Help Using the BI Website 0

Precision Browsing 1

We designed our website for quick maneuverability by combining: 1A
• explicit structure 1A1
• jumping and viewing options 1A2
• unique address given to every object
  - i.e. paragraph, heading, image, quicktime clip 1A3

For example, we provide a table of contents at the top of every document, with [>] ZOOM IN buttons that opens up more detail. Within the document, every heading has a [<] ZOOM OUT button which jumps you up to its "parent" heading. These ZOOM buttons allow you to pop back and forth between the detail and the top-level outline view, to "traverse" the structure of the document. And when clicking on a link lands you deep in the middle of some document, you can click on the nearest ZOOM OUT button for a birds-eye-view. 1B

You will notice that the table of contents has you clicking on a button rather than the heading text. Think of it as collapsing and expanding the document structure, rather than following a reference to more detailed information. 1B1

We have also pre-tagged the tail end of every paragraph and heading with purple Statement Numbers which you can use to jump directly to, and/or uniquely reference, any item in our website. 1C

For additional background information, see Controlling the View and Traveling Through the Working Files in the paper Authorhip Provisions in Augment (OAD,2250,7). 1D

These simple features were designed to give you a taste of what we've envisioned for the website of the future - a collaborative knowledge environment which has evolved well beyond publishing, into facilitating, capturing, integrating and adding value to the swirl of in-process collective work of virtual teams and communities (out of which pops knowledge products to be published). See Boosting Collective IQ and Essential Elements of An Open Hyperdocument System for more detail. 1E

And last but not least, clicking on the BI logo in the toolbar on any page will take you back to the BI home page. 1F

Statement Numbers - "6A2" 2

We've tacked on the funny numbers to the paragraphs and headings throughout our website to add value to the captured knowledge. Each number is actually an anchor name which you can use to uniquely reference any paragraph or heading in our website. For example you can enter #2A after the filename in the Location line above (assuming you have the Location option selected) and press Enter to "jump" directly to this paragraph. You can then copy that whole URL including the #2A and paste it into your file or an email draft. 2A

In the AUGMENT system where these pages originated we call these Statement Numbers . AUGMENT supplies Statement Numbers automatically, and in AUGMENT you can choose to view or hide them, and show them in the right margin, or the left margin. We have included them in the HTML version of the document to give you a taste of their utility. 2B

See also Addressing the Working Materials in the paper Authorhip Provisions in Augment (OAD,2250,6). 2C

Journal Document ID - "(OAD,2250,)" 3

Scattered throughout our website you will see references to documents in the form <AUGMENT,0000,> or (OAD,1234,). In AUGMENT we have an online library facility for posting and cataloging documents. This facility, which we call the Journal , assigns the document number automatically, and provides for version management, access controls, propogation, cataloging, and hyperlinked notification to users on the distribution. 3A

For more information, see Recorded Mail -- AUGMENT's Journal System in the paper Authorhip Provisions in Augment (OAD,2250,10C). 3B

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