Applications:  Project Jefferson and IBIS


1.  Project Jefferson: 


The objective of Project Jefferson was to create a research and
writing tool for freshmen English classes at USC that would put
information resources into an accessible, integrated environment
which would allow a researcher (system user) to focus on
evaluation and synthesis of information rather than on seeking
and gathering information.  The researchers found that although
the present is often characterized as an "Information Age" where
independent, individualized learning is possible through
electronic access to a vast information network, little evidence
exists that this is happening.  The project culminated in the
installation of a prototype system built around a Hypercard
(Apple Computer Corp.) shell.  The hypertext prototype has been
made available to other university teaching environments for
adaptation and evaluation (Chignell and Lacy, 1988). 

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2.  Issue Based Information System (IBIS):


The researchers developed a hypertext shell called the "Issue
Based Information System" (IBIS).  This effort represented an
attempt to create an environment that would be suitable for
interdisciplinary collaboration.  The assembly of the IBIS system
was based on the principle that the design process for complex
problem resolution is fundamentally an interdisciplinary dialogue
among participants who hold a particular interest (stake) in the
issues under consideration.  These "stakeholders" use the IBIS
environment to  exchange information, share perspectives, and
pool their expertise in addressing design issues and resolving
strategic differences (Begeman and Conklin, 1988).

<cfile25>   Hypertext Introduction
<cfile34>   Three Principles of Good Hypertext
<cfile40>   Application: IPIS-Hypertext