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Hypertext and knowledge based systems can be viewed as complementary technologies, which if combined into a composite system may be able to yield a whole which is greater than the sum of the parts. To gain the maximum benefits, however, we need to think about how to harness this potential synergy. This will mean devising new styles of system, rather than merely seeking to enhance the old models.
In this paper we describe our model for coupling hypertext and a knowledge based system, and then go on to describe two prototype systems which attempt to exploit this composite framework. The first application concerns animated hypertext which accords the text a central role whilst giving access to all the advantages of a knowledge based system. The second suggests how we can augment the hypertext by providing links which reflect the conceptual model of a knowledge based system in the domain, so as to provide a more structured traversal of the text.
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Soper, P., Bench-Capon, T. Coupling hypertext and knowledge based systems: Two applications in the legal domain. Artif Intell Law 2, 293–314 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00871973
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