Christian Kjaer Nelson wrote:
> Bruce Mason wrote:
> >In terms of qualitative research then I think I'm looking for a
> >system that:
> >1) handles a range of media (text, graphics, audio, video)
> >2) supports sophisticated hyperlinking between these media. In
> >essence this requires at least the following:
> > i) link categorization, e.g. the ability to name links
> > ii) bi-directional linking, e.g. a "return" button
> > iii) many-to-one and one-to-many linking.
> > iv) "text" to node linking and vice-versa. E.g. the ability in a
> >video file to link to a set of frames within that video and, also, to
> >set up buttons that are clickable based on the currently playing
> >video frames.
> >3) Ability to have multiple windows open.
> >4) Ability to provide graphical overviews of the complete hypertext
> >or subparts of it.
> >5) Sophisticated search/query engines.
> >
> >There are then the "dream" bits such as ability to launch other
> >programs (e.g. ability to intergrate with the internet or an
> >intranet), collaborative work facilities and so on.
>
> Sounds like something that I'm trying to propose for development here at
> UMass. Just at proposal stage, but have some technical people interested
> in the project. Don't want to reinvent the wheel, though. Is anyone else
> working on this, or have such a system already developed? If so, I'd be
> extremely interested in hearing from you!
Well, atlas/ti, Code-A-Text, and HyperResearch can work with audio and video
data, this list is of course incomplete. For more information see my page at
http://www.soziologie.uni-jena.de/home/klein/textanae.htm that contains links
and ftp sites for ftp-ing test and/or demo versions of the software.
Harald
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Dr. Harald Klein
Friedrich Schiller University
Department of Sociology
07740 Jena
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> Christian Nelson
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> Dr. Christian K. Nelson
> Communication Department, Machmer Hall
> Box 34815
> University of Massachusetts
> Amherst, MA 01003-4815 USA
> 413/545-6345
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