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Similarly to the mapping concepts already discussed, agents are orthogonal to the first five concepts of navigation in cyberspace, meaning that agent-based concepts can be used to assist readers in following links, conducting searches, constructing sequential paths, navigating in hierarchies, and recognizing similarities.
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Gloor, P. (1997). Guides and Agents. In: Elements of Hypermedia Design: Techniques for Navigation & Visualization in Cyberspace. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4144-7_12
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