Enriching documents in an information portal using superimposed schematics

Authors:
Shawn Bowers;Lois Delcambre;David Maier
Affiliations:
OGI School of Science and Engineering, OHSU, Beaverton OR;OGI School of Science and Engineering, OHSU, Beaverton OR;OGI School of Science and Engineering, OHSU, Beaverton OR
Venue:
dg.o '02 Proceedings of the 2002 annual national conference on Digital government research
Year:
2002

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Abstract

Portals offer relevant information often with improved and customizable search. However, most portals concentrate on locating documents as opposed to enhancing their use. We present superimposed schematics which serve to enrich documents by adding a structured, conceptual guide for their contents. A schematic provides entity-relationship (E-R) style structures integrated with marks, where each mark holds an address to an excerpt in an underlying document. Schematics enable enhanced addressing of documents, conceptual navigation, and query all at "no additional cost," i.e., without modifying the base documents. We report on superimposed schematics and discuss their application to documents, such as the Appeal Decision of the USDA Forest Service, within the Adaptive Management Portal.