Hypertext: Origins and use

This paper is intended to provide a brief introduction to the concept of hypertext illustrated with examples from experimental and operational systems. The origins of the hypertext concept are described and different generic types of hypertext systems outlined. The potential and problems of hypertex...

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Published inInternational journal of information management Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 5 - 13
Main Author Ellis, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.1991
Elsevier
Subjects
Computerized information storage and retrieval
Computerized subject indexing
Exact sciences and technology
Hypertext
Information and communication sciences
Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system
Information science. Documentation
Information storage and retrieval
Information work
Sciences and techniques of general use
Subject indexing
Design
Hypertext
Document retrieval system
Application
Example
Information processing
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ISSN0268-4012
1873-4707
DOI10.1016/0268-4012(91)90017-7

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Summary:This paper is intended to provide a brief introduction to the concept of hypertext illustrated with examples from experimental and operational systems. The origins of the hypertext concept are described and different generic types of hypertext systems outlined. The potential and problems of hypertext are discussed with particular reference to information retrieval.
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ISSN:0268-4012
1873-4707
DOI:10.1016/0268-4012(91)90017-7