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The structure and semantics of hypermedia systems are described formally by theoretical models. We review state-of-the-art models that focus on capturing the synchronization during browsing, the manipulation of the hyper structure and the information retrieval capabilities. We introduce a new model for hypermedia that employs a production rule system to express the structural characteristics, the dynamics of document navigation and the preservation of constraints on the hyper document. Our model expresses naturally various hypermedia properties and allows flexible customization for each application. To demonstrate its practical use, we define views and describe version control. We compare all models on the basis of standard hypermedia features and argue that our model is suitable for general-purpose hypermedia systems.
Partially supported by the Greek Scholarship Foundation (grant no. 1205).
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Gaviotis, I., Christodoulakis, D. (1994). A model for hypermedia based on production systems. In: Karagiannis, D. (eds) Database and Expert Systems Applications. DEXA 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 856. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58435-8_217
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