Describes the components of a hypertext system and discusses possible applications from the model of hypertext as a writer plus reader phenomenon. The role of semantic nets is described within the context of both the writer and the reader, and the relevance of hypertext techniques to computer software and expert systems is discussed. (42…

Discusses the design and use of a Hypertext tutorial for teaching choice of access points to beginning cataloging students at San Jose State University. The tutorial, used widely by students, was designed to include linear, hierarchical, and decision tree metastructures to accommodate the multidimensionality of cataloging problems. (12 references)…

In the training of maintenance and operations technicians, three enhancements to a basic, straightforward, fixed-sequence simulation system can be useful. The primary advantage of the resultant system is that the principal object of simulation is the task to be performed, which includes both the planning knowledge and the equipment actions…