Spatial Hypertext as a Reader Tool in Digital Libraries
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In this paper, we introduce Garnet, a novel visual interface for Digital Libraries. Garnet aims to provide a visual workspace in which the user can structure and organize documents of interest. This structure is then used to organize and filter further documents which may be of interest, such as search results.
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