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Enhancing information comprehension through hypertext

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Intelligent Hypertext (WIH 1994, WIH 1993)

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We discuss the process, issues and lessons learned in designing and implementing the World Wide Web (WWW) version of the August 1995 special issue of the Communications of the ACM on hypermedia design. The vast majority of WWW authors rely on the text of the link's anchor to provide 100% of the semantic information about the destination and purpose of the link. Yet, following a link often takes the reader out of the current context. We discuss remedying this by providing semantic link labels and other information about a link's purpose and destination, so that readers can evaluate whether to follow a link without having to select it.

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  1. Electronic Enterprise Engineering Program, Institute of Integrated Systems Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology University Heights, 07102-1982, Newark, NJ, USA

    Michael Bieber

  2. Hypermedia Information Systems Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Systems Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology University Heights, 07102-1982, Newark, NJ, USA

    Michael Bieber

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Bieber, M. (1997). Enhancing information comprehension through hypertext. In: Nicholas, C., Mayfield, J. (eds) Intelligent Hypertext. WIH WIH 1994 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1326. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0023956

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