Updated on 18 March 1996 by ausweb96@scu.edu.au

Using Hypertext Methods in Web Authoring

Workshop Abstract

This workshop addresses the application of hypertext and on-line documentation authoring research and experience to the design of Web pages and documents. Specific subject areas include hypertext document design engineering, the impact of human factors on page size and organization, and designing for reader navigation within a hypertext document.

Full Day Saturday, 6 July

About The Workshop

It is the belief of the workshop leader that too many (if not most) authors of documents for the World Wide Web are not familiar with many critical and extremely useful methods in hypertext system design, human-computer interaction, and on-line documentation authoring. Most of these methods are a part of a substantial body of research which pre-dates, but is applicable to, the World Wide Web. This workshop will provide attendees with a strong introduction to the elements of these methods. This introduction will enable the attendees to more carefully design and critically analyze Web pages and documents. It will also provide a foundation for future study and research into the methodologies discussed.

The workshop will be divided into two sections. The first of these sections will present relevant methodologies, with emphasis on research, goals, and proposed implementation. The second section will concentrate on application of the methodologies to Web document design and the critiquing of selected Web documents. This section will be "hands-on" and rely heavily on attendee interaction.

It will be assumed that workshop attendees have some experience with Web authoring and are familiar with the HTML 2.0 tagsets. Knowledge of the HTML 3.0 tagsets would be useful.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is intended for any person who is responsible for or will be responsible for the development and maintenance of hypertext pages and documents on the Web. This includes, but is not limited to, document content providers, document designers, on-line documentation and hypertext authors, and graphics designers. The methods discussed in the workshop are relevant to both academic and commercial Web applications.

About the Workshop Presenter

Bebo White's background is in experimental physics. He first became involved with the Web in 1991 while at CERN (where WWW was invented). As a staff member at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), he was instrumental in establishing what is believed to be the first Web site in the United States. He has lectured internationally and authored two books including "HTML and the Art of Authoring for the World Wide Web," Kluwer, 1995.

Bebo is part of a team from Stanford University that has been successful in being awarded the 6th International World Wide conference in April 1997.

What to Bring

Attendees should bring the URLs of Web documents which they consider to be well-designed and poorly designed. They should also bring representative samples (or URLs) of documents which they have authored or are currently designing.

The Workshop Program

The Workshop Program
Time	Activity
8:30am	Coffee
9:00am	Administrivia
9:30am	An introduction to hypertext concepts; is WWW really hypertext?
10:30am	A survey of relevant research
11:00am	Hypertext document design engineering methods
12:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm	Continue hypertext document design engineering discussion
3:00pm	Afternoon tea
3:30pm	"Hands-on" application of methods and document critiquing
5:00pm	End of workshop

Updated on 18 March 1996 by ausweb96@scu.edu.au

AusWeb96 - The Second Australian World Wide Web Conference, 7th to 9th of July 1996, at the Conrad Jupiters Hotel, Gold Coast, Australia. Contact: Ms Julie Burton, Norsearch Conference Services at Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia. Phone (066) 20 3000 (From outside Australia +61 66 20 3000) Fax: (066) 22 1954 (From outside Australia +61 66 22 1954). Email: ausweb96@scu.edu.au.