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references c-d
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using a computer as a communication/information medium
Topic:
semantic networks
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hypertext as external memory
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hypertext nodes
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hypertext subsets, webs, and contexts
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hypertext rhetoric
Topic:
size of hypertext nodes
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collecting statistics on a UserInterface
Topic:
manual indexing

Reference

Carlson, P.A., "Hypertext: A way of incorporating user feedback into online documentation", pp. 93-110, in Barrett, E. (ed.), Text, ConText, and HyperText. Writing with and for the computer, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press, 1988. Google

Quotations
95 ;;Quote: hypertext models the deep structure of human idea processing; allows three-dimensional navigation through information
95 ;;Quote: Hypertext nodes are pools of information collected in an anthology
95 ;;Quote: Hypertext webs define the links between nodes; these can be predefined or created
95 ;;Quote: Hypertext does not have a rhetoric; nor will classical rhetoric be helpful
96 ;;Quote: since Hypertext nodes may be on several paths, they must be rhetorically neutral
96 ;;Quote: a Hypertext node should hold one concept or idea, but this increases navigation cost
96 ;;Quote: sentences and paragraph are the traditional units of composition; what is needed for Hypertext?
97 ;;Quote: hypertext captures the deep structure of information; best for complex information or information with imprecise internal relationships
102 ;;Quote: a documentation manager can find out how a document is accessed by users
104 ;;Quote: users can index documents themselves; heavily used documents will be thoroughly indexed


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ThesaHelp: references c-d (337 items)
Topic: using a computer as a communication/information medium (32 items)
Topic: semantic networks (42 items)
Topic: hypertext as external memory (24 items)
Topic: hypertext nodes (19 items)
Topic: hypertext subsets, webs, and contexts (12 items)
Topic: hypertext rhetoric (17 items)
Topic: size of hypertext nodes (8 items)
Topic: collecting statistics on a UserInterface (12 items)
Topic: manual indexing (19 items)

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