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Although it is likely the most popular, and is
certainly getting all the media attention, HTML is not
the whole of hypertext. HTML authors will do well to
consider the existing and still growing body of
knowledge about hypertext in general, to make their
webs more effective.
The underlying concept of linking disparate texts is
generally accepted to have been put forth by Vannevar
Bush in his seminal article "As We May Think," published in 1945 in the Atlantic Monthly. It is published on the Web, with permission, by Denys Duchier, a webmaster for Project Gutenberg.
A very detailed study (85 pages) of current hypertext technology is also available in "State of the Art Review on Hypermedia Issues and Applications".
Also, Academic Press Professional has just published a new edition of Jakob Nielsen's HyperText & HyperMedia, which I have not yet seen. The first edition has a 65-page annotated bibliography to cap off an excellent 200-page introduction to hypertext (1990 edition did not make mention of HTML).
If you are aware of any other online documents that
address general issues of hypertext design, please post them here or mail the references to me. And
thanks to Dan and NCSA for this reference page.
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