Hypermedia/Hypertext and Object-oriented Data Bases
Hether Brown(Editor)
Cengage Learning EMEA (Publisher)
Published on 25. July 1991
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-412-39970-1 (ISBN)
Description
Hypermedia goes further than hypertext systems in enabling access to a range of different media to express and communicate information in the form of pictures, video sequences and sound as well as text. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the background, history and importance of hypermedia. Among the topics discussed are Hypertext information systems applications, the spectrum of available systems, commercially available products and related technologies such as CD-ROM, interactive video and full text retrieval are among the topics discussed. All those involved with the development of hypermedia systems should find the information given here interesting and helpful. The contributors include: J Neilson, H Brown, J Walker, A Dillon, R Rada, J Spiers, C Plaisant, P Brown, S Roberts, G Grubb, S Scholefield, P Baird, D Painter, D Diaper, A Morrison, S Fortescue, M Lloyd, N Hammond This book should be of interest to professionals and researchers working with hypertext/hypermedia.
Hypermedia goes further than hypertext systems in enabling access to a range of different media to express and communicate information in the form of pictures, video sequences and sound as well as text. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the background, history and importance of hypermedia. Among the topics discussed are Hypertext information systems applications, the spectrum of available systems, commercially available products and related technologies such as CD-ROM, interactive video and full text retrieval are among the topics discussed. All those involved with the development of hypermedia systems should find the information given here interesting and helpful. The contributors include: J Neilson, H Brown, J Walker, A Dillon, R Rada, J Spiers, C Plaisant, P Brown, S Roberts, G Grubb, S Scholefield, P Baird, D Painter, D Diaper, A Morrison, S Fortescue, M Lloyd, N Hammond This book should be of interest to professionals and researchers working with hypertext/hypermedia.
Hypermedia goes further than hypertext systems in enabling access to a range of different media to express and communicate information in the form of pictures, video sequences and sound as well as text. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the background, history and importance of hypermedia. Among the topics discussed are Hypertext information systems applications, the spectrum of available systems, commercially available products and related technologies such as CD-ROM, interactive video and full text retrieval are among the topics discussed. All those involved with the development of hypermedia systems should find the information given here interesting and helpful. The contributors include: J Neilson, H Brown, J Walker, A Dillon, R Rada, J Spiers, C Plaisant, P Brown, S Roberts, G Grubb, S Scholefield, P Baird, D Painter, D Diaper, A Morrison, S Fortescue, M Lloyd, N Hammond This book should be of interest to professionals and researchers working with hypertext/hypermedia.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
52ill.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-39970-1 (9780412399701)
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Content
Part 1 Hypertext and its applications: usability considerations in introducing hypertext, J.Nielsen; an overview of hyperties, its user interface and data model, C.Plaisant; hypertext - dreams and reality, P.Brown; EXMAR - automating marketing planning, H.Wilson; hypertext and added value, P.Baird. Part 2 Human factors: human factors issues in the design of hypermedia interfaces, A.Dillon; teaching with hypermedia - problems and prospects, N.Hammond; expertext- hyperizing expert systems and epertizing hypertext, D.Diaper and R.Rada. Part 3 Data models and structures: converting text to hypertext and vice versa, R.Rada and D.Diaper; hypermedia for multi-user technical documentation, I.Williams; extending software into the future, L.Bottaci and A.Stewart; the office document architecture and hypermedia, H.Brown and F.Cole. Part 4 Object oriented databases: structure and scope of object-oriented databases, S.Roberts; object-oriented databases - evolution or revolution?, J.Spiers; a graphical interface for an object-oriented database, G.Kemp and D.Melvin.