Intelligent Hypertext

This book constitutes a coherent anthology consisting of invited chapter-length papers on intelligent hypertext techniques with special emphasis on how to apply these techniques to the World Wide Web.
The book provides an introductory preface by the volume editors and chapters on information comprehension through hypertext, efficient techniques for adaptive hypermedia, annotaded 3D environments on the Web, user models for customized hypertext, conceptual analysis of hypertext, two-level models of hypertext, the TELLTALE dynamic hypertext environment, hypertext for collaborative authoring, information retrieval and information agents.

Autorentext
Charles Nicholas is currently a Professor of Computer Science and Chair of the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department at UMBC, where he has been since 1988. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1988. Dr. Nicholas' research interests include electronic document processing, information retrieval, and software engineering.

Inhalt
Enhancing information comprehension through hypertext.- Efficient techniques for adaptive hypermedia.- Exploring annotated 3D environments on the World Wide Web.- User models for customized hypertext.- Conceptual analysis of hypertext.- Two-level models of hypertext.- The TELLTALE dynamic hypertext environment: Approaches to scalability.- Domain model based hypertext for collaborative authoring.- Information retrieval, information structure, and information agents.