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Linking in Context

Linking in Context
Linking in Context
This paper explores the idea of dynamically adding multi-destination links to Web pages, based on the context of the pages and users, as a way of assisting Web users in their information finding and navigation activities. The work does not make any preconceived assumptions about the information needs of its users. Instead it presents a method for generating links by adapting to the information needs of a community of users and for utilizing these in assisting users within this community based on their individual needs. The implementation of this work is carried out within a multi-agent framework where concepts from open hypermedia are extended and exploited. In this paper, the entities involved in the process of generating and using ?context links? as well as the techniques they employ to achieve their tasks, are described. The result of an experiment carried out to investigate the implications of linking in context on information finding, is also provided.
151-160
El-Beltagy, Samhaa
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Hall, Wendy
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Roure, David De
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Carr, Leslie
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El-Beltagy, Samhaa
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Hall, Wendy
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Roure, David De
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Carr, Leslie
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El-Beltagy, Samhaa, Hall, Wendy, Roure, David De and Carr, Leslie (2001) Linking in Context. Proc The Twelfth ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia (Hypertext '01). pp. 151-160 .

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This paper explores the idea of dynamically adding multi-destination links to Web pages, based on the context of the pages and users, as a way of assisting Web users in their information finding and navigation activities. The work does not make any preconceived assumptions about the information needs of its users. Instead it presents a method for generating links by adapting to the information needs of a community of users and for utilizing these in assisting users within this community based on their individual needs. The implementation of this work is carried out within a multi-agent framework where concepts from open hypermedia are extended and exploited. In this paper, the entities involved in the process of generating and using ?context links? as well as the techniques they employ to achieve their tasks, are described. The result of an experiment carried out to investigate the implications of linking in context on information finding, is also provided.

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Published date: August 2001
Additional Information: Organisation: ACM
Venue - Dates: Proc The Twelfth ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia (Hypertext '01), 2001-08-01
Organisations: Web & Internet Science

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Local EPrints ID: 255988
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/255988
PURE UUID: 7579e048-47ac-4204-9b95-74fe10cf6ef9
ORCID for Wendy Hall: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4327-7811
ORCID for David De Roure: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9074-3016
ORCID for Leslie Carr: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2113-9680

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Date deposited: 20 Aug 2001
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:33

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Author: Samhaa El-Beltagy
Author: Wendy Hall ORCID iD
Author: David De Roure ORCID iD
Author: Leslie Carr ORCID iD

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