrieval by relevance
Topic:
change
Topic:
hypermedia
Topic:
hypertext browser
Topic:
choice points for a user interface
Topic:
writing hypertext
Topic:
text trails through hypertext
Topic:
hypertext as a global database
Topic:
searching the Web
Topic:
design for change

Reference

Nelson, T.H., "Getting it out of our system", pp. 191-210, in Schecter, G. (ed.), Information Retrieval, A critical view., London, Academic Press, 1967. Google

Other Reference

Based on Third Annual Colloquium on Information Retrieval, May 1966, Philadelphia.

Quotations
191 ;;Quote: digital text storage and display leads to a new medium, the hypertext; non-linear, complex, interconnected; more effective than linear text for everything
193 ;;Quote: categories and indices decay; over time, they decline in relevance; e.g., Dewey Decimal system
195 ;;Quote: hypertext is any text that cannot be printed on a page; non-linear branching, multiple levels of detail
195+;;Quote: hypertext may contain moving or manipulable illustrations, moving or flashing typography
195 ;;Quote: read hypertext by selecting choices with a pushbutton or light pen
195+;;Quote: write hypertext by indicating relations and their meaning
195+;;Quote: establish sequences of hypertext invoked by a user action
196 ;;Quote: a hypertext contains thousands or millions of paragraphs
196+;;Quote: in a hypertext, explore the original context for items; e.g., articles, books, or other hypertext units
196+;;Quote: with hypertext, continually uncover new items of interest, often with growing relevance
198 ;;Quote: hypertext for specialist access and muster of information; enhance existing material with commentary, surveys, connections; maintains relevance


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Topic: hypertext browser (23 items)
Topic: choice points for a user interface (4 items)
Topic: writing hypertext (13 items)
Topic: text trails through hypertext (16 items)
Topic: hypertext as a global database (28 items)
Topic: searching the Web (45 items)
Topic: design for change (75 items)

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