Conclusions

Abstract

Chapters 5 to 12 presented the seven design concepts for navigation in cyberspace. The concepts have been introduced by giving an overview of the whole range of navigation tools and techniques in large information spaces. Obviously there is neither a single, all-encompassing navigation tool nor one predominant concept. Rather, we have shown a complementing collection of seven concepts and tools that cover different needs of different users with different goals. With the current growth rate of the Internet, the navigation issue will become even more important. We do not yet have the cyberspace envisioned by William Gibson in his science-fiction stories [Gib841, offering direct transparent access to all aspects of knowledge and entertainment. But there are many promising approaches available today, although on a small scale. We still have a far way to go to get final solutions workable in the scale that cyberspace suggests.