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Hypermedia Authoring

1. What is it and how does it work?
   • it's a way of organizing different kinds of information into an open structure that allows the viewer to navigate in a way that is non-linear.

   • links about hypermedia
     • the Electronic Labyrinth
     • Eastgate Systems' Hypertext Resources, a place to spend some time...

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages?
   • can be read at many different levels
   • non-linear
   • has navigation aids

   • BUT, it's tied to computers and not portable (or cheap)
   • It makes readers tend to read in a certain way -- skimming
   • The medium can overshadow the message

3. Some Examples
   • The Web
     In it's best form, it's a resourse that is "multi-role, porous, dynamic, interactive, and competetive" (according to John December, www.december.com).
     • Adding structure to dynamic, porus information, e.g. Internet Resources for Geographers
       • e.g. the Britannica
       • or Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
       • an example of Mark Twain's text to hypertext

   • Stand alone apps -- CDs
   • Trellix
   • other hypertext tools, e.g. Storyspace

4. Other HTML Authoring Tools
   • Pagespinner
   • Front Page
   • Pagemill
   • Site management systems

5. Other things coming up:
   • Groupware and other collaboration tools

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