Authoring a hypertext database — Experiences with HyperPAD

Abstract

In a hypertext database, the information is presented as a network of nodes connected by links. Such nodes may be text, graphics, audio, video, and even other software. Although hypertext provides a new approach to information management, it also leaves a whole new set of problems for the designers of the hypertext database to solve. As the volume of information grows, the task of authoring a hypertext database becomes much more complex. In this article, the author presents the experiences during the development of a hypertext version of the user's guide for information services on JANET, in the UK, by using HyperPAD, a hypertext shell for the IBM PC. It may be the first step to explore the proper way to solve those problems which come together with the increasing application of hypertext.

Citation

Baoming, Z. (1993), "Authoring a hypertext database — Experiences with HyperPAD", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 45 No. 1, pp. 19-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb051301