Three Principles of Good Hypertext:

According to Neil Larson of MaxThink Inc. (Kensington, CA), good
hypertext systems are characterized by three principles.  These
principles all reflect the inherent capabilities of the hypertext
programming shell as well as the structural design capabilities
of the application developer.  Larson's three principles of good
hypertext are:

(1)  Information is organized by idea content.

(2)  Desired information is obtained with a minimum of
keystrokes.

(3)  Each use of the system confirms or expands the user's
understanding of the information resources and the knowledge
(relationships between information nodes) in the system (Larson,
1988).

Accordingly, Larson believes that the success of an effective
hypertext system therefore depends on its fulfillment of these
principles.  The final measure of successful system development,
the degree to which a hypertext application increases the user's
knowledge through an acquired or reaffirmed understanding of
associative relationships between idea nodes, is the key to the
transformation of knowledge into wisdom.

<cfile14>   Information Hierarchy
<cfile25>   Hypertext Introduction
<cfile33>   Hypertext Faults
<cfile37>   Iterative Learning
<cfile40>   Application: IPIS-Hypertext 
<cfile41>   Applications: Project Jefferson and IBIS
<cfile54>   Hypertext vs. Interactive Video