Very interesting; in user interface terms it's certainly novel to see the
lines wiggling around when you click in one of the boxes. Accuracy of
classification does not seem all that high: I went through Astronomy to the
'origins of the universe' group, where 4 out of 8 articles seemed to be
using the 'big bang' as an analogy rather than subject!


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: The lis-elib list is primarily for discussion on the JISC
> Electronic Librar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Paschoud,J
> Sent: 20 January 2002 13:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TopicMap Feature in HighWire
> 
> 
> This looks very like the "Concept Browser" developed in the Decomate2
> Project
> [Núria Gallart, "DECOMATE II Project", Exploit Interactive, 
> issue 6, 26th
> June 2000
> URL: <http://www.exploit-lib.org/issu>]
> 
> ...and also described in more detail by its' author, Jeroen 
> Hoppenbrouwers
> of Tilburg University (NL) at:
> http://infolab.kub.nl/prj/past/decomate/pub/4-1/node10.html
> dated 12/17/1998.  I think it was built 'from the ground up', 
> without using
> any commercial SDK.
> 
> The end-product software of Decomate2 was licensed for 
> further development
> by Pica, and subsequently OCLC.  I don't know if 'our' 
> Concept Browser has
> yet emerged in any OCLC products.  But I agree with Gerry (as I did in
> December 1998) that it's "the future of digital navigation".
> 
> To quote Gerry (quoting Alan Kay): "The Best Way To Predict 
> the Future is to
> Invent It" ;->
> 
> John Paschoud
> InfoSystems Engineer & Projects Manager
> LSE Library
> <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Gerry Mckiernan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >Sent: 19 January 2002 16:35
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: TopicMap Feature in HighWire
> >
> >
> >                       _TopicMap Feature in HighWire_
> >
> >   I have learned that High Wire now offers Topic Map access 
> >
> >                     [   http://highwire.stanford.edu/ ]
> >
> >    This option is accessible from a link in the center of 
> the homepage
> >
> >           Browse articles:  
> >           Biological Sciences    Physical Sciences 
> >           Medical Sciences    Social Sciences 
> > 
> >            Browse using TopicMap, a graphical viewer
> >
> >    An explanation (what's this?) is also available:
> >
> >"TopicMap" is a special Java applet designed to help you 
> >navigate topics on HighWire in a graphical form. The intent is 
> >to give you a sense of context while navigating a large, 
> >tree-structured database. 
> >
> >When TopicMap is launched, it appears in a separate window. As 
> >it may take 60 seconds or more to load, you will want to keep 
> >this separate window open to avoid having to reload frequently. 
> >
> >When results are selected (by double-clicking on a topic with 
> >more than zero documents), the results show up in the original 
> >browser window from which TopicMap was launched. "
> > 
> >                      [ http://highwire.stanford.edu/help/hbt/ ]
> > 
> >TopicMap is based on the Hyperbolic Tree SDK for Java, 
> >licensed from Inxight Software, Inc.  [http://www.inxight.com/ ]
> >
> >BTW: I speculated about the application of (another type of) 
> >Topic Maps in navigating e-journals in a posting nearly a year 
> >ago ! [Yes!]
> >
> >   [ http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/archive/0102/0264.html ]
> >
> > I wish to thank Terry Bucknell , Electronic Resources 
> >Manager, Harold Cohen Library, University of Liverpool, for 
> >The Heads Up about the HighWire 
> >Topic Map development!
> >
> >     I believe that my colleagues will find TopicMaps in 
> >HighWire *quite* impressive. Give It a Try - t's the future of 
> >digital navigation! [:->]
> >
> >     Regards,
> >
> >/Gerry McKiernan
> >Topical Librarian
> >Iowa State University 
> >Ames IA 50011
> >
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> >
>