Spatial Hypertext for Digital Library Providers and Patrons Frank Shipman Department of Computer Science & Center for the Study of Digital Libraries Texas A&M University

Emergence of Spatial Hypertext

Page-Based Hypertext Frank Shipman Dr. Shipman has been researching hypertext, computer-supported cooperative work, and intelligent user interfaces since 1987 at Baylor College of Medicine, University of Colorado, Xerox PARC, and now Texas A&M University. The field of hypertext includes computer scientists, literary theorists, and writers. The first ACM Hypertext Conference took place in 1987 … Texas A&M University, located in College Station, has 43,000 students …

Map-Based Hypertext Observations of Xerox NoteCards activities found heavy use of maps. Aquanet designed to make the map the primary interface (instead of browser) Late 80s – map-based hypertext –gIBIS, Aquanet, Sepia –Argumentation and knowledge building –Schemas as map legends

Map-Based Hypertext First ACM Hypertext Conference College Station Texas A&M University Xerox PARC University of Colorado Baylor College of Medicine Frank Shipman hypertext computer-supported cooperative work intelligent user interfaces

Spatial Hypertext Observations of Aquanet activities showed links implied rather than explicitly expressed. VIKI designed to support building and manipulating implicit spatial relations 1993 – first spatial hypertext –VIKI: a visual and kinesthetic analysis tool Emerged into research area: –HyperMap, CAOS, Manufactur, VKB, Tinderbox, ART, …

Spatial Hypertext First ACM Hypertext Conference College Station Texas A&M University Xerox PARC University of Colorado Baylor College of Medicine Frank Shipman hypertext computer-supported cooperative work intelligent user interfaces Frank Shipman hypertext Texas A&M University

Demo of the Visual Knowledge Builder

Resources on Spatial Hypertext Workshops on Spatial Hypertext – VKB updates available at: –