%M C.COMPSTAN.88.55
%T Applying Hypertext Methods for the Effective Utilization of Standards
%A Perlman, Gary
%A Moorhead, Anthony J.
%B IEEE COMPSTAN'88 Conference on Computer Standards
%D 1988
%P 55-59
%K hypertext, hypermedia, systems development
%Y 1. Introduction
2. A Hypertext Interface to a Standards Document
    2.1 Hierarchical Browsing
    2.2 Expansion/Concealment
    2.3 Cross-Reference Browsing
    2.4 Inverted-Reference browsing
    2.5 Keyword Searching
    2.6 Marking/Gathering
    2.7 Report Generation
    2.8 Attaching Ratings and Annotation
    2.9 Setting Options and Saving State
3. SAM's Task Oriented Windows
    3.1 The Table of Contents Window
    3.2 The References Window
    3.3 The Expanded Text Window
    3.4 The Gathered Guidelines Window
    3.5 The Text Reader Window
    3.6 The Copy Text Window
    3.7 The Help Window
    3.8 The Options Window
4. Some Examples of Using SAM
    4.1 Example: Hierarchical Browsing and Expansion
    4.2 Example: Inverting References
    4.3 Example: Reviewing Guidelines
5. Experiences with SAM
6. References (5)
7. Acknowledgements
%X Standards documents contain a wealth of useful information both for people
who must follow standards, and for people interested in the area of application
of the standards.  In this paper, we describe how hypertext methods, using the
rich internal structure of standards documents can promote the effective
utilization of standards.  We describe a computer system that allows
interactive browsing, keyword searching, annotation, and report generation of
selected parts of a particular standards document (one used for designing user
interface software).  We conclude that standards documents are made more useful
by having them online and supporting the structural retrieval operations of
hypertext methods, and that computer standards should pave the way for how
standards in general are disseminated and used in the future.